HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board Special Meeting 1995-10-17Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado,QçtQbr.]7
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Minutes of a .Special...meeting of the Board of TruBtees of the Town of
Estee Park,Larimer County,Colorado.Meeting held in the Municipal Building in
said Town of Estee Park on the .:!7.thi .day of •.OptOl?eF
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at regular meeting hour.
H.Bernerd DannelsMeetingcalledtoorderbyMayor
Present:Mayor Trustees:
H.B.Dannels Robert L.Dekker,Mayor
ProTein
Susan L.Doylen,
William J.Marshall,
Gary F.Kiaphake,Michael E.Miller
Also Present:Town Administrator
Vickie O’Connor,
Town Clerk
Absent:Stephen W.Gillette,Trustee
J.Donald Pauley,Trustee
Absent:
Mayor Dannels called the special meeting to order at 12:02 P.M.for
the purpose of considering land acquisition associated with a new
Fire Station.
1.FIRE STATION PLAN.The proposed site is located on Bureau of
Reclamation property off Highway 36,east of the BOR Power
Plant,containing approximately 2½acres.As a consideration
for a 50-year BOR Permit,the Town shall:
B.Purchase open space adjacent to the BOR Power
Plant,or reserve funds for open space.
3.Pave the Fishermen’s Nook Parking Lot (at Lakefront
Street).
C.Prepare a Gateway Management Plan.
Concerning the open space purchase,Mayor ProTein Dekker has
been pursuing acquisition of Lot 44,Little Prospect Mountain
Addition,owned by Gerald Palmer.This site is level,will
accommodate landscaping,and will eventually connect to the
Lake Estes Hike/Bike Trail.In addition,this acquisition
would preserve the “gateway”into Estes Park.Purchase price
has been negotiated to $140,000.
Cost of the 3CR Permit would be:$140,000 for the open space
purchase,and $30,000 paving costs for the Fishermen’s Nook
Parking Lot,for a total of $170,000±.
Fire Chief Rumley reported that the Fire Department has
endorsed the proposed site,and that the Department is in
steadfast agreement that local contractors be utilized for
construction of the station.
Costs were identified as follows:
Fire Station Study —Thorp Associates ....$668,788
(completed 10/1994)
Inflation since 10/94 (5%each year)68,550
Design Services 80,000
Land (consideration to 3CR for BOR Permit):
Open Space Purchase 140,000
Parking Overlay 30,000
Board of Trustees —October 17,1995 -Page 2
Contingency 10,000
$997,338
The Fire Station will be funded from the Community
Reinvestment Fund that was created by the recent election
(retention of excess sales tax pursuant to TABOR)which
contains a 1996 Fund Balance of $1,063,242.
Staff presented a proximity drawing of the site.A site plan
will be prepared which will define the perimeter.The drawing
also identified the proposed connection of the Lake Estes
Hike/Bike Trail with the Palmer property.
Construction plans/bidding should occur in November,1995
through February,1996.Actual construction is anticipated in
March,1996 through July,1996.
Mayor Dannels commended Town Attorney White’s efforts on this
project which has progressed without any undue delays.
There being no further discussion,it was moved and seconded
(Doylen/Marshall)(1)the Mayor be authorized to execute the
Memorandum of Understanding with the Bureau of Reclamation,
and (2)the Offer to Purchase Lot 44,little Prospect Mountain
Addition be approved,and it passed unanimously.
There being no further business,Mayor Dannels adjourned the
meeting at 12:24 P.M.
H.B.Dannels
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Vickie O’Connor,Town Clerk