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7Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado,April If,2002
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the LIGHT AND POWER COMMITTEE of
the Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado.Meeting held in the
Municipal Building in said Town of Estes Park on the 1 1th day of April 2002.
Committee:Chairman Jeffrey-Clark,Trustees Habecker and Newsom
Attending:Chairman Jeffrey-Clark and Trustee Newsom
Also Attending:Assistant Town Administrator Repola,Light &Power Director
Matzke,Fleet Manager Mahany,GIS System Analyst Kraft,and
Deputy Clerk van Deutekom
Absent:Trustee Habecker
Chairman Jeffrey-Clark called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
METER VEHICLE REPLACEMENT -APPROVAL.
Fleet Manager Mahany reported that the Dept.has requested the replacement of a
1989 Jeep Cherokee 4X4 (933.13)with a Ford 4x4 Utility Vehicle (Explorer Sport-Trac)
for use in the Meter Department.This trade-in vehicle is 13 years old with 73,924 miles
and is within the parameters of the vehicle replacement policy.The following bids were
received:
Estes Park Auto Mall:$23,600.00 Ford 4X4 Explorer Sport-Trac
(1,600.00)Less Trade-in (933.13)
$22,000.00 Bid Price
Phil Long Ford:$23,235.80 Ford 4X4 Explorer Sport-Trac
(1,200.00)Less Trade-in (933.13)
$22,035.80 Bid Price
Burts Arapahoe Ford:$24,184.00 Ford 4X4 Explorer Sport-Trac
(1,500.00)Less Trade-in (933.13)
$22,684.00 Bid Price
The 2002 budget includes $25,000 to replace this vehicle.The Committee
recommends approval of the bid from Estes Park Auto Mall to purchase a Ford
4x4 Explorer Sport-Trac for a cost of $22,000.00 as presented.The Meter Jeep
933.19B (1996 Jeep Cherokee)will be reassigned from the Meter Dept.to Assistant
Mangelsen to replace the trade-in vehicle 933.13.
OLYMPUS HYDRO PROJECT -UPDATE.
Director Matzke introduced Bill Emslie/PRPA and Dr.Richard Smart who presented a
final design report prepared by the Colorado School of Mines and updated the
Committee on the Olympus Hydro Project.Areas discussed include project jurisdiction
and budget,environmental issues,preference customers,and future plans.Chairman
Jeffrey-Clark expressed the Committee’s support of this worthwhile project.
GIS MAPPING —PRESENTATION.
GIS System Analyst Kraft briefed the Committee on the status of a composite map of
the entire system and presented a sample map that will be made available to staff for
field use.Other items discussed include database capabilities,mainframe access,
layered information,query options,and networking advantages for situation
troubleshooting.
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Light &Power Committee —April 11,2002—Page 2
REPORTS.
Platte River Power Authority.Director Matzke explained that PRPA decided to hire a
new auditing firm and will not use Arthur Anderson to perform audits in the near future.
REP’s were mailed to other auditing firms for a 3-year commitment and a new auditor
will be selected by the end of May.PRPA staff successfully renegotiated a long-term
coal contract with Kennecoll.The Windy Gap Firming Project is underway and PRPA
will need to make a commitment by July 2002 if they wish to participate.
The Committee reviewed the March graphs.Income statements were not available.
Project Updates:(1)the Big Thompson Rebuild Project will begin next week and the
focus is to complete the canyon work as soon as possible;(2)staff will take advantage
of the Hwy.36 road closure to install cable for the Estes circuit extension.
Bond Park Lighting Demonstration.Light &Power Secretary Button reported that a
total of 127 signed and 11 unsigned votes for streetlights/poles have been received (20
of which were submitted via the web site).Articles have appeared in both the Estes
Park News,the Estes Park Trail-Gazelle,and Town Bugle and press releases have
been sent to Channel 8,KEZZ,and other area newspapers and radio stations.Ballots
continue to be available at the reception desk and on the Town’s web site at
www.estesnet.com.Votes will be collected through Tuesday,April 30th
There being no further business,Chairman Jeffrey-Clark adjourned the meeting at 9:09
a.m.
Rebecca van Deutekom,CMC,Deputy Town Clerk
APPROVED
AP 23 2002
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
BOARD OF TRUSTEES