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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Parks Advisory Board 2019-9-18Patrick Martchink, Town Board Trustee Liaison Brian Berg, Estes Park Public Works Staff Liaison Parks Advisory Board Agenda September 19, 2019 8:30 AM – 10:00 AM Museum Conference Room Estes Park Museum 200 4th Street Current Members: Geoffrey Elliot (12/31/19) Dewain Lockwood (12/31/21) Vicki Papineau (12/31/21) Rex Poggenpohl (12/31/19) Ron Wilcocks (12/31/21) Merle Moore (12/31/20) Wade Johnston (12/31/20) Public Comment Estes Arts District Approval of August Meeting Minutes Noxious Weed Ordinance – Update Mrs. Walsh’s Garden Committee Update AIPP Funding Research 2020 AIPP Funding – Women of Estes Parks Updates Other Business Adjourn Current Projects: • Tree Ordinance • Noxious Weeds Ordinance • Arboretum • Town Hall Art Exhibit • AIPP Funding EAD Representative Chair Merle Moore Lt. Rick Life, Code Enf. Officer Michael Madachy Chair Merle Moore Member Rex Poggenpohl Chair Merle Moore Supervisor Brian Berg Chair Merle Moore Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, August 15, 2019 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Parks Advisory Board of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Museum Conference Room of the Estes Park Museum on the 15th day of August, 2019. Present Merle Moore Vicki Papineau Ron Wilcocks Rex Poggenpohl Wade Johnston Also Megan Van Hoozer, Public Works Administrative Assistant Present: Patrick Martchink, Town Board Liaison Absent: Dewain Lockwood Geoffrey Elliot Brian Berg, Parks Supervisor Chair Merle Moore called the meeting to order at 8:34 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT Estes Arts District – Greg Miles and Wade Johnston reported that the recently held EAD events (Snowy Grass, Friends of Folks, First Friday Art Groove) were very successful. The EAD will be expanding the board, their collaboration and relationship-building with the Town’s PAB. The EAD also now offers scholarships for artists to expand to business teachings. The EAD will work as a jurying committee for artwork that have had parameters outlined by PAB as the EAD has experience in performing these functions. Chair Moore welcomes a more formal cooperative, working relationship. Areas of the existing Art In Public Places (AIPP) Guidelines need additional expertise regarding art maintenance plans. Miles can provide that type of information. Member Poggenpohl would assist in having this process in place for potential grants and an eventual master plan. Member Wilcocks stated that he is also hoping for some joint grant opportunities for art. Wilcocks will present this thought to the EAD at the next board meeting. Chair Moore requested the EAD review the Town’s AIPP Guidelines. GENERAL BUSINESS A motion was made and seconded (Poggenpohl/Papineau) to approve the July meeting minutes and all were in favor. ESTES PARK NOXIOUS WEED ORDINANCE - ADVISORY Member Papineau gave a summary of the meeting with the Mayor regarding the ordinance for noxious weeds. The mayor would send the proposed ordinance to Town Attorney Kramer for review and comment. Trustee Liaison Martchink was unaware of how far along it was in the process but will check with Attorney Kramer to see if it is available for review. PAB is not satisfied with ordinance currently in place. Parks Advisory Board – August 15, 2019 – Page 2 Casey Cisneros, Larimer County Noxious Weed Manager and part of Larimer County Land Stewardship Management attended the PAB to discuss the proposed Town of Estes Park Noxious Weed Ordinance. Cisneros presented Larimer County’s plan and reviewed it with the PAB. The PAB communicated that the Town’s proposed ordinance was reviewed and a letter of recommendation was sent to the Town Board recommending adoption. Based on comments received during that meeting, it appears that the ordinance is too aggressive and would not be adopted. Supervisor Berg invited Cisneros to come present and collaborate with Estes Park to help determine needed changes. The plan presented is in agreement with Colorado state law. Cisneros stated that a municipality’s Weed Management Plan should encompass private property in addition to Town property and needs adopted by the Town. Moore questioned how best to modify the ordinance to allow for enforcement. Papineau stated the mayor doesn’t agree that the Town should have to comply with the Colorado Noxious weed Act (state law). Cisneros suggested a review of integrated weed management from the USDA and stated that Larimer County assists with weed management for private property owners via cost-share opportunities. Moore shared the efforts of PAB/ELSA to establish the ordinance then asked Casey how to get buy-in from our mayor and Town Board. The State Coordinator Steve Rider, is able to explain what the law is and how the municipality is impacted. Member Papineau has this contact information. Incentives are provided for compliance and there are grant opportunities from a Noxious Weed Fund. Strong education/outreach, management of town properties, and enforcement would be needed. Grants could potentially be redistributed to the private owners. Director Muhonen suggested the State Weed Coordinator be invited to the next Town Board meeting wherein the ordinance is discussed. Cisneros suggested leaning on the state law for guidance rather than duplicate within a municipal ordinance. Simply refer everything back to state law as it contains all the requirements that would be captured in the ordinance. MRS WALSH’S GARDEN COMMITTEE UPDATE Chair Moore reported that the committee has been busy. A lot of work has occurred with both stonework and planting. A certification from Native Plant Society was requested and awarded. This information will be sent to Supervisor Berg who will ensure the information is published. New labeling will be taking place and a new kiosk has been installed with information pertaining to what is in bloom and when, insects in the garden, how the legend works, etc. The kiosk may also contain handouts. The committee is working on a date in late August or early September for a Q&A event specific to native plants. The garden is currently having irrigation issues and a committee member is planning to meet with an irrigation specialist with the Town. It was determined that rather than fix the waterfall, there are potential opportunities for planting pockets that specifically need to be near water. This information will be gathered before any work is performed. There is also discussion about the creation of a garden-wide master plan. This will be discussed further at the September PAB meeting. Parks Advisory Board – August 15, 2019 – Page 3 AIPP GUIDELINES REVIEW Over the past month members have reviewed the AIPP Guidelines and presented their suggested edits. Public Works Administrative Assistant Megan Van Hoozer will work on updating the guidelines and will provide to the PAB once completed. Wilcocks suggested that all art be GPS located via the existing GIS system including all associated information. This will allow the public to go to the website and access a map that will show them the location of all art. Muhonen stated there is a summer intern that may potentially be able to get this started. Member Poggenpohl stated that, down the road, he’d like to see an interactive map like this. It was determined that a guiding document is needed for capturing this information. Wilcocks suggested capturing all the locations and building from there. Chair Moore asked if it would be helpful to make this request in writing for the budget process. A motion was made and seconded for Chair Moore to initiate a formal request in writing to Director Muhonen to have AIPP capture this process (Poggenpohl/Wilcocks). All were in favor. The AIPP Guidelines will be reviewed again at the November PAB meeting with the plan to adopt the changes. AIPP FUNDING RESEARCH Member Poggehnpohl provided a document showing the research done to date for AIPP funding. He stated that developing a Master Plan will be necessary in order to have a good chance at grant funding. Poggenpohl will send a list of questions to the Town’s Public Information Officer Kate Rusch for the next community survey. OTHER BUSINESS With no other business to discuss, a motion was made and seconded (Moore/Johnston) to adjourn the meeting at 10:00 a.m. and all were in favor. Recording Secretary Megan Van Hoozer, Public Works