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Prepared December 13, 2021
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CompPAC –TOWN OF ESTES PARK
TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY
Thursday,December 16, 2021
9:00 a.m.
Estes Park, CO 80517
The Estes Park Board Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committeewill participate remotely due to the
Declaration of Emergency signed by Town Administrator Machalek on March 19, 2020,related to
COVID-19 and provided for with the adoption of Ordinance 04-20 on March 18, 2020.Procedures for
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Prepared 12/13/2021
AGENDA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CompPAC)
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
Thursday, December 16, 2021
9:00 a.m.– 11:00 a.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. AGENDA APPROVAL
3. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL
A.Minutes from December 2, 2021
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Please state your name and address).
5. LOGAN SIMPSON -VISIONING
A. Visioning Outreach to-date
B. Workshop Preliminary Vision and Guiding Principles
C. Upcoming Meetings and Next Steps
6. OTHER
7. ADJOURN
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, December 2, 2021
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory
Committee of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting
held via ZOOMin said Town of Estes Park onDecember 2, 2021.
Committee:Chair Matthew Heiser, Vice-ChairBob Leavitt, Members
David Bangs, Eric Blackhurst, Kirby Nelson-Hazelton, John
Schnipkoweit,Frank Theis,Karen Thompson, Rose Truman,
David Wolf, David Shirk, Matt Comstock
Also Attending:Community Development Director Jessica Garner, Larimer
County Community Development Director Lesli Ellis, Trustee
Barbara MacAlpine, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: Truman
Chair Heisercalled the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
The motion passed with a visual thumbs-up vote. up vote. up vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None
CONSENT AGENDA:
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Approval of Minutes from November 18November 18, 2021, 2021, 2021
It was moved and seconded It was moved and seconded ((Leavitt/BangsLeavitt/BangsLeavitt/Bangs) ) ) to approve the minutes. The motion passed to approve the minutes. The motion passed
to approve the minutes. The motion passed
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with a visual thumbs-up vote.up vote.
GUEST SPEAKERSGUEST SPEAKERS (discussio(discussio(discussion and comments summarized)n and comments summarized)n and comments summarized)
Jim Duell, District Manager, Estes Park Sanitation, District Manager, Estes Park Sanitation, District Manager, Estes Park Sanitation, spoke on the spoke on the spoke on the existing
facility, currently
at 55% of capacityat 55% of capacityat 55% of capacitywith use approximately 50% commercial 50% residential. The with use approximately 50% commercial 50% residential. The with use
approximately 50% commercial 50% residential. The
biological demand is higher inbiological demand is higher inbiological demand is higher incommercial. EP San is not seeing vast amounts of growth commercial. EP San is not seeing vast
amounts of growth commercial. EP San is not seeing vast amounts of growth
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but can send overflow to Upper Thompson, which has happened a few times.but can send overflow to Upper Thompson, which has happened a few times.but can send overflow to Upper Thompson,
which has happened a few times.
Chris Bieker, District Manager, Upper Thompson Sanitation, noted that revenue collected hris Bieker, District Manager, Upper Thompson Sanitation, noted that revenue collected hris Bieker,
District Manager, Upper Thompson Sanitation, noted that revenue collected
is reinvested back into the wastewater system. It was formed in 1971 to protect the water is reinvested back into the wastewater system. It was formed in 1971 to protect the water is
reinvested back into the wastewater system. It was formed in 1971 to protect the water
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quality of the Big Thompson River. Ninetyquality of the Big Thompson River. Ninetyquality of the Big Thompson River. Ninety-six miles of collection systems follow the river
drainages. Studies show a potential builddrainages. Studies show a potential builddrainages. Studies show a potential build-out of 4 million gallons per day by 2040, with a
projected population double that of today.projected population double that of today.projected population double that of today.The 50-year-old infrastructure is failing and will
need to be replaced. Future improvements are planned for 2023need to be replaced. Future improvements are planned for 2023need to be replaced. Future improvements are planned for
2023-2025, which will allow
for state-of-the-art capture of all flow, with a cost of around 70 million dollars and art capture of all flow, with a cost of around 70 million dollars and
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partnering with the town to get the water main connected. ring with the town to get the water main connected. Forward-thinking and
reactionary are important, and sanitation is doing an excellent job of that.
Both Jim and Chris answered numerous questions from the committee.
OTHER
The December 16 meeting will be a joint meeting with the Estes Valley Planning
Committee.
Member Theis is planning a visioning meeting with the North End Property Owners.
There being no further business, Chair Heiseradjourned the meeting at 10:45a.m.
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary
UPCOMING CompPAC MEETING DATES:
Once the new year starts, we will go back to our original meeting dates on the
SECOND and FOURTHThursday of themonth
Thursday, January 13
Thursday, January 27
Thursday, February 10
*Tuesday, February 21,
Estes Park Planning Commission
Thursday, February 24
Thursday, March 10
Thursday, March 24
*TBD Estes Park Town Board of Trustees
ZOOM INVITES will be sent out next week
*dates not confirmed
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