HomeMy WebLinkAboutPACKET Community Development 1993-12-021 AGENDA Community Development Committee Thursday, December 2, 1993 10:00 A.M. Page 1. Larimer County Affordable Housing Information System 1-3 Request for Funding ($2,000) 2. Estes Park Senior Center Request for Funding Care-A-Van Program ($3,500) 4 - 13 3. AdVertising Report a. 1994 Agreement with Estes Park Area Chamber 14 - 16 of Commerce for Fulfillment Program b. Year-to-Date Performance 17 - 19 C. Colorado Tourism Board - Local Impacts 20 - 22 4. Conference Center Report a. 1994 Bookings 23 - 24 b. 1994 Marketing Comparisons 25 5. Museum Report 26 - 29 6. Adjournment NOTE: The Community Development Committee reserves the right to consider other appropriate items not available at the time the agenda was prepared.
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LARIMER COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING INFORMATION SYSTEM (AHIS) WHAT IS IT? The Affordable Housing Information System (AHIS) is an ongoing data collection system designed to provide current information about the need for and availability of affordable housing in Larimer County. It will produce •A continual assessment of the need for affordable housing and reliable statistical data about low and moderate income residents of Larimer County. •A current assessment of available resources to meet the housing needs of Larimer - ~ County residents. •A guide for developing and implementing housing programs which will help each organization select target areas for action and coordinate its efforts with others to multiply the impact of each activity. WHY DO WE NEED IT? Presently there is no single source of information on this topic. This means that we must now •Rely on 1990 Census information until the year 2001; and/or -9 •Waste valuable staff time to collect whatever is available as it is needed. The current situation leads to inefficiency, high costs, and ineffectiveness due to outdated information. The AHIS will solve these problems. WHO BENEFITS FROM AHIS? The citizens of Larimer County will be the beneficiaries of this system. Because the AHIS - provides both demographic and housing stock data, it will be useful to the public and private sectors in dealing with housing issues. It will allow < •Development and realty companies to determine the market for housing in specific ~ areas of the county. << •Human Services Agencies to establish the need for services. ~ •Units of government to plan for land use, public service demand, and public safety. ~ -Banks to identify community reinvestment areas. •Educational institutions to respond to growth and change in enrollments. ~ •Other users to obtain needed infonnation about Larimer County. 1
WHO'S INVOLVED IN THE COALTIION DEVELOPING AHIS? Tlie Larimer County Affordable Housing Consortium represents both~bi~nd private entities . in Larimer County concerned with housing issues. The coalition, coofelinated by the I.arimer Coun~Bepartment of Human Development, presently includes members from ( •The Affordable Housing Task Force (approximately 55 member organizations) ~ •Bank One •City of Fort Collins ~ •Colorado Apartment Managers Association, Fort Collins branch ~ •Colorado State University ~ •Fort Collins Housing Authority 1 •Housing Authority of the City of Loveland ~ •Larimer County Department of Human Development ~ •Larimer County Housing Authority Advisory Committee kShields Street Corporation HOW WILL WE DO IT? The Consortium has developed a step-by-step plan of action to develop the AHIS. The process consists of three major phases: < •Hire a consultant to complete the design of an intake instrument to collect data on 4< C~UL \ low and moderate income populations in need of housing assistance. The Consultant 1 and Consortium will meet with key informants in housing, government, and human ~ services to insure that the instrument meets their information needs and concerns. «\ •Collect information about the current status of housing stock in Larimer County to define available affordable housing in the county, owner- and renter-occupied properties, / increases and decreases in housing stock, changes in property value and rental costs, and ~ areas of publicly-owned housing. iWork with the Consultant to develop a long-range strategy to meet housing needs identified during the first two phases. WHAT IS THE TIMELINE FOR AHIS? The AHIS process allows for a four-month start up period, during which the intake instrument to obtain demographic data will be developed and refined. After this, data collection will begin. The first results of both population and housing stock data will be analyzed within six months of start up and will continue to be updated regularly. The system is an ongoing source of information from that point on. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST? The total anticipated cost of establishing the ongoing Affordable Housing Information System is approximately $42,000. This is a single expenditure which will not be repeated. The design of the system provides for its maintenance costs on a fee-for-service basis. Of the total amount needed, $19,000 has been committed by members of the Consortium as of October 27, 1993. 2
LARIMER COUNTY AFFORDABLE HOUSING INFORMATION SYSTEM BUDGET CATEGORY COST CASH INKIND Personnel Staff $ 5,573 $ 375 Interns 6,000 Consultants CSU 600 Private 25,260 Administration (fiscal, clerical, etc.) 1,000 Program Costs Travel 75 Equipment (hardware, software, 2,000 installation) Printing, copying, postage, supplies 816 TOTAL $ 34,724 $ 6,975 FUNDING COMMITMENTS ORGANIZATION CASH INKIND Bank One $ 2,000 Colorado Apartment Management 1,000 Association, Fort Collins Colorado State University 5,000 $ 6,600 Fort Collins Housing Authority 2,000 Housing Authority of the City of Loveland 2,000 TOTAL $ 12,000 $ 6,600 EUMIZINfLRE[lliESIS City of Fort Collins $10,000 requested, pending First Interstate Bank dollar amount not confirmed The Home State Bank dollar amount not confirmed Larimer County $10,000 requested POTENTIAL PARTICIPANTS Town of Estes Park City of Loveland Fort Collins, Inc. 3
II, ..... care-a-van, inc. and saint volunteer transportation, marj walsh, executive director ..... .... ..... ..... 6570 portner road fort collins, co 80525 (303) 221 -6622 .... .... ..... .... .... .... November 22, 1993 .... .... .... .... .... Mr. Stephen Stamey Community Development Director .... .... .... P.O. Box 1200 ..... Estes Park, CO 80517 .... .... .... Dear Mr. Stamey: .... .... .... .... .......... CARE-A-VAN, Larimer County's private non-profit specialized transportation system, was recently awarded one of only five demonstration grants from the U. S. .... Department of Health and Human Services Administration ..... on Aging. Proj ect and grant information is described in .... .... ..... -· the attached press release. .... ..... As designed, the grant will allow CARE-A-VAN to provide ..... ..... rural-to-urban transportation for seniors who need access..... to urban services in order to maintain their independent ... I life style. Service would target the elderly, but ..... ..... persons with disabilities and other transit-dependent .... residents may ride on a space-available basis. .... .... ..... Levels of interest and need for this service, as well as .... ... community support, are being explored in several .... communities in Larimer County. Terms of this grant .... require 25% local non-federal match. Local match for one .... day/week dedicated service is $3,500/project year per ..... .... .... participating community. .... ..... ..... Area agencies and community members have met with CARE- .... A-VAN to discuss the need for senior transportation and .... .......... have assisted in distributing assessment surveys to ... residents throughout the county. Response from Estes .... Park has been both positive and enthusiastic. CARE-A-VAN has developed a possible schedule for Estes Park-to-Fort Collins service based on the information .... received from surveys distributed in your area. Service ..... would be regularly scheduled for one day per week and .... available each week on the same day and at the same time ..., (please see attached suggested schedule). .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... .... .... .... · a human development agency · a united way agency · sponsor of RSVP 000 4 .... ... .... .I,
Initially, the vehicle would be based at the CARE-A-VAN facility in Fort Collins, but we are willing to discuss the possibilities of stationing that vehicle in Estes Park. We would like to begin service in early December. Please let us know as soon as possible if Estes Park would like to participate in this project. Sincerely yours, 2 0-#AL bAzo4-'*C<L-) Robbie Williams Project Manager rpw Attachments 5
SUGGESTED SCHEDULE FOR SERVICE FROM ESTES PARK TO FORT COLLINS Tuesday 7:00 a.m. Driver reports, pre-trip inspection, etc. 7:30 a.m. Leave CARE-A-VAN base 8:30 a.m. Arrive in Estes Park 8:30-9:30 a.m. Pick-ups in Estes Park 9:30 a.m. Leave Estes Park for Fort Collins 10:45 a.m. Begin drop-offs in Fort Collins 11:15 a.m. Last drop-offs in Fort Collins 11:15-12:30 p.m. In-town shuttle 12:30-1:30 p.m. (Driver lunch) 1:30 p.m. Begin pick-ups for return trip 2:30 p.m. Leave Fort Collins 3:45 p.m. Begin drop-offs in Estes Park 4:30 p.m. Leave Estes Park for return to base 5:30 p.m. Arrive at CARE-A-VAN base 5:45 p.m. Completes post-trip inspection, paperwork, etc. 6
CARE-A-VAN has received 44 survey responses from Estes Park residents. Of these responses, 40 indicated the service would be of benefit to them, particularly for medical purposes and shopping. While the remaining four would not need this service at this time, comments were in support of service for those who do need it. Some other comments: 1. This is a service that is BADLY NEEDED here in Estes Park...year 'round! I do not drive and taxis don't seem to run in the summer. We have a taxi service in the winter but it's just local (and expensive on a tight budget). I have lived in Fort Collins and have family there so this would be WONDERFUL!!! I would love to work on your advisory committee but even getting to meetings is a chore since I do not have a car. I DO hope it goes through!!! 2. There are several here at Pineknoll who do not drive. 3. We need pickup here (Pineknoll Apts. S.St. Vrain). There are more senior apts. Along here we have no transportation. We need transportation desperately here in town for grocery shopping, doctors, etc. There's only expensive limo and they won't come for only one, while trolleys stand useless in sheds. We need daily transportation service badlv. 4. We need something like this in Estes (real bad). 5. Transportation would be helpful for medical appts, shopping, and other. 6. Really any day would be great. 7. Anv dav would be GREAT! 8. Suggest multi-stops in Fort Collins including doctor's office. 9. Since we both still drive, this is not crucial to us yet, but we are thinking about it! We are in our 80's. 10. I think this will take time to get started and a lot of education to get going full scale. If the van was stationed in Estes Park it would save on an extra trip up and down the canyon. 11. Need local transportation also. 7
PRESS RELEASE 10/12/93 CARE-A-VAN RECEIVES FEDERAL AWARD r ' D U -A-VAN, the private-non-profit paratransit system in Larimer County, has been notified by the Administration on Aging, U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, that it has been chosen to administer one of only five rural transportation demonstration grants awarded throughout the United States for 1993-1995. The proposed service will provide rural-to-urban transit, targeting rural elderly, from up to seven county communities to services in Fort Collins. As designed, the regularly scheduled transit will also be open to other disabled or transit-dependent residents of the county on a space-available basis. Communities being considered for service include Wellington, Waverly, LaPorte, Bellvue, Timnath, Loveland, and Berthoud, but other interested communities could become involved. The award anticipates a $200,000 project over a two-year Deriod designed to help rural elderly to maintain an independent lifestyle in their own homes. Seventy-five percent of the project will be funded by the federal Administration on Aging and twenty- five percent by non-federal sources. The AoA will provide $75,000 for 1993-94 and, upon renewal, 375,000 for 1994-95. The balance, 8
325,000 per year, must be matched through local sources. Funding is expected to cover approximately E serv,ce hours per week, enough to provide one-day-a-week service to and from Fort Collins, on a regularly scheduled basis, for up to seven communities. CARE-A-VAN will be meeting with communities during October and November, with the first service scheduled to begin in December. The CARE-A-VAN demonstration project will be fully documented for use as a model in other parts of the country. CARE-A-VAN has been considered a model system both on a state and national basis for many years. In 1987, CARE-A-VAN received an Outstanding Public Service Award from the U. S. Department of Transportation as one of four outstanding systems in the nation. In 1989, it was one of seventeen systems orofiled in a joint USDOT and USHHS publication called Best Practices in Specialized and Human Services Transportation Coordination. For 1994, it continues to be ranked #1 by the Colorado Departrent of Transportation among all systems requesting federal funding through CDOT. # For additional information: Marj Walsh, Executive Director CARE-A-VAN/SAINT 221-6622 or Je rry Boortz, Board of Directors Hewlett-Packard 9 229-6981
1 NOV 22 1993 · < Estes Park Senior Center, Inc. RO. Box 2584 Estes Park, Colorado 80517 (303) 586-2996 Town of Estes Park P. 0. 1200 Estes Park, CO 80517 Attention: Richard Widmer November 22, 1993 Gentlemen: It is our understanding that CARE-A-VAN, INC. is proposing to operate a van service from Estes Park to Loveland and Ft. Collins one day a week. This transportation service would be available to persons who are 60 years of age or older. We at the Estes Park Senior Center are in support of this transportation service, which could possibly begin very soon, perhaps early December. We would like to encourage the Town of Estes PaFk to support this service by including matching funds in the town budget to make it possible. Thnnk you very much. ESTES PARK SENIOR CENTER, INC. ~42»a,q Jdc<.~,( ~F»h-- Thomas (Bud) White President P.S. Esclosed is information survey regarding this service. 10 Serving tile coillinullity's needs since 1976.
000 011 care-a-van CARE-A-VAN has recently received a grant from the U. S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration on Aging. This grant will help CARE-A- VAN to develop a demonstration proj ect to provide regularly scheduled transportation to residents of Larimer County who live outside of the Fort Collins urbanized area, are 60 years of age or older, and would like to travel to and from Fort Collins. Please help us determine the need in your community and how best to meet that need by filling out the following information questionnaire, This information will help us to plan the most service for the most people in your area. PLEASE RETURN THIS SURVEY BEFORE FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 12 TO: CARE-A-VAN, INC. 6570 Portner Road Fort Collins, CO 80525 Examule of Possible schedule: 9:30 AM Leave community central pick-up area 10:15 AM Arrive Poudre Valley Hospital area 10:30 AM other requested Fort Collins destinations (flexible) 2:00 PM Begin pick-ups for return trip 3:45 PM Arrive back at central community location for drop-off Additional drop-off and pick-up stops, such as shopping malls, disccunt centers, Social Services, Court House, Social Security Office, post office, Employment and Training Services, other medical centers, and other destinations may be scheduled in advance. 1-"= ormation needed for planning service: 1. Would transportation service to Fort Collins be of benefit to you and/or another household member? YES NO HOW MANY? 2. Ideally, how often would you and/or household members use this service? TIMES/WEEK TIMES/MONTH TIMES/YEAR 3. If this service is available only 1 day per week, which day would be your (1) first choice? Your (2) second choice? MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY (PLEASE COMPLETE OTHER SIDE ALSO) 11
4. What time of day would you prefer to be picked up in your community? 5. What time of day would you prefer to arrive back in your community? 6. Would you be able to get to and from a central location in your community? YES NO 7. How long would you like to be in Fort Collins? HOURS 8. What Fort Collins destinations would you frequently request? 9. If your route makes a stop in Loveland, what destinations would you frequently request? 10. Would you or a household member need wheelchair accessible transportation? YES NO 11. In which community do you live? 12. Please suggest a central pick-up point in your community: 13. Would you be willing to serve on an Advisory Council for transit for your community? YES NO THANK YOU FOR YOUR HELP! NAME PHONE # ADDRESS 12
NOV 22 1993 Retired Senior Volunteer Program 145 East Mountain Avenue o Ft. Collins, Colorado 80524 700 East 4th Street • Loveland. Colorado 80537 (303) 482-8943 (303) 669-5460 220 4th Street • Estes Park. Colorado 80517 (303) 586-9486 November 22, 1993 RICHARD WIDMER TOWN OF ESTES PARK VAN SERVICE FOR SENIORS IN ESTES PARK TO FORT COLLINS AND LOVELAND IS AN ANSWER TO MANY PRAYERS. WE SUPPORT THIS ENDEAVOR! ~~Prl A· Hayes, Coordinator Mletired and Senior Volunteer Program 13
1994 PROPOSED OPERATING AGREEMENT BETWEEN TOWN OF ESTES PARK AND ESTES PARK AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE The Town of Estes Park and the Estes Park Area Chamber of Commerce desire to provide information services to the potential visitor to the Estes Park area. In order to provide those services, the parties agree to the following criteria: I. Packets/Labels A. The Chamber will assemble packets according to the criteria established with the Town Advertising Manager. B. The Chamber will generate and affix to packets all labels created as a result of Direct Response requests received by the Chamber. The Town of Estes Park will reimburse the Chamber of Commerce at the rate of 31.5 cents per label for this activity. C. The Chamber of Commerce will accept and affix to packets all labels received from Readership Service inquiries. The Town will reimburse the Chamber at the rate of 5.25 cents per label for this activity. II. Mailing of Packets A. The Chamber will prepare and deliver to the Post Office bulk mailings according to the U.S. Postal Service guidelines within 5 days of the inquiry, or receipt of Readership Service labels. The Town will reimburse the Chamber at the rate of 18.9 cents per packet for this activity. B. The Chamber of Commerce will prepare and deliver to the Post Office for 1st class mailing when timing of visitor trip requires, or when the minimum bulk quantity is accumulating too slowly to meet the 5-day mailing criteria. The Town Will reimburse the Chamber at the rate of 18.9 cents per packet for this activity. C. The Town will reimburse the Chamber for 1st class postage on the basis of actual cost of postage as determined by the postage meter, and verified in the monthly reports. D. The Chamber will keep an accurate running balance of funds available in the Bulk Postal account maintained by the Town. The funds in this account are to be used by the Chamber for the purpose of bulk mailings as verified in the monthly reports. 14
1994 Proposed Operating Agreement, Page 2 III. Quantity Shipping A. The Chamber will prepare and ship quantities of collateral material in response to requests and according to guidelines established with the Town Advertising Manager. The Town Will reimburse the Chamber at the rate of $1.05 per shipment. B. The Town will reimburse the Chamber for shipping costs on the basis of actual cost as reported on the shipping invoices for the period, plus a U.P.S. pickup charge of $5.00 or the current pickup charge being charged by the carrier. IV. Incoming 800 Operators A. The Chamber will provide and train adequate staffing to answer incoming 800 calls within the standards and guidelines established with the Town Advertising Manager and Chamber Management. The Town Will reimburse the Chamber at the rate of $0.63 per call as reported by the monthly AT&T Masterline billing. B. The Chamber will provide all hardware (equipment) and software (programming) necessary to accomplish point IV.-A within the standards and guidelines established with the Town Advertising Manager and Chamber Management. V. Reports A. The Chamber of Commerce will generate monthly reports including but not limited to: 1.) Inquiry counts by state, by source, by month and year-to-date. including a monthly "Total" report by state, by month and year-to-date. 2.) Monthly and year-to-date detailed summary of bulk mailings, first class and foreign mailings, quantity shipping activity to support and verify Chamber billing of monthly charges to the Town. The Town will pay up to $4.00 per page of the inquiry count reports not to exceed 35 coded pages per month. B. The Chamber of Commerce will provide all hardware (equipment) and software (programming) necessary to accomplish point V.-A within the standards and guidelines established with the Town Advertising Director and Chamber Management. 15
1994 Proposed Operating Agreement, Page 3 D. The Town of Estes Park will also give a verbal and written notice to the Chamber of Commerce 45 days or more as to when the proposed contract needs to be revisited each year to meet the budget setting meeting of the Estes Park town trustees. (irkt~ ~AIL.,1, ~...<, Town of Estes Park Chamber of Commerce President I 1 -17=93 date · · date 16
ADVERTISING PROGRAM - YEAR TO DATE PERFORMANCE 1. Requests for information are 69,964 as of the end of October, down 6.24% from the same period 1992. 2. Telephone calls are running somewhat closer to last year's levels. As of the end of October, we have answered 57,304 calls on our 800 lines, just 2.53% off last year's pace. 17
Estes Park Packet Requests Estes Park Advertising Program 80 J- 74,623 68.850 69,964 70-" 60-" 53,814 g 50-~ 42,070 4 FS I 40« € 30 20 10-" 0 1 1 1 1989 1991 1993 1990 1992 TABLE I: Year-to-Date October 31 18
Estes Park Telephone Inquiries Estes Park Advertising Program 58,793 60 J 57,304 49,076 50-" 3 40-" I 29,308 301 20-" 10-" lili g 1989 1991 1993 1990 1992 TABLE 11: Year-to-Date October 19 (Thousands)
Town Or Estes ParK - Aaver-Clbilly r-Luy.Lcull ...1 ..Vi -Il Probable Impacts . The Disbanding of the Colorado Tourism Board. The CTB provides Estes Park and other Colorado destinations with an umbrella program which pre-sells Colorado through media and other promotional forms which reach deeper and further than any individual community can afford, just as Estes Park's program reaches further and deeper than any individual business can afford. This umbrella program adds to the productivity of our marketing efforts which are aimed at the same market segments. The disbanding of the CTB will result in the loss of this invaluable exposure to the vacationing public. The following briefly describes those elements of the CTB program the loss of which will have the greatest impact on Estes Park: I. Research A. Estes Park currently utilizes the Longwoods Colorado Tourism and Travel research commissioned by the CTB to better understand the traveler's motivations, interests, activities, sources of information, and travel patterns. No alternative sources exist for this kind of independent, Colorado-specific, research. B. Estes Park uses the CTB annual Cost Per Inquiry report as part of our own media evaluation process. II. Welcome Centers In 1993 alone, through October, the Welcome Centers have distributed 18,500 pieces of Estes Park material to the traveling public. If the Welcome Centers are closed, no other opportunities currently exist for distributing this material to travelers at these vital gateway entrances to Colorado. III. State Official Vacation Guide Since 1989, Estes Park has participated with the Front Range Region in a 2-page co-op regional ad placed in the State Guide. This year, through the month of October, this ad has generated 6,156 responses directly to Estes Park. Due to the shared cost of this ad, the Cost Per Inquiry is $0.45. Preliminary results of our conversion study indicate that these responses are converting at a rate of 92%, which translates to 5,664 parties that actually have visited Estes Park this year in response to 20
CTB Page 2 our ad. Preliminary expenditure-per-party information from our conversion study also indicates that this group of travelers spent a minimum of $3,738,240 in Estes Park during 1993. At this point, the 1994 State Vacation Guide will not be produced. With no advertising to generate requests for the Guide, it wouldn't be of much value anyway. IV. The Regional Program: Colorado's Front Range The region includes Clear Creek, Gilpen, Boulder, Larimer, and Weld counties. The primary means of promotion has been advertising in the State Vacation Guide. Requests for information to our region alone was projected at 10,000 for this year. Packets mailed in response to these requests have included the Estes Park Visitors Guide. The region has been funded through it's member counties and communities, plus $35,000 in state matching funds. This is one program that could be continued on its own, but without reasonable funding for promotion, there is not much point. It may be that, if the region ceases to function, the biggest cost to us will be the loss of promotion of this broad-based product of which Estes Park is a key part. V. Colorado Promotional efforts Independent travel advertising, group travel packages, foreign travel promotion, operational support of six welcome centers, and fulfillment all combine to keep Colorado's name in front of the traveling public. Thus, Estes Park has had the opportunity to promote itself to a pre-qualified reader who already has a highly developed interest in a Colorado vacation. The degree to which the loss of this general "pre-sell" will effect the results of our efforts is unknown. Estes Park's Response A. Colorado Tourism Industrv Summit The Tourism Summit, to be held in Denver on December 8th, will provide many of the answers to questions about plugging the holes left by the loss of the CTB. The summit has been initiated by Governor Romer and State Senator Tilman Bishop, Chair of the CTB. I will attend that conference, as will all of the Front Range Region representatives. 21
