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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 2022-01-25Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado,January 25,2022 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado.Meeting held in the Town Hall and Virtually in said Town of Estes Park on the 25th day of January,2022. Present:Wendy Koenig,Mayor Patrick Martchink,Mayor Pro Tem — Trustees Marie Cenac Barbara MacAlpine Scott Webermeier Cindy Younglund Also Present:Travis Machalek,Town Administrator Jason Damweber,Assistant Town Administrator Dan Kramer,Town Attorney Jackie Williamson,Town Clerk Absent:Trustee Carlie Bangs Mayor Koenig called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m.and all desiring to do so,recited the Pledge of Allegiance. AGENDA APPROVAL. It was moved and seconded (Webermeier/Younglund)to approve the Agenda,and it passed unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS. Johanna Darden/Town citizen stated her disappointment with the approval of the ADU code amendments to the Estes Park Development Code because the amendments do not contain restrictions to ensure the units would be used for workforce housing. TRUSTEE COMMENTS. Trustee comments have been summarized:The Police Auxiliary completed the Blue Santa program and continue to operate a safety program in the school zones;the Economic Development Corporation continues to work on completing the evaluation of the President/CEO;the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee met and completed an exercise in which 12 topic areas were discussed to further the development of the new Comprehensive Plan;the Estes Park Planning Commission elected Matt Comstock as President and Matthew Heiser as Vice President;Western Heritage met to review 2021 and to discuss plans for 2022;and Mayor Koenig attended a tour of the Rawhide plant to understand the operation and renewable energy option on the property. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT. Administrator Machalek reviewed the quarterly report for Policy Governance Policy 3.3 Financial Planning.He stated full compliance with the policy guidelines. 1.CONSENT AGENDA: 1.Bills. 2.Town Board Minutes dated January 11,2022 and Town Board Study Session Minutes dated January 11,2022. 3.Estes Park Board of Adjustment Minutes dated October 5,2021 (acknowledgment only). 4.Resolution 08-22 Memorandum of Understanding with Larimer County for Usage of the 24-Hour Ballot Box at 170 MacGregor Avenue during the April 5,2022 Municipal Election. 5.Resolution 09-22 Revisions to Board and Committee Bylaws. Board of Trustees —January 25,2022 —Page 2 6.Letter of Support for CDOT’s Revitalizing Main Street Grant Application for US Highway 36 and Community Drive Roundabout Project. 7.Appointments to the Local Marketing District: •Rich Chiappe for a term expiring December 31,2023. •Jerusha Rice for a term expiring December 31,2022. 8.Acceptance of Town Administrator Policy Governance Monitoring Report. It was moved and seconded (Webermeier/MacAlpine)to approve the Consent Agenda,and it passed unanimously. LIQUOR ITEMS (Convene the Liquor License Authority): 1.RESOLUTION 10-22 TRANSFER OF A HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE FROM ESTES TAQUERIA,LLC DBA PEPPERS MEXICAN GRILL TO ESTES THAI LLC DBA ESTES THAI,401 E ELKHORN AVENUE,ESTES PARK, CO 80517.Mayor Koenig convened the Liquor Licensing Authority and opened the public hearing.Town Clerk Williamson presented an application to transfer the hotel and restaurant liquor license held by Estes Taqueria LLC dba Peppers Mexican Grill. All required paperwork and fees were submitted and a temporary permit was issued January 4,2022 to allow the business to continue to operate during the transfer process.TIPS training had not been completed at the time of the Board meeting. Mayor Koenig closed the public hearing.It was moved and seconded (Younglund/Webermeier)to approve Resolution 10-22 to Transfer Ownership for a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License to Estes Thai LLC dba Estes Thai,and it passed unanimously. 