HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board Study Session 2023-07-25RECORD OFPROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado July 25, 2023
Minutes of a Study Session meeting of the TOWN BOARD of the Town of
Estes Park, L@hnler CnUntv, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in the
Board Room insaid Town ofEstes Park onthe 25mday ofJuly, 2O23.
Board:
Attending:
Also Attending:
Mayor Koenig. Mayor Pro Tern Cenao, Tnuahaee Hozelton,
Mayor Koenig, Mayor Pro Tern Cenac, TrusteesHazelton'
Town Administrator Machalek, Deputy Town Administrator
Ommwebor, Town Attorney Kramer, and Recording
Secretary Disney
Absent: None
Mayor Koenig called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m.
KuHUNAMEMORIAL LAND REQUEST.
Supervisor Barg presented the Kahuna Memorial Land request for an educational
memorial to a bull elk known as 'Kohunu' on the Town owned land between Virginia
Drive and Elkhorn Avenue. The Kehuna &1emohu| Project team provided further
information on the request and proposal. They highlighted the formation of the toam,
stakeholders, objectives and benefits ufthe project, timeline, funding, sculpture concept,
community engagement, and the safety awareness education plan. The Board
discussed language translation of education matahe|s, the current use of the requested
|and, impacts for moving the utility boxea, a touring/rotating art program, adding
education pi*uoa to other elk sculptures in Town instead of adding an additional elk
sou|ptuna, adding additional smaller sculptures ofother wildlife with education matoria|a,
additional tools for interpreting wildlife safety for the pub|iu, ownership and maintenance
of the final puojeot, and integration of the safety awareness education plan for other
Town owned sculptures.
TOWN -OWNED PARCEL ONDRY GULCH.
Deputy Town Administrator Damweber requested the Town Board's interest in
assessing development potential of Town owned land located off Dry Gulch Road. He
provided history of proposed developments at the site, the zoning and size of the
property, identified housing nooda, previous challenges associated with the site, and the
Comprehensive P|nn'a Future Land Use Map designation of the area as Natural
Resource Conservation & Parks. The Board discussed site access, structure options,
costs of developing this property versus the Fish Hatchery pnojeot, the unconfirmed
labeling of the land an "open epaoe" on previous mops, costs of doing a feasibility
analysis for development pntentia|, discussion of the current Future Land Use Map
denignation, community engagement ufany future developments of the |and, previous
priohUzotiona of Town owned property, land evvape with private mwners, and use of the
land for Town facilities in addition to housing. The Board directed staff to begin the
process ofassessing the development potential ofthe land.
TRUSTEE & ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS &QUESTIONS.
None,
FUTURE STUDY SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.
Trustee Lancaster requested and it was determined to add a review of the prioritization
ofTown owned properties tnafuture study session.
There being no further business, Mayor Koenig adjourned the meeting at 6:38 p.m.
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m///bedyDisney. Recording Secretary