CTB . Page 3 B. Advertising Efforts by Estes Park In planning the 1994 national media schedule, the Advertising Policy Committee had already decided to shift the strategy to include more broad circulation titles. For example, total magazine circulation in the '93 program is 17.5 million, while total circulation in 1994 will be over 23 million. This shift was made in response to our own slippage in inquiries during 1993. Whether this modification is enough to accomplish both our original strategic goal, as well as recover the loss of responses from the State Guide remains to be seen. C. Continental Express Connection In cooperation with our Chamber of Commerce, Estes Park, Loveland, Greeley, and Fort Collins are developing a six page regional promotion piece that will be distributed by Continental Air Lines. 50,000 copies will go to their agents and sales offices in an effort on their part to promote higher use of Continental Express to Fort Collins-Loveland airport. This is a new "mini-region" effort involving Larimer and Weld counties, and will concentrate on pre and post convention business that requires air travel to Denver, as well as independent travel. Estes Park's share of production costs.will paid through participation of the private sector. Once this program is established, we will approach United Express with a similar proposal. Submitted by Peter Marsh 22
CONFERENCE CENTER Booking Pace Number of Conference Attendees I992 1993 1994 12,403 12,950 15,850 (Actual) Estimate as OJ Booked as of 11117193 11117193
12-01-1993 03:51PM FROM T8??f Estes Park Com Dev TO 17732374209 P.01 Pueblo gears for share of convention business By Jim Gibney A number of business owners opposed using vendor Special to The Denver Post fees for repaying the bonds but a majority of voters -~<- ast year. Pueblo hosted 43 conventions and went along with it. turned down 11 others for lack of conference "I think Pueblo realizes that Pueblo has got to help 1 space and housing. itself," said Barclay Clark, a downtown merchant and -L....0/ But no more. a co-leader of a citizen's committee promoting the two After rejecting convention centers and civic centers projects. for 31 years, Pueblo voters on Nov. 2 voted to finance As far back as 1962, Clark said Al Gruen, a city a convention center and provide funds for the infra- planner, proposed improvements for the downtown structure for a 200.room hotel that will be built on the business district that included a civic center that was site. shot down by residents. Both projects are to be constructed on a 7-acre city The plan was rejected again at the polls in 1979 and block that was razed in 1981. 1989, Clark said. Pueblo. population about 100,000, is now in a posi- But last year, Chris Weaver, a city councilman and tion to book conferences that in the past went to Colo- an accountant, proposed using the vendor fees to fi- rado Springs, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, or other western nance the project. Clark, Weaver and Greg Ockers, a cities. local banker and board chairman of the Pueblo Eco- The Nov. 2 vote authorizes the Pueblo City Council nomic Development Corp., were the driving force be· to issue bonds to build a convention center and use hind the successful convention-center vote. vendor fees normally given to business firms for col- The convention center will cost $9 million to $12 lecting sales taxes to pay off the bonds. That scheme million to build and include 35,000 to 45,000 square was a feature of a failed economic development bill in feet. Completion is expected to be in late 1994 or early the last legislature, in an unsuccessful attempt to re- 1995. ' cruit Ziff-Davis Publishing Co., the computer maga- Clark said two Denver firms, Mortenson and Cap. i zine publisher, to Denver. The fees amount to about $800,000 a year or more. Please see PUEBLO on 5E 9€ NOE R. post Pueblo in convention arena A) 0 0 j 1 PUEBLO from Page 1E petition. Asked about 100,000- - magnanimous about possible com- stone and a California firm, not square-foot-coliseum to be built on identified, have already submitted the state fairgrounds in time for "very preliminary" designs and the 1994 Colorado State Fair, he will submit construction bids that said he's met State Fair officials ~~ won't be opened until April. The who believe the coliseum will at- city is also negotiating with a hotel tract different events: trade chain, also not identified, for a shows, athletic contests, concerts 200-room hotel, Clark said. and indoor rodeos. 1.3. A Pueblo has about 1,300 hotel and motel rooms and large groups cur- And regarding Colorado Springs' 91.-,rl>'AU' 1/ rently have to be housed in Colora- four-times failed attempts to se- do Springs. Caiion City and Colora- cure a similar facility, Clark has C.9, r.. do City. That's why the hotel this advice: "Keep fighting." proposal is also important to Last week, the Colorado Springs ' Clark, who fears that groups like City Council conditionally ap- the Street Rodders, a car club with proved $1.95 million for parking, 3.000 members, could still seek access roads and traffic signals for convention space elsewhere due to a privately financed convention the city's housing shortage. center. if progress on the center He said the group stays in Pueb- proceeds in a way that is to the lo five days and spends $5 million. council's liking. Otherwise the Beyond that, Clark seems rather money can be withdrawn.
