HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board Study Session 2023-08-08RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado August 8, 2023
Minutes of a Study Session meeting of the TOWN BOARD of the Town of Estes
Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in the Board Room
in said Town of Estes Park on the 8th day of August, 2023.
Board:
Attending:
Also Attending:
Mayor Koenig, Mayor Pro Tem Cenac, Trustees Hazelton,
Lancaster, MacAlpine, Martchink, and Younglund
Mayor Koenig, Mayor Pro Tem Cenac, Trustees Hazelton,
Lancaster, MacAlpine, and Martchink
Town Administrator Machalek, Deputy Town Administrator
Damweber, Town Attorney Kramer, and Recording Secretary
Disney
Absent: Trustee Younglund
Mayor Koenig called the meeting to order at 5:40 p.m.
EFFICIENCY WORKS OVERVIEW.
Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) Coordinator Clark and Bryce Brady of Platte River
Power Authority (PRPA) provided an overview of Efficiency Works, PRPA's customer
programming for Distributed Energy Solutions. They highlighted energy solutions, the
structure of Efficiency Works, partnerships, 2023 business and residential customer offerings,
energy advising and assessments, rebates, consumer engagement, effects on the Town, and
next steps. The Board discussed efficient products for new developments and workforce
housing, strengthening the outreach in Estes Park, rebate options in Estes Park, energy
advisor education, contractors based in Estes Park, and appliance recycling.
FEMA FLOOD MAP UPDATE.
Engineer Waters provided an update and history of the FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps
(FIRMs). The Colorado Hazard Mapping Project provides framework for updating the FIRMs.
The Town has fulfilled its responsibilities for this process and several of the adoption steps
have been completed. The complexities of the Estes Valley have led to delays in finalizing
the maps and the Town expects FEMA to issue the Letter of Final Determination by
December 2023. The Town would then have six months to adopt the new FIRMs by
ordinance. Engineer Waters highlighted the process of creating the FIRMs, 2-D mapping,
submitted appeals, and the Town's current floodplain management and regulations. The
Board discussed the effects and insurance rate increases on policy holders, national and
regional impacts on insurance rates, caps on insurance rate increases and coverage, and the
community rating system.
TRUSTEE & ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS & QUESTIONS.
None.
FUTURE STUDY SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.
Trustee Lancaster requested and it was determined to schedule a discussion on substandard
workforce housing specifically for international seasonal workforce for a future Study Session.
Town Administrator Machalek requested, and it was determined to add a discussion on the
Proposed 6E Funding Plan to the Joint Study Session on September 26, 2023, and schedule
the Updated Americans with Disabilities Act Transition Plan for a future Study Session.
There being no further business, Mayor Koenig adjourned the meeting at 6:50 p.m.
imberiy Disney, Recording Secretary