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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
/Light and Power Committee
November 1,1984
Committee:Chairman Graves,Trustees Brown and Laing
Attending:Chairman Graves,Trustee Laing
Also Attending:Mayor Dannels,Town Administrator Hill,Light
and Power Director Dekker,Finance Officer
Vavra,Art Anderson,Bob Joseph,Steve
Swickard,Clerk O’Connor
Absent:Trustee Brown
STREET LIGHT REQUEST:
A request was received to install a street light at the Elks Club
entrance off West Elkhorn Avenue.For safety reasons,Police
Chief Ault concurs with the request.The Committee recommends
approval of the street light installation.
ELKHORN AVENUE STREET LIGHTS:
Director Dekker stated maintenance on the new street lights
located on Elkhorn Avenue has been very high.Primary causes of
the problems are failure of the “ignitor”and the snapping-off of
the bases.To date,five poles have been replaced due to acci
dents involving private trucking companies.Following dis
cussion,the Committee recommends the Urban Renewal Authority be
held responsible for resolving the street liqht-related incidents
with affected manufacturers.
URBAN RENEWAL AUTHORITY -ADJUSTMENT ON BILLING:
Director Dekker informed the Committee of standard billing
procedures in which a 15%warehousing factor is added to all
materials on work performed by the Light and Power Department.
With regard to the Elkhorn Avenue street lights,the Urban
Renewal Authority would be invoiced $11,848.00 for warehousing.
Discussion followed with the Committee recommending reducing the
warehouse charge to $2,962.16 in this particular case.
VIDEO RECORDER AND TELEVISION -AUTHORIZATION TO PURCHASE:
Light and Power Director Dekker advised the Committee of “Safety
Meetings”which are held each month.Video tapes are viewed
using either private or rental equipment.A video recorder and
television owned by the Town and stored in the Board Room,would
receive a great deal of use throughout all departments.The
Committee recommends Light and Power Director Dekker be
authorized to purchase a video recorder and 19”television set.
PROPOSAL FOR OUTDOOR CHRISTMAS MUSIC:
Mr.Steve Swickard,representing Audio Video of Estes Park,
submitted a letter dated October 30,1984 proposing to set-up an
outdoor sound system to play Christmas music along Elkhorn Avenue
for a fee of $600.The music would be played from 10:00 A.M.to
shop closing time.Mr.Swickard stated various merchants were
interested in his proposition.Director Dekker stated the Light
and Power Department could assist Mr.Swickard in stringing wire.
A question and answer period followed with the Committee recom
mending accepting Mr.Swickard’s proposal in the amount of $600
contingent upon the donation of $250 by the Merchants.
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REPORTS:
The Rocky Mountain National Park,in a recent regional meeting
discussed the possibility of the Park acquiring the Town’s rights
located at the Cascade Dam.
Alternative Christmas decorations are being reviewed for Elkhorn
Avenue due to the addition of the new street light poles.
An updated “Official Statement”is being printed for Platte River
Power Authority.This should help the effort to improve their
ratings from Moodys and Standard and Poors.
Bids for new vehicles to replace a meter reading truck and
compressor truck plus the compressor were not available at this
time.
There being no further business,the meeting adjourned.
Vickie O’Connor,Town Clerk
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