HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES CompPAC 2021-09-09 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, September 9, 2021
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory
Committee of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting
held via ZOOM in said Town of Estes Park on September 09 2021.
Committee: Chair Matthew Heiser, Vice-Chair Bob Leavitt, Members
David Bangs, Eric Blackhurst, Chuck Cooper, Kirby Nelson-
Hazelton, John Schnipkoweit, Dave Shirk, Karen Thompson,
Rose Truman, David Wolf, Matt Comstock, Mike Kennedy
Also Attending: Community Development Director Randy Hunt, Community
Development Director Jessica Garner, Larimer County
Community Development Director Lesli Ellis, Trustee Barbara
MacAlpine, Town Administrator Travis Machlek, Recording
Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: Member Bangs, Member Comstock
Chair Heiser called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None
ACTION ITEM:
Approval of Minutes from August 12, 2021
Approval of Minutes from August 28, 2021
Approval of both sets of Minutes was tabled to the September 23 meeting due to
administrative complications.
DISCUSSION ITEMS: (all comments have been summarized)
1. Four Logo options were presented to the members.
Member Kennedy moved to defer the decision until one plan or two is finalized.
Member Blackhurst recommended choice number one and suggested voting on
this and moving forward.
Member Blackhurst moved to adopt Logo number one, Member Truman
seconded. Logo number one was approved by a majority vote.
OTHER:
1. Town Administrator Machalek shared a PowerPoint focusing on Administration
goals for the Town. Housing, childcare, senior care, quality of life investments
and environmental considerations were discussed. The Comprehensive Plan is
a place to balance the needs of the community and continue ongoing
cooperation between the Town and the other voting districts to gain community
consensus. It can also set the stage for an annexation policy with Larimer
County.
2. Due to holidays, it was proposed to shift the dates to the 4th and 18th of
November and 2nd and 16th of December (the 1st and 3rd Thursdays instead of
the 2nd and 4th). The majority of the commission agreed to this change.
3. Discussion took place on whether to have one, two or a joint Comp Plan. It was
suggested that CompPac should make a recommendation with direction and
clarification coming from the Town Board and the County Commissioners.
Director Ellis shared an outline explaining the difference between the options to
help the decision-making process. Chair Heiser stated that one document is his
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preference, but he looks at the Valley as a whole and asked for input from the
committee. Most of the members agreed with this preference. Director Hunt
noted that there would be a CompPac discussion at the September 14 Town
Board Study Session, and more guidance may be available after that. Member
Hazelton stated that engaging and collaborating with the County Planning
Advisory Committee should be a given. Vice-Chair Leavitt agreed.
4. Due to time constraints, the Vision Statement discussion will occur at the next
meeting, September 23. Director Hunt gave the commission a homework
assignment to review the visioning examples from other communities, pick their
favorite model, and add keywords to format our own Vision Statement.
There being no further business, Chair Heiser adjourned the meeting at 11:10 a.m.
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary