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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Public Safety 1987-04-20PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE April 20, 1987 AGENDA 1. Trolly Proposal A. Route B. Stops 2. Alarm Monitoring A. Banks B. Other 3. Summer Officers A. Assignments B. Uniforms a / 4. Scottish Festival 5 ~ 2 A. Assignment of P.D. Personnel.~A~|\~D B. Shuttle Bus 5. Parking Fines/Time Limits 6. R.V. Parking REPORTS: Monthly Fire agreement with National Park Service Uniform address ordinance - Town & County $ I. ~~ ,#.:4.1 TOWN OF ESTES PARK Public Works Department Stephen L. Staniey -4 -Â¥98.-FEE Planner 4&d'fr--I;/W # 0%7 --' . 3:"143>3*t*lig~<-7 Y FER- 9,Â·c,jq,r~Â·~ '0.- Ist:.7..-144.Â» t'.j/:(141'j.fl>j ./- - 2 , . K h.:U -- -.% r 1 - 1 ' f Â·t Estes Park, Colorado 80517 MEMORANDUM TO: Chief Racine FROM: Stephen L. Stamey CZ g DATE: April 15, 1987 SUBJECT: Estes Park Trolley System Attached is a letter from the Colorado Department of Highways regarding the proposed trolley system. Essentially, they have stated that the right-of-way cannot be used for stopping/loading unloading points. The transit operators are presenting their request to the Urban Renewal Authority tomorrow morning at 9:15. I will probably attend this meeting. Perhaps we could drive the routes after this meeting. The trolley manager will not be able to go with us, as they are leaving town Thursday morning. SLS:cj Attachment P. O. Box 1200 Telephone (303) 586-5331 1 . 3 ' STATE OF COLORADO DIVISION OF HIGHWAYS b.1 0. 4 P.O. Box 850 gry* Greeley. Colorado 806324&% 2Â£6 4-r-El "47 â‚¬,No,Â¥2 \11\ (303) 353-1232 April 10, 1987 Larimer County General Estes Park Trolley DOH File 45100 Mr. Stephen L. Stamey Town Planner Town of Estes Park P.O. Box 1200 Estes Park, CO 80517 Dear Mr. Stamey: We have reviewed the Estes Park Trolley Special Review application, and we have the following comments. This is a proposal by a private corporation to operate five trackless trolleys on four routes, primarily State Highways 34, 36, 7, and 66-spur. A number of fixed and identifiable stops are proposed along these highways. Signs are also planned to be located on private and public property to mark the stops. Our first concern with this proposal is the requested use of highway right of way for designated stopping points. This would be in conflict with State law which does not allow use of state highway right of way for a private commercial enterprise. Therefore, stopping points must be kept outside the highway right of way. Our other concern relates to the placement of "Trolley Stop" signs along the State Highways. Any signs promoting this business, other than those at the central terminals would have to be located outside the highway right of way and limited as to the information which they could convey. Any questions regarding these signs should be directed to Mr. Dewey Norfleet, District 4 Roadside Beautification Inspector, by calling 350-2109. If the above concerns can be satisfied, we would have no objections to this trolley operation. We encourage the operator to plan all stops along state highways and other roads to take advantage of existing accesses which can be safely utilized. Please let us know if we can be of any assistance or provide further information. Very truly yours, ALBERT CHOTVACS DISTRICT ENGINEER th v Lt o / t-P / John K. Crier ,-District Planning/Environmental Manager JKC:mbc(WJ) cc: D. Norfleet File: Crier-Jacobson via Chotvacs <~1~ ~ c ., TOWN OF ESTES PARk jaek 2. 4/.4,10 -C Public \Vorks Department Richard D. Widmer ~Â« tÂ·:jÂ·i>Â·047 - Director ) 24,/ .. 0. 6 EL -4.ficÂ· taÂ¢ If 96Â·449 4/4<440>,trj~- r -- 1 -941ijÂ·0.-0.â€¢il-'1 ..5 . I. > 44 ; 7 ' 64 Fi -;4. :t -i<(,46- -=>-- 2--1 ..-c- .i -Â· r - f 713~ ,p.~. - * 9&3<4):~41*~Pf~:252 r- 1 2 4 .... *--J 7, -)C Â·Â·' 1 44 '- 0-x.,17*9 0 43 -- 1 - i-- Estes Park. Colorado 80517 -- April 14, 1987 Mr. Stephen L. Stamey ESTES PARK PLANNING COMMISSION P. O. Box 1200 Estes Park, CO 80517 Re: Special Review #87-5, Estes Park Trolley - Dear Steve: I have reviewed the above referenced special review request and have driven all of the routes described. I have the following comments with regard to the stops mentioned: ' 1 1. Stop #3, Nicky's - The shoulder of the road is relatively narrow here. It would be better to use the gravel parking lot to pull off and re-enter the highway. 