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Public Safety Committee
April 18, 1974
Committee:
Attending:
Also Attending:
Absent:
NEW CODE:
The Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees that the 1973 Model Traffic
Code be adopted.
TIME LIMITS - PARKING:
The Committee recommends the parking in front of the Municipal Building be
limited to 15 minutes.
TRAFFIC PROBLEMS:
The Chief of Police and the Public Safety Chairman inspected the traffic
problems near the Silver Saddle Motor Lodge on US Highway 34 and the Westerly
intersection of US Highway 34 and US 34 By -Pass.
The Traffic Engineer from the State Highway Department will be in Estes Park
on April 24, 1974, to inspect these problems.
Chairman Burgess; Trustees Petrocine and Sutter
Chairman Burgess; Trustee Sutter
Town Administrator Hill, Police Chief Ault, Officer Hensen
Trustee Petrocine
DRUGS:
Juvenile officer Hensen gave a very comprehensive report to the Committee on
the availability and usage of drugs in the area and the schools. The Committee
was informed that at least 60% of the junior and senior high students are
using drugs to some regular degree. After a very lengthy discussion, the
Committee recommends to the Board of Trustees that the Chief of Police be
authorized to place officer Hensen on full time status as Investigator
Juvenile Officer and that a new officer be hired to replace Officer Hensen.
The Committee also recommends that one of the existing patrol cars be assigned
to the Investigator Juvenile Officer on a permanent basis. This will increase
the total number of patrol cars from four to five.
Several other items were discussed such as the voluntary juvenile probation
program.
LOADING ZONES:
In order to eliminate the double parking of trucks on Elkhorn Avenue, the
Committee discussed at length the possibility of establishing certain loading
zones on Elkhorn Avenue to be used from 7:00 A.M. to 12:00 A.M. The Committee
recommends that two zones be established and assigned as follows:
1) The South side of Elkhorn Avenue from the East end of Rocky
Mountain Traders Building to a point West 60 feet;
2) In front of Ripley's on the North side of Elkhorn Avenue
about 44 feet.
RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Public Safety Committee
April 18, 1974
Page Two (2)
TRAFFIC CHANGE:
The Committee recommends that Rockwell Street be extended thru to Moraine
Avenue from East Riverside Drive, and that it be designated a through street.
This, in effect, will require traffic moving North on West Riverside Drive to
stop at its intersection with Rockwell Street.
NEW VEHICLES:
The Chief of Police reported no new information available on the delivery date
of the new motorcycle. The Chief will submit proposals on two new patrol cars at
the next meeting.
NEW JAIL:
The State Health Department has inspected the new jail facility. Some very
minor changes or additions will be added. The feeding schedule of prisioners
will be coordinated with new State requirements.
Dale G. Hill, Town Administrator
APR 29 1974
TOWN OF ESTES Piu„it
BOARD OF TRUSTEES