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RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, January 4, 2001
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE of the
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the
Municipal Building in said Town of Estes Park on the 4' day of January,
2001.
Committee: Chairman Gillette, Trustees Jeffrey and Newsom
Attending: Chairman Gillette and Trustee Jeffrey
Absent: Trustee Newsom
Also Attending: Assistant Town Administrator Repola, Deputy Police Chief
Filsinger, Fire Chief Dorman, Deputy Town Clerk van Deutekom
Chairman Gillette called the meeting to order at 7:30 a.m.
POLICE DEPARTMENT
Customer Survey: Deputy Police Chief Filsinger presented the July -December 2000
Customer Survey report. Patrol averages ranged from 4.6-4.8 and Dispatch ranged
from 4.3-4.8, out of a possible outstanding rating of 5.0. Completion of a new Town -
wide survey form, to be used by all departments, is anticipated in early 2001.
FIRE DEPARTMENT (EPVFD)
Annual Election of Officers: Fire Chief Dorman reported the EPVFD annual election
of officers was held December 5, 2000. The results are as follows:
First Assistant Chief — Daryl McCown
Second Assistant Chief — Larry Pettyjohn
Secretary — Jon Landkamer
Treasurer — Doug Deats
The Committee recommends approval of the 2001 EPVFD Officers as presented.
Fire Hydrant Installation on Big Thompson Avenue: Fire Chief Dorman reported
that the EPVFD currently has a budgeted line item amount of $20,000 per year for fire
hydrant installations. In the past, the budgeted amount has yielded the installation of
three to four hydrants. In 2000, six locations were submitted to Rocky Mountain
Consultants (RMC) for consideration. Of these six, two are currently under contract for
installation and three proved not to be viable sites due to the distance from the water
mains. The remaining site is viable but at an increased cost. This site is located on the
north side of Big Thompson Ave. at Lakefront Street. Currently there are no fire
hydrants along Big Thompson Ave. between the west and east intersections of Grand
Estates Dr. This location requires a short water main extension running from Raven
Circle to the north side of the Big Thompson Ave. and the Lakefront intersection. The
addition of this hydrant will provide faster access to the water supply, which can
translate into a lower loss of life and/or property should an incident occur in this area.
Water Department purchase orders are written for fire hydrant installations each year.
The cost of the Big Thompson Ave. project has been estimated by Kitchen & Co. at
$25,400-$29,500 (based on the current cost per foot). The EPVFD recommends the
use of Kitchen and Co. for this installation through their current contract with the Water
Department. The Committee recommends approval of the Big Thompson Ave.
hydrant installation project for a cost of $29,500.
REPORTS
School Partnership Programs: Assistant Town Administrator Repola explained that
the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program has been a beneficial part of
the school's 5th grade curriculum for approximately 10-11 years. However, due to
recent staff scheduling problems and the questionable effectiveness of DARE, the
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program will be discontinued in 2001. Information received from the Center for the
Study and Prevention of Violence, a top research organization in the country, will aid
staff members of the Police Department and School in choosing an alternative to DARE
to address youth violence and substance abuse. In this interim period, the Every Child
Has Options (ECHO) program for 5th and 6th graders will be followed. The ECHO
program is not as time intensive and will provide a continuation of the partnership
between the Police Department and Schools until an alternate program is selected.
Deputy Police Chief Filsinger reported that outstanding work by Police Officers played a
critical role in the recent solving of the following cases: 3 forgeries, one theft, two
vehicle trespasses, and one burglary.
Deputy Police Chief Filsinger reported that Officer Eric Rose was recently promoted to
Corporal. On behalf of the Committee, Chairman Gillette congratulated Corporal Rose
on his promotion.
There being no further business, Chairman Gillette adjourned the meeting at 8:00 a.m.
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TOWN OF ESTES PARK
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Rebecca van Deutekom, Deputy Town Clerk