HomeMy WebLinkAboutPACKET Parks Advisory Board 2022-12-1512/9/2022
PARKS ADVISORY BOARD December 15, 2022
8:30 a.m.
REGULAR MEETING Town Hall | Room 202
AGENDA
In-Person Meeting | Board, Staff, and Public
1. Public Comment
2. Trustee Liaison Updates Trustee Younglund
3. Approval of Minutes dated November 17, 2022 (packet)
4. Parks Update Supervisor Berg
5. Sunset Discussion for Parks Advisory Board (bylaws; packet) Chair Elliot
6. Planning for Annual Officer Elections in January 2023 Chair Elliot
7. Other Business
Adjourn
1
2
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, November 17, 2022
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the PARKS ADVISORY BOARD of the
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Municipal
Building in said Town of Estes Park on the 17th day of November, 2022.
Board: Chair Geoff Elliot; Members Christian Berry, Donovan
Colegrove, Elizabeth Kostiuk, Vicki Papineau, and Ron
Wilcocks; Trustee Cindy Younglund, Staff Liaison Brian Berg
Attending: Chair Elliot; Members Berry, Colegrove, and Kostiuk; Trustee
Younglund; Supervisor Berg; Recording Secretary McDonald
Absent: Member Papineau, Member Wilcocks
Chair Elliot called the meeting to order at 8:36 a.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT
None.
TRUSTEE LIAISON UPDATES
Trustee Younglund reported that the Town Board approved the 2023 Strategic Plan and
2023 Budget. A special meeting of the Town Board will be held tonight to determine the
future of the Downtown Estes Loop (DEL) project. The required five-year sunset review
of the PAB will take place at the January 10 Town Board meeting. Chair Elliot briefed the
newer members on this annual process, and the PAB agreed that the four priority areas
listed on the 2022 PAB Priority Initiatives and Steps remain its focus as an advisory board.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES DATED OCTOBER 20, 2022
It was moved and seconded (Berry/Colegrove) to approve the October 20, 2022,
meeting minutes with minor amendments, and the motion passed unanimously.
REVIEW OF ESTES VALLEY OPEN SPACE PLAN
Chair Elliot reminded the PAB that the Estes Valley Open Space Plan (EVOSP) was
developed before the COVID-19 pandemic. Discussion points included the possible
locations for new pocket parks, some areas of which are beyond Town limits but eligible
because the Town owns or maintains them; the potential created by sidewalk expansion
along Moraine Avenue south to Marys Lake Road; the possibility of adding park features
(other than landscaping) on small sections of open space flanking sidewalks and other
walking paths; and Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) right-of-way
considerations for park planning in certain areas of the community. Supervisor Berg
advised that the EVOSP will help guide the Parks Master Plan.
REVIEW OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY TASK FORCE FINAL REPORT
3
Parks Advisory Board – November 17, 2022 – Page 2
Chair Elliot asked whether members had identified any relevant project opportunities for
the PAB when reviewing the Environmental Sustainability Task Force (ESTF) Final
Report. It was agreed that the report focused mostly on Town utilities and infrastructure.
If Mountain Fest is revived in 2023, the PAB could consider hosting an educational table
on environmental sustainability efforts.
ART IN PUBLIC PLACES ANNUAL REVIEW
Chair Elliot explained the purpose of the Art in Public Places (AIPP) annual review. There
was brief discussion about the policy’s limited definition of public art as “any original
creation of visual art” to the exclusion of performance art, such as music; but it was
clarified that, in general, any art that is mass-produced is not considered unique for the
purpose of AIPP placement. It was moved and seconded (Berry/Colegrove) to approve
the existing version of the AIPP for this annual review, and the motion passed
unanimously.
PARKS DIVISION UPDATE
Supervisor Berg advised that the memorial bench at Mrs. Walsh’s Garden (MWG) was
installed. Staff is assembling the 2023 annual flower order and looking forward to the new
greenhouse. Parks is mixing compost at Cheley Colorado Camps until the anticipated
arrival of its own, budget-approved compost sifter. A federal grant opportunity could
secure two sifters, which would free up monies for equipment purchases such as a skid
steer.
Discussion points included the compost removal capability of the skid steer; the benefits
of having an electric fence around the Cheley compost pile, and inviting the public to bring
vegetable compost; the possibility of using the Town-owned boneyard area for public
compositing; the general agreement that PAB could embrace more environmental
projects since the ESTF ended; the unfortunate existence of litter in the area, and
campaign ideas for promoting public awareness and clean-up days or adopt-a-park
groups to manage litter and noxious weeds, particularly in open spaces.
The bid closed October 31 for the MWG 30% Design for a New Pond Area. Other MWG
work is featured in the minutes included in the packet.
PAB MEMBERSHIP & MEETING FREQUENCY
Chair Elliot reminded the PAB that he will not renew his membership when his term
expires on December 31. Member Kostiuk intends to reapply for her membership, which
would expire March 31, 2024.
With Members Papineau and Wilcocks not present, the discussion of PAB’s meeting
frequency will be postponed until the December 15 meeting.
Supervisor Berg will accompany the potentially succeeding chairperson to the PAB
sunset review at the January 10 Town Board meeting. (Recording Secretary’s note: Since
PAB bylaws state that officer elections take place “at the first regularly scheduled meeting
of each year,” Chair Elliot’s successor will not be elected prior to January 10). Trustee
4
Parks Advisory Board – November 17, 2022 – Page 3
Younglund also advised that, if the PAB proposes expanding its role to encompass
environmental recommendations to the Town Board, Supervisor/Staff Liaison Berg
should be accompanied to the sunset review by the department director (of Public Works).
OTHER BUSINESS
Recording Secretary McDonald announced that the annual appreciation meal would be
provided during the December 15 meeting, and it was agreed that a burrito bar was
preferred. She will coordinate the meal and remind members in the packet notification
email.
There being no further business, Chair Elliot adjourned the meeting at 9:34 a.m.
Lani McDonald, Recording Secretary
5
6
7
8
9
10