2.RESOLUTION 11-22 TRANSFER OF A RETAIL LIQUOR STORE LIQUOR LICENSE FROM SPUR LIQUOR INC DBA SPUR 66 LIQUOR TO SPUR LIQUOR LLC DBA SPUR LIQUOR,880 MORAINE AVENUE,ESTES PARK,CO 80517. Mayor Koenig opened the public hearing.Town Clerk Williamson presented an application to transfer the retail liquor store license held by Spur Liquor LLC dba Spur Liquor.All required paperwork and lees were submitted and a temporary permit was issued January 3,2022 to allow the business to continue to operate during the transfer process.TIPS training had not been completed at the time of the Board meeting.Mayor Koenig closed the public hearing.It was moved and seconded (Webermeier/MacAlpine)to approve Resolution 11-22 to Transfer Ownership for a Retail Liquor Store License to Spur Liquor LLC dba Spur Liquor,and it passed unanimously.Mayor Koenig reconvened the Town Board meeting. ACTION ITEMS: 1.ORDINANCE 01-22 AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE ESTES PARK MUNICIPAL CODE REGARDING THE LIQUOR LICENSING AUTHORITY.Attorney Kramer presented an ordiance amending the Municipal Code to provide the Liquor License Authority the ability to refer specific liquor items to the Municipal Judge such as disciplinary proceedings,administrative matters elevated by the Town Clerk.The Town Board would retain authority over most applications for new license,transfers and change in location.Johanna Darden/Town citizen questioned if the outcome of items heard by the Municipal Judge would be reported to the Town Board.Town Clerk Williamson stated minutes of the hearings would be included in future Board packets.After further discussion,it was moved and seconded (Younglund/Webermeier)to approve Ordinance 01-22,and it passed unanimously. LIQUOR ITEMS CONTINUED (Convene the Liquor License Authority): 3.LIQUOR HEARING FOR GALEX LLC DBA CHELITOS MEXICAN RESTAURANT. 145 E.ELKHORN AVENUE,HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE - REPORT OF CHANGES.Mayor Koenig reconvened the Liquor Licensing Authority. Prosecutor Brown requested a motion to continue the hearing in light of the Board of Board of Trustees —January 25,2022 —Page 3 Trustee motion to approve Ordinance 01-22.She confirmed the hearing would be referred to the Municipal Judge and scheduled once the ordinance becomes effective.It was moved and seconded (Webermeier/Younglund)to grant the motion to continue the hearing for Galex LLC dba Chelitos Mexican Restaurant and refer the pending matter to the Municipal Judge for consideration,and it passed unanimously. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS: 1.COLORADO ASSOCIATION OF SKI TOWNS (CAST)HOUSING TASK FORCE 2022 LEGISLATIVE POSITION STATEMENT.Town Administrator Machalek commented CAST recognizes the lack of available and attainable housing for employees in mountain resort communities as a significant impact to the annual economy of both the local communities and the state.A Housing Task Force has developed a number of legislative positions for consideration in 2022 to address the housing need,including broadening the use of local marketing district tax revenues to support workforce housing,authorize statutory municipalities and counties to refer short term rental taxes to the voters with dedication of the revenues for workforce housing,increase average area income threshold for state and federal funding for local workforce housing purposes from the current 80%to up to 150%for rental housing and 200%for ownership;and refer to the voter the Real Estate Transfer Tax (RETT)which was eliminated with the passage of lABOR.After further conversation,the Board consensus was to direct staff to prepare a letter of support for the CAST Housing Task Force legislative position statement. 2.POWER LINES AND FIRE MITIGATION.Superintendent Lockhart stated the wind presents Power and Communication with the highest risk due to trees falling on the power lines and breaking poles.Mitigation measures have been taken to reduce fire risk from the electric system,including tree trimming near power lines,preventive maintenance of the system infrastructure,replace bare conductors with covered conductors,installation of trip-savers to prevent arching,and replace power line with tree cable,insulated power line.Staff attended the Colorado Utility Wildfire Summit to keep up to date on the latest technology and procedures to mitigate fires associated with electric utility operations.The capital crew of the utility has invested over $3 million in capital improvements to rebuild power lines to reduce risk of fire, outage frequency and the duration of outages. Whereupon Mayor Koenig adjourned the meeting at 8:40 p.m. p ie Williamson,Town Clerk E