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HomeMy WebLinkAboutPACKET Parks Advisory Board 2017-11-17 Parks Advisory Board Agenda Ronna Boles (12/31/19) November 17, 2017 Current Members: Celine Lebeau, Resigned (12/31/19) Carlie Bangs (12/31/18) 8:30 AM 10:00 AM Dewain Lockwood (12/31/18) Merle Moore (12/31/17) Museum Conference Room Vicki Papineau (12/31/18) Terry Rustin (12/31/17) Estes Park Museum th 200 4 Street Public Comment Public / Cydney Springer, Estes Arts District Approval of October Meeting Minutes Acting Chair Merle Moore AIPP Application: Yarn Bombing Citizen Kathy Snyders Acting Chair Merle Moore Supervisor Brian Berg Parks Division Update Supervisor Brian Berg Other Business Board Renaming Acting Co-Chair Ronna Boles AIPP Guideline Review/Edit Acting Chair Merle Moore Adjourn Current Projects: Tree Ordinance Noxious Weeds Ordinance Tunnel Lighting \[CDOT\] Parking Garage Landscape Arboretum Town Hall Art Exhibit tğƷƩźĭƉ ağƩƷĭŷźƓƉͲ ƚǞƓ .ƚğƩķ ƩǒƭƷĻĻ \[źğźƭƚƓ .ƩźğƓ .ĻƩŭͲ 9ƭƷĻƭ tğƩƉ tǒĬƌźĭ ‘ƚƩƉƭ {ƷğŅŅ \[źğźƭƚƓ Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado,October 26, 2017 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Parks Advisory Boardof the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the ConferenceRoomof the Estes Park th Museum on the 26day of October, 2017. PresentDewainLockwood Terry Rustin Vicki Papineau Ronna Boles Also Present:Megan Van Hoozer, Public Works AdministrativeAssistant Patrick Martchink, Town Board Liaison Kevin McEachern, Public Works Operations Manager Absent: Carlie Bangs Merle Moore Brian Berg, Parks Division Supervisor Acting Co-Chair Bolescalled the meeting to order at 8:30a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT Town Board Liaison Patrick Martchink informed the groupthat aSunset Reviewof the Parks Advisory Board took place at a Town Board Study Session on October 13, 2017. It was determined to continue havingthis boardmeet and perform the services currently in place. Anew sunset date has been set for5 yearsfrom now.Martchink also announced that he may be appointed the new Visit Estes ParkLiaison. As a result, Martchink may have to discontinue being thePAB liaison due to the time demands. This determination is yet to be finalized. Public Works Operations Manager, Kevin McEachern,attended theYouth on Board meeting yesterday. There was great community participation and turnout for the meeting. Plenty of high schoolers are wanting to participatein this program. A student has already been selected to be a student liaison for thePABhowever we do not yet An action item that came from the meeting was to establisha PABmember as amentorto provide guidanceand expertise, share knowledge, and get Parks Advisory Board October 26, 2017 Page 2 involved in community process. Acting Co-Chair Boles volunteered to be the PAB mentor. GENERAL BUSINESS All were in favor to approve the September meeting minutes and the motion passed unanimously. PARKS DIVISION UPDATE Manager McEachern was available to provide the Parks Division update in Supervisor The Parks Division has been helping to unload boulders/large stones and prepared the ground for the Veterans Monument Park project prior to work commencing. Cornerstone Concrete will be installing the walkway early next week, weather permitting. The Veterans Monument Committee is not anticipating total project completion by November 11, but it will be substantially complete. , the funding is secured and segregated from rest of Parks Division budget. More planting will take place at the parking structure in spring 2018. The Town is currently performing electrical work on the street lighting. Acting Co-Chair Boles brought up a safety concern for the Parks Division employees that deadhead flowers in planters, etc. Safety measures will be appropriately assessed by Supervisor Berg moving forward. Member Papineau reported that Larimer County has begun enforcement of weed/yard violations in 2017 by performing weekly compliance checks. The County will go over their procedures at the January 8, 2018 ELSA meeting for collaborative efforts. BOARD RENAMING Members in attendance did not express any pressure to rename the board. Member Papineau asked how other municipalities handle their naming conventions for like boards. Ft. Collins is Arts in Public Places (AIPP). Boles will perform additional Parks Advisory Board October 26, 2017 Page 3 research. It was determined this discussion would be tabled until the November meeting for larger group discussion. OTHER BUSINESS Decorating Utility Boxes (DUB): Acting Co-Chair Boles reported