1994 MARKETING COMPARISONS Town Conference Conference Conference Sales Service Marketing & People People Promotion $'s for 1994 Fort Collins * 2 1 $95,000 Greeley 1 1 $49,000 Colorado Springs 2 1 $94,000 Grand Junction 2 1 $75,000 Estes Park 1 1 $19,145 * Adding 3rd sales person in mid 1994 25
d» 2 6348 Pade / (3048~ce. Eat 1994 Conferences 9. January 5-7 R The Group 100 14 - 17 Colorado Postmasters Assn 150 26 - 30 R Michael Ricker Casting Studio 150 February 4-6 Young Farmers of America 350 22 - 25 City & County Managers Assn 100 25 - 27 R Greeley Four Square Church 350 27 - 28 State Beauty Supply 200 March 4 - 6 R First Assembly of God Church 300 7 - 8 R Estes Park Accommodations Trade Fair 250 11 - 13 R Primerica 400 15 - 18* Colorado Corrections Officers 200 18 - 20 R Scottish Spring Festival 125 25 - 27 R Sigma Alpha Epsilon 100 April 5 - 10 Emergency Medical Technicians Assn 600 10 - 14* R Colorado Hazardous Materials 150 14 - 17 R Joyce Meyer Ministries 550 20 - 24 Colorado Assn Radiological Technicians 600 28 R Taste of Estes 29 - 5/1 Colorado Letter Carriers 250 MAY 1-4 Rocky Mountain Electric League 200 6-8 American Postal Workers Union 100 7 R Fine Arts Guild 8 - 11 R Northeast District Realtors 300 12 - 15 Walden University 125 18 - 20 R Colorado Legal Secretaries Assn 125 22 - 25 Jobs/New Directions Conference 200 29 R EPHS Graduation June 2-5 Lions Club International 500 5 - 8* Natl Renewable Energy Lab 250 9 - 11 R Wool Market 300 9 - 13 R Alpaca Owners & Breeders Assn 250 15 - 19 R Colorado Quilters Symposium 500 20 - 25 Colorado Counties 400 27 - 30 R O.B.E. Weld County 600 * denotes tentative, R denotes returning group DENVER S.·\LES OFFICE P.(1 BOX 3582 EN(,I.E\\( ){3!1. ('c)[~l)RAI)(-) 8(11.33-1.382
. 1994 Conferences Page 2 July 7 - 10* R Michael Ricker Casting Studio 100 13 - 17 R Greeley Wesleyan Church 300 17 - 21* Ward Durrett Music 125 23 R Riverside Ballroom III 28 - 31 Colo Assn Storm Water/Flood Plain Mgrs 125 30 - 8/3 F.O.G.A. 100 August 4 - 6 R Full Gospel Businessmen 150 19 - 21* R Colorado Corn Growers 150 23 - 26 R Rally n Rockies 250 24 - 27 Colorado Sheriffs Assn 150 September 8 - 11 R Scottish Festival 450 13 - 17 Special District Assn 750 20 - 25 R Michael Ricker Casting Studio 300 26 - 30 R Rocky Mtn Energy Diversion Council 120 26 - 30 CSU Clean Air Conference 300 30 - 10/2 Larimer County Womens Health 300 October 6 - 10 Christian Child Care 400 12 - 14 Small Business Owners Assn 130 14 - 16 R Rocky Mountain Baptist Women 300 18 - 21 R Colorado Organization for Victims Asst 600 21 - 23 R EMS Mountains & Plains 150 26 - 28 R American Soc. of Military Comptrollers 250 November 26 - 27 R Holiday House December 7 - 10 Colorado Weed Management Assn 200 * denotes tentative, R denotes returning group 113093 24
MEMORANDUM TO: Community Development Committee FROM: Betty Kilsdonk, Museum Director DATE: 2 December 1993 RE: Museum Report 1. Statistics: For October - Attached. 2. Staffing: At my request, 1994 Museum staffing was restructured from one full-time and three part-time positions to two full-time and one work study position. This is status quo to the 1993 level. 3. Exhibits: Teddy Bears and' Other Stu#ed Toys opened to 142 visitors this past weekend, and runs through December 31. On Thursday, Dec. 9 from 9-10 a.m. we will host a coffee/open house for the exhibit lenders and volunteers; trustees are cordially invited. The traditional free open house weekend will take place December 11 and 12. On December 16 Steve and Susan Swickard of the Talking Teddy will present a free program on the Christmas exhibit. 4. Programs: Attached is the 1994 program series. 5. Grants: On December 1 the Museum will submit a grant for $5000 to the State Historical Fund for a historic structures report and interpretive brochures pertaining to the Cobb-Macdonald Cabin and the Flute Ruple Privy. The report will be used as a planning tool to assist in obtaining funds toward the preservation of the structures. 6. Volunteers: A committee consisting of Advisory Board member Susan Harris, volunteers Jean Sahm and Jean Devers, and Kilsdonk has begun meeting once a month for 5 months to develop an overall strategy for the recruitment, training, retention, and recognition of Museum volunteers. 7. undscaping: Bob Joseph is working, with Kilsdonk and the Advisory Board on modifications to the Museum's landscaping plan. We are incorporating recommendations from a survey conducted by Long Hoeft Architects this past Spring. 8. Advisory Board Request: The Advisory Board would like to proceed with long-range planning and toward that end asks for a Community Develop Committee liaison who would attend Advisory Board meetings and participate in the planning process. 26
Estes Park Area Historical Museum MONTHLY STATISTICS October 1993 VISITATION Aticndan= Days open Visitor count Average/day October 1993 11 389 35.3 October 1992 9 356 39.5 % Change +22% +9.2% -10.6% Y'ID 1993 185 10472 56.6 YTD 1992 174 7185 41.3 Geclraphic Breakdown Local Rest of Colorado Rest of United States Foreign October 1993 70 197 122 0 % of total 18.0% 50.6% 31.4% 0% October 1992 80 172 102 2 % of total 22.6% 48.1% 28.8% 0.5% YID 1993 2736 3169 4490 135 % of total 26.0% 30.1% 42.6% 1.3% Y'ID 1992 1194 2391 3484 114 % of total 11.6% 33.3% 48.5% 1.6% Categories Adults Children Members Groups Families Other October 1993 196 12 25 0 93 63 % of total 50.3% 3% 6.5% 0% 24.0% 16.2% YID 1993 3176 261 577 655 2135 1112 % of total 40.1% 3.3% 7.3% 8.3% 26.9% 14% OUTREACH PROGRAMS Number Attendance October 1993 2 -« 114 Year to Date 64 7725 TOTAL PATRONS SERVED BY MUSEUM YTD 1993 18,311
MEMBERSHIP Individ. Family Cont/Bus Life Sponsor Total October - New 8 19 5 2 1 35 October - Renew 2 8 2 0 1 13 Total to date 119 194 83 63 1 469 VOLUNTEERS Number Hours In-kind cost (at $9.20/hr) October 1993 26 145 $1334 (doesn't include Xmas exhibit) YTD 1993 248 367.5 $24,867 RESEARCH REQUESTS Number October 1993 6 YTD 1993 72 28
5 Estes Park Area Historical Museum 1994 Program Schedule Unless noted, programs are free Saturday, April 16 Thursday, August 18 and will be held at 7:30 p.m. in 9 a.m. to Noon Edward S. Curtis Municipal Bldg. Rm. 203 Hondius Rm., EP Library and the Popularization Creative Memories: Preserving of Photographic Images Your Family History of the Native Saturday, January 15 Beverly Lawrence American People ~ 10 a.m. to Noon Preregistration required Angela Brayham - 18 Hondius Room, EP Library $15 contribution Storytelling .111-2~m~ Katy Kan and Greg Martin ~ Thursday, May 19 Beads & Feathers: A Look Thursday, February 17 at the Museum's Collection Saturday, September 24 History of Aviation in Estes Park Linda Carlson, Lecturer and Four -'Wheel Drive Trip Duke Sumonia Historic Costume Curator Cedar Park to Storm Mountain Colorado State University Reservations required Saturday, March 5 Noon, Stanley Hotel Saturday, May 28 Friday, October 14 Women's History Month Luncheon John Dillon Day 6 p.m., EP Conference Center Endurance on the Ice Sunday, May 29 Friends Annual Meeting Anne I)al Vera, American Parade of Years 11ie Art of Charles Women's Antarctica Expedition Sponsored by the Estes Partridge Adams $12 advance ticket purchase Park Historical Automobile Dorothy Dines required, 586-8116 and Touring Society Reservations required, fee Saturday, March 12 Thursday, June 16 Saturday, November 5 2 p.m., Hondius Rm, EP Library 5 p.m. Bus Tour to Fort Collins Songs and Stories: Suffragists Estes Power Plant Museum and Avery House and Other Colorado Women Friends Annual Picnic Reservations required, $16 Leslie Burger A Self-guided tour, power plant mezzanine Sat. & Sunday, Dec 10 & 11 Holiday Open House Thursday, July 21 Refreshments, free admission 77:ose Cast s of »00£1~~ Thursday, December 15 Hank Pedersen RJ# Model Trains Saturday, July 23 4 Jack Dreibus and the Estes Riverside Remembered Dance III Valley Model Railroaders Benefit dance, $12.50 Reservations suggested 29 e. c••4