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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Community Development Committee 2005-04-07RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, April 7, 2005 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Municipal Building in said Town of Estes Park on the 7 day of April, 2005. Committee: Attending: Also Attending: Absent: Chairman Doylen, Trustees Habecker and Levine All Trustee Pinkham, Town Administrator Repola, Directors Joseph and Pickering, CVB Staff Members, Mgr. Hinze, Clerk O’Connor None Chairman Doylen called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. CONVENTION & VISITORS BUREAU. Communications: ■ wissrrrvirrmi..»— 30 32% as of the end of February. t.. . A . The Spring sarnPle^a?5p'l^pyg,^Q[f study was'presented. The report 2. The Executive Summary for the c°"ver!'°n ydi tr|buted to the media, verified a strong return on investme , on-iine offer opportunity for3. Hot Deais in Estes Park. This 's,a.nafa''"L The fee is $75 and fttn —Ts-Stffl"oorgs and sales.; group packages are being 4. May'fosert -publishing is undeWay and promotion includes the Jaxz Fest. Community/Media Relations Reports: rii,tributed on this CDOT project scheduled 1. Paving Project - Information ^ SsIfthe Hghway 36/7 Intersection. from mid-May an Summer frorn Lyon attaadia 9 tbe yshowcase in Denver, and 2- Sfcn^WormXrwas provided on the “FAM tour. Weidin reported n"iiowfog:goa|_i70 stakeho,d 1- patcTfor setvfoSacurrently. Peggy Campbell (temp.) is contacting potential 2. Tetepho^'cails are up, av®ra.9ing nn_bP^nd^lect^mc 3 r,SdEgaut"H^-i ainTltPa\“ ■ - -2005 Event t,^am scheduled 4/18. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Community Development Committee - April 7, 2005 - Page 2 5. Ambassadors. These volunteers are very dedicated and knowledgeable. Recruitment is underway for new volunteers and the goal is 70. Mayor Baudek approved funding for new uniform shirts and they have been well received. 6. Lodging tours for Ambassadors and staff. Between 32-40 properties are being scheduled for tours and retail tours will also be planned. GROUP SALES & MARKETING. Conference Services Coordinator Nikolai reported on the foiiowing and color ad material was provided; 1. Conference Center - ■ Revised 2004 Year-End Report. ■ Press/Media/Advertising 2. Convention & Visitors Bureau - ■ Monthly Leads Report ■ Group Website Progress - Press/Media/Advertising x v n o nnn hoc ■ Suzuki Student Music Institute. This new group of potentially 3-4,000 has booked for June 2006. The Park School District has been very cooperative and a 5-10 yr. contract is a possibility. Staff's researching a venue for evening performances. Mayor Baudek and staff played a significant role in this booking. ■ Future discussion - expansion of conference center. Trustee Habecker noted that the Music Festival in Beaver Creek is being discontinued and suggested staff research this event’s potential. RPFCIAL EVENTS. 1. .standard Aoreements for approval: j I .-.-H-or r>f I inriPTF^tandlno with Leslie Wiiliams, $10,000 - Colorado Hunter-Jumper Assn., July 22-24, 2005. The Committee recommends approval of all three Agreements as presented. 2. CffiSL^e- The current -PV ‘"vailablf IfaffTs Events Dept, in 2000, and replacem P . odo budgeted amount is recommending a Minolta Color 350 at a b'^ S'TSISXtte budg $12'0t°s)to ST1h4e00b0 Color irne°eU ^fLCchure pmductlon aPnd there are no fddSns. Thi s yr MaWenance Agreement includes all suppl.es. The committee recommends approval of the budgeted expenditure for a Minolta C350 at $11,813. Town Administrator Repola reported that future copy machines will be submitted to the Computer Tech Team for consideration. immunity services_grant. new9conditlon. The YMCA has advised Ms. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Community Development Committee - Aprii 7, 2005 - Page 3 Lawson that as of the end of April, permanent quarters are no longer available. Two other sites are being considered and the School has completed licensing applications for both potential sites and she is filing for non-profit status. Although Ms. Lawson believes the School will be operational near May 1st, she is requesting the Town hold the $5,000 grant until September 30, 2005. At the March Committee Meeting, Janice Neuman/Early Childhood Intervention Project requested funding to promote/support early childhood care and education. At that time, the Committee recommended staff prepare an update on the availability of Community Service funds that may be available in 2005. An office has now been secured and with the Town’s funding, operations could begin in June. Additionally, Ms. Neuman stated she supports the Montessori School. The Committee recommends retaining the $5,000 grant for Montessori School until August 30, 2005. Should all or any portion of this grantunotcbe Montessori School, these funds could be allocated to the Early Childhood Intervention Project. COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT. 1 Affnrriahilitv QtanHarHc; fnr the Annexation and Rezoninq Agreement (Draft) With 1- Pawnee Meariow. 11 C (Koohevar) andjhel^ Submitted this item to conduct preliminary discussion. Pau . Ihe ca:drenhtezoning is RE, zorfng9dSns9thjstn30 f f"thfrem^ningf/fof community services building( ). supportive of the Valley Non Profit Resource Center, Inc., and stan supM rezoning request. . south of jaions Pointe - • Iofh1rw"aSlns°Park Housing Authority deveiopments. making this property a candidate for rezomng^ designated as a 100% singie- ■ district^Ns subdivision is proposing a 50% less median income and th P P the difficuity m "Si" Mortgage Banker Rich F'-ne^ provteed a«onai information on the difficuity of qualifying buyers at the 80 /»level. . Wendell Amos/E^es 0|Q(^,J^^ltJ^dS<pro^deerent-free faoilit?es for votenteernorgankations°d24) lha? assist residents in need. Non-pro« RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Community Development Committee - Aprii 7, 2005 - Page 4 status has been obtained, and the group invited Salud to join them. Information on grant applications for Community Block Grant funding was also provided. Doug Frisbee/Salud Foundation confirmed the Foundation’s support, adding that the project is pivotal to Salud as their expansion plans could include a dental clinic and 8 exam rooms in an 11,000 sq. ft. building. Salud could provide medical services to 80% of the needy population in the Estes Valley. Donations and timing are critical components for their construction project. ■ Staff is supportive of the request to waive the 15% open-space set-aside for R-1 zoned lots and will recommend to the Planning Commission that the EVDC be amended to remove this open space requirements from the R-1 District. ■ A fee waiver of application fees for the annexation, annexation agreement, rezoning, preliminary plat, and final plat applications totaling $10,500, and waiver of building permit application fees are being requested. Staff supports waiving fees for the attainable houses. The Committee is supportive of the concept in totality, and the waiver of fees as described, including the non-attainable units. 9 Arnondment of the Development Agreement for Stanley Ave. Condominiu.nis ■ fKoehlerV Seth Hanson and Emily Koehler/Owners are fheokl"9 ' °fn^^ amendment to the Development Agreement to remove the 3 affordable units from the originally approved plan for 26 units, thereby red;;0'n9“"'‘‘“o'1° 23 This request is based on the market rate units that will be offered^, $159,000 $199,000 - aT in the affordable range, well below the median home pnoe. Discussion followed. The Committee recommends staff be authorized to move foward ™endmg urrit^'or1 bu'nd nthre^readdU^ona^^ha^o^^blePeunitsn at The 100% median income- qualifying limit. QPgriai FVFNTC - REQUEST TO FMTFR EXECUTIVE SESSION. developingtstrat^y1^ positions relative to matters that may besubjec g section 24-6-402(4)(e), brnoVe:%—Session aflOtlT a.m. Chairman^Dot^enjeronvenedi^^meeffng^to^OpCT^SessiOT^^^JJi^SS am.^a^d there being no APPROVED APR 1 2005 TOWN OF ESTES PARK ROARD OF TRUSTEES Vickie O’Connor, CMC, Town Clerk