that Kent Smith of Smith Sign Studio would be receiving the anti-graffiti sealant in the coming week. Boles and the Light & Power Administrative Assistant, Sarah Clark would meet in the near future to discuss this program for the upcoming year and determine any needed changes to existing guidelines/processes. Boles and Clark will also work to establish an additional policy for businesses to commission artists to paint utility boxes residing on the business property. Vinyl Wraps have 3-year warrantee. Public Art Collective felt the Town of Estes Park could get 7 years from the wraps in this mountain climate. The PAB will wait through the winter to see how the wraps hold up located behind the Police Department has started peeling for the second time since installation. PAB Position Postings: Rustin asked why the been posted in the newspaper. These position postings have been provided to the Open positions to be posted and should be in the next edition. Meeting Schedule: Acting Co-Chair meeting be changed to December 14, 2017 from December 21, 2017 in order to accommodate holiday travel schedules. Megan Van Hoozer will send an updated calendar invitation to all PAB members. With no other business to discuss, Acting Co-Chair Boles adjourned the meeting at 9:40 am. Advisory Committee Members November, 2017 Bruce MacBryde - BioConservation Support Drake, Colorado Bruce MacBryde, Ph.D., graduated in 1970 in Botany (plant taxonomy) from Washington University in St. Louis and the Missouri Botanical Garden. He is the co-author of books on the vascular plants of British Columbia, and on prevalent weeds of Central America; and is co-editor of books on genetics and conservation, and on biodiversity, conservation and management for a part of tropical Bolivia. He is the author of a booklet (2012) on common invasive plants of the Estes Valley, and co-author of the international Organization for Economic Co-operation Points to Consider for Consensus Documents on the Biology of Cultivated Plants. Dr. MacBryde worked in the U.S. Government for 30 years (in Washington, D.C.). In 2002-2009, he served as the botanist and an environmental analyst in the Office of Science of USDA/APHIS Biotechnology Regulatory Services. For 23 years he worked as a botanist in plant conservation at the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, with the U.S. Endangered Species Act (1975-1984) and then the treaty CITES (1984-1998), including 1985-1992 as chair of the international CITES Plants Committee. The treaty regulates the international trade in all orchids and most cacti, and includes some other succulent, carnivorous and ornamental plants, and some medicinal plants and timber species. He has also worked as a research botanist through universities (1970-1975) in Ecuador and in British Columbia, and (1999- Information (now NatureServe). In summers 1955-1965, he was a camper then counselor (horse- Glen Haven) of Cheley Colorado Camps. Audrey Niemuth Audrey has a B.S. degree in Agriculture with a landscape horticulture emphasis from Ohio State University. She spent a summer in Lancashire, England in the Horticulture Study Abroad Program. She interned at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville working mainly in their 10 acres of indoor gardens, but also with outdoor annual beds. and worked in a greenhouse in Estes Pa. She currently is a mother to two young children, anticipating the birth of her third. She is involved with She worked for Joan SappLandscape, LLC. for several years doing estate gardening. She was active in the Jim Conley, M.D. Thank you to Estes Park as a full time resident in April 2014. In Oho and Estes Park, I accumulated several years of experience in home gardening and landscaping. Since arriving in Estes Park, my interest in native and drought- tolerant plants has increased, especially with regard to various penstemon and cold-hardy cacti and succulents. I am currently a member of the Estes Park Garden Club and the Colorado Cactus and Succulent Society. It would be an honor to serve on the advisory committee and I very much look forward to meeting and learning from the other committee members. Education Medical Residency in Pathology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation Cleveland, OH 1995-99 Medical Residency in Family Practice at Aultman Hospital Canton, OH 1987-90 M.D. degree at The Ohio State University Columbus, OH 1987 B.A. Psychology at Kent State University Kent, OH 1980 Professional Experience Medical Director of Lima Pathology Associates Lima, OH 2009-14 Lima, OH 2009-14 Medical Director Vanwert Count Hospital Laboratory Vanwert, OH 2004-09 Medical Director Hardin County Memorial Hospital Laboratory Kenton, OH 2000-04 Flight Surgeon Ohio Air National Guard Mansfield, OH 1996-99 Medical Director Joint Services Gemini Clinic Elmendorf AFB, AK 1991-95 th Medical Director USAF 8 Medical Group Kunsan AFB, Korea 1990--91 Margarete Steinhauer, Ph.D. interest in our native plants. In addition to identifying the northern Colorado wildflowers for the past 7 years (and those of California and Massachusetts where I have resided), I am especially interested in the challenges of gardening with native species. I believe my interests and broad background can be an asset to the committee. I am a member of the Colorado Native Plant Society. EDUCATION: Ph.D. Soil & Environmental Science. University of California, Riverside M.S. Microbiology, Medical College of Ohio/University of Toledo B.S. Botany, Ohio State University PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE. Wide range of scientific experience both within plant science and related environmental disciplines. Research Scientist, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, LaJolla CA. Conducted research on phytoplankton pigments and red tide organisms Post-Doctoral Fellow, School of Engineering, University of California, Irvine. Studied water quality of Newport Bay resulting from non-point sources and the impacts on estuarine phytoplankton Research Scientist ground truthing in northern California for a large multi-agency project and documented general environmental impacts resulting from a wide range of other engineering projects Research Scientist/Manager, Battelle Memorial Institute, Duxbury MA. Research consultant for government and industrial clients on a wide range of environmental issues Environmental Consultant, Self Employed, Duxbury MA. Conducted a wide range of environmental studies, including chemical data analysis of the Exxon Valdez oil spill SKILLED TECHNICAL WRITER/EDITOR. Authored and co-authored numerous publications on a variety of environmental topics, including more than a dozen peer-reviewed journal articles, technical Reports to Congress, guidance documents, EISs/EIRs, and scientific and technical presentations. Edited a wide range of scientific documents prepared by colleagues. Joan Sapp Joan SappLandscape, LLC. Education: B.S. in Landscape Architecture, Colorado State University I currently own a landscape design, installation, and maintenance company in Estes Park, CO. My passion for plants and hiking the mountains lead me to specialize in native plant systems while at University. I was on the board of the Colorado Chapter of the North American Rock Garden Society and a Master Gardener for many years for Boulder County. Currently I am a member of the Colorado Native Plant Society and the American Society of Landscape Architects. garden manager in 2005 (I think) by founder Judy Lamy and the first manager, botanist Berri Bernier. I held this position until August 2017. As manager I was responsible (until the Flood of 2013) for the upkeep and increase of the plant collections, the safe use of the Garden, promoting it as a resource for native plant education, and furthering awareness of this special space in our town to residents and visitors. bout native plants. Merle M. Moore Liaison Parks Advisory Board Education: B.S. Degree in Landscape Horticulture, Michigan State University Came to Colorado in 1978 as Assistant Director of Denver Botanic Gardens. Had previously been Senior Horticulturist at Matthaei Botanical Gardens at the University of Michigan. In 1980 became Executive Director of Denver Botanic Gardens and remained in that position until 1989. In 1990, was hired by the Denver Zoo where I worked until my retirement in 2005. Developed and guided the horticulture and landscaping program of the Denver Zoo as Director of Horticulture & Grounds Maintenance. -award winning exhibits; Tropical Discovery, Primate Panorama and Predator Ridge. In addition to my horticulture management positions I served from 1969 to 1971 with the Agency For International Development (USAID), in South Vietnam, and prior to that with the Peace Corps in Thailand. In January, 2007, I was honored by the Colorado Nursery and Greenhouse Association when I was inducted into the CNGA Hall of Fame. Am now retired from full-time horticulture work and have resided in Estes Park since 2005. Am currently a member of and evaluator for the CSU Annual Bedding Plant and Perennial Plant Trial Garden Committees, and I am a horticulture lecturer, consultant, and tour guide.