2. Stop #8, Wiest Parking Lot - The stop proposed here would temporarily block the pedestrian crosswalk. Perhaps the curb next to the old bus office would be more appropriate. 3. Stop #19, Manor RV Park - The stop proposed here requires the trolley to cross oncoming traffic both entering and leaving / the stop. In addition, the stop appears to block the driveway CI, to Manor and the visibility of westbound traffic, due to a blind curve, is not good. 4. Step #20, Brookside & Timberlane - The stop proposed requires the trolley to cross oncoming traffic both entering and leaving the stop. Visibility is not adequate to safely enter the street with a slow moving vehicle. 5. Stoo #23, Post Office Parking Lot - The congestion of both the Post Office and Dark Horse lots in the summer season does 1 ) Al /..,% not lend itself well to a trolley stop in either of these locations. - Sincerely, TOWN OF ESTES PARK Public Works Department Richard D. Widmer,. PE-LS Town Engineer 1. Â¥5it Â¥61 ,-N.=11=Â¥--9~ J21*21Â»10 F if 4/ ------1-401 C. 122,21,!Aqj U ROBERT L. PORTER April 13, 1987 533 BIG THOMPSON AVE. P.O, BOX 2560 PRESIDENT & FOUNDER ESTES PAAK, COLORADO 80517 (303) 586-8185 Public Safely Committee Town of Estes Park }'.0. Box 1200 Estes Park, Colorado 80517 Re: Alarm Moniloring of Financial Institutions Gentlemen, 1 w'ish to thank >ou for allowing our Cashier and Inyself to present information to you regarding bank alarm systems and response times. It is our goal to maintain the best possible alarm system for the protection of life. valuables of the community, and assets of the bank. Recently we completed a study of bank security systems and equipment which was prompted by a letter from the LOWn concerning the termination of alarm monitoring. We wish to present some facts which we found through this study for your consideration and hopefully, upon review, you will feel as we do and reinstate the monitoring of bank alarms. We understand the towns position on the monitoring of alarms: however, we feel that discontinuance of direct alarm monitoring of financial institutions, unlike the other business, could have a large, detrimental affect on the entire community. Federal and state governments have realized the import.ant role th:at. banks play in the comintinity and have moved to protect the Communities welfare by requiring banks to have an alarm system. Banks are set apart from other community businesses ill th:11: (1) Banks are mandated b> law to have an alarm. (2) Banks safeguard valuables for people other than themselves. (3) Banks are required by law to have and to maintain a written security policy. (4) Burglary, robbery, and hostage type situations are investigated by governmental agencies in addition to the local police (i.e. the FBI). We realize the importance of a quality alarm system in the safety of our employees and customers, and iIi the protection of their assets, and have invested a good deal of time in selecting a system that would provide this necessary safety and protection. The decision by the tow'n to not monitor alarms, however, has seriously affected our abilit: to provide what we consider to be adequate protection. Alternative monitoring services available to us and a brief discussion of the weaknesses introduced by each follows: (1) Mosler Alarm Companies systein is monitored in New York City and other leading, alarm manufactures are monitored in other large cities through the use 01 automatic telephone dialers. (a) Automatic dialers use regular telephone lines and due to our local telephone switching office Can old rotary system) pulse to tone conversion adds to the response time both to the alarm monitoring station and then back to the police department. (b) Mosler notifies the local police by phone. This could be prevented or delayed if the long distance telephone lines were riot operable or if the limited number of lines at the police department were all in use. (c) Phone lines to the bank could be cut and auto dialers would become inoperable. r=4 (2) Other alaiÂ·itt mollitoring firms in Estes I 'ti i']. . