HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority 2006-12-20RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, December 20, 2006
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the ESTES PARK URBAN RENEWAL
AUTHORITY of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado.
Meeting held in the Municipal Building in said Town of Estes Park on
the 20th day of December, 2006.
Commissioners:
Attending:
Also Attending:
Absent:
Chairman Swank, Commissioners Cope, Ericson, Little,
Repola, Steige, and Wilcocks
Chairman Swank, Commissioners Cope, Littie, Repola,
Steige, and Wilcocks
EPURA Director Smith, Town Clerk Williamson, Deputy
Town Cierk Deats
Commissioner Ericson
Chairman Swank caiied the meeting to order at 8:05 a.m.
MINUTES.
The minutes of the reguiar meeting held November 15, 2006 and the special meeting
held November 29, 2006 were approved.
COMMUNITY COMMENTS.
None
COMMISSIONER COMMENTS.
None
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR’S REPORT.
1. Blight Study - Director Smith reported on the need for a biight study to identify
future urban renewal areas as well as establish the need for extending EPURA
after 2008.
2. Weist Riverwalk - Construction documents are near compietion and are availabie
to be viewed on the DSW website. A request for proposals was advertised in the
Trail- Gazette newspaper with a deadline of Friday, December 22, 2006.
Interviews are scheduied to be conducted on January 8, 2007 with Chairman
Swank, Commissioner Repoia, Town of Estes Park Faciiities Manager Sievers,
and Director Smith. The initiai intention is to address construction of the entire
project, but wiil consider phasing if necessary based on capabilities and
recommendations of the construction company chosen.
3. EPURA Retreat - Director Smith wili e-maii commissioners with possibie dates in
January and February and a date and time wiil be selected.
RESOLUTION #375 - ADOPTION OF 2007 BUDGET AND ALLOCATION OF FUNDS
Director Smith presented Resoiution #375 adopting a budget for fiscai year 2007
beginning on January 1,2007 and ending December 31,2007 and approving funds for
the implementation of said budget. The expected expenditures/resources for EPURA
2007 funds are as foilows:
General Fund
Capital Projects
Debt Service Fund
$ 231,929
2,300,000
904,988
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Commissioner Repola requested a financial report containing fund balances be
presented at the next meeting in order to obtain more detailed financial information.
Director Smith and Town of Estes Park Financial Director McFarland will compile this
information.
There being no public comment on the budget it was moved and seconded
(Little/Wilcocks) to adopt Resolution #375 and approve the budget for 2007 as
presented, the motion passed unanimously.
RESOLUTION #376 ■ AUTHORIZATION OF CHAIRMAN TO ENTER INTO
CONTRACT TO PERFORM BLIGHT STUDY
Director Smith read Resolution #376 authorizing Terrance Ware to conduct a blight
study to identify areas in which to focus future urban renewal efforts for an amount not
to exceed $22,000, to be completed within approximately a two month time frame. The
contract has been reviewed by Director Smith and Attorney Jim Windholz and the
proposal is recommended as appropriate and reasonable. It was moved and
seconded (Little/Wilcocks) Resolution #376 be approved, and it passed unanimously.
REQUEST TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION.
24-60402(4)(E), C.R.S. - For the purpose of determining positions relative to matters
that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and/or
instructing negotiators.
It was moved and seconded (Repola/Cope) the Estes Park Urban Renewal
Authority enter Executive Session for the purpose of determining positions
reiative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, deveioping strategy for
negotiations, and/or instructing negotiators, under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(E),
and it passed unanimously.
Whereupon Chairman Swank adjourned the meeting to Executive Session at 8:38 a.m.
Chairman Swank reconvened the meeting to open session at 9:14 a.m.
CONTRACT TO PURCHASE RIVERSPOINTE CONDOIVIINIUM.
it was moved and seconded (Little/Steige) to authorize Chairman Swank to enter
into a contract with WAG Corporation for the purchase of the Riverspointe
Condominium, Unit E, and it passed unanimously.
Chairman Swank adjourned the regular meeting at 9:16 a.m.
The next regular meeting will be January 17, 2007.
Deats, Deputy Town Clerk