HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES CompPAC 2022-04-14 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, April 14, 2022
Minutes of a meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee of
the Town of Estes Park. Meeting held via ZOOM in said Town of Estes Park
on April 14, 2022.
Committee: Chair Matthew Heiser, Vice-Chair Bob Leavitt, Members
David Bangs, Charles Cooper, Eric Blackhurst, Kirby Nelson-
Hazelton, John Schnipkoweit, Frank Theis, Karen Thompson,
Rose Truman, David Wolf, David Shirk, Matt Comstock
Also Attending: Community Development Director Jessica Garner, Larimer
County Community Development Director Lesli Ellis, Trustee
Barbara MacAlpine, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: Comstock
Chair Heiser called the meeting to order at 9:00 am.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES from March 10, 2022
The motion passed with a visual thumbs-up vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None
DISCUSSION: (for full comments, view the meeting recording)
Director Garner spoke about the upcoming Community Engagement Event. The date
has been changed to May 12, from 5-8 pm at the Elementary School. This event will
focus on the Choices Document and include an online survey and an interactive mapping
activity in English and Spanish. Documents for this will be on the Engage Estes website.
Phase II, Defining the Direction, will wrap up, and Phase III, Realizing the Plan, will review
the community choices and form the plan's backbone.
Member Blackhurst noted that small but vocal groups can dominate the discussion,
causing unbalance in the plan. Member Theis agreed and stressed the importance of
being proactive and encouraging as many people as possible to get involved.
Commissioner Shadduck-McNalley pointed out that listening to everyone and letting them
know that their voice matters is essential.
OTHER
Meeting in person would be advantageous but challenging. Director Garner proposed
that virtual meetings might be preferred if there isn't much content. It will be play-it-by-
ear for the next few months.
There being no further business, Chair Heiser adjourned the meeting at 9:40 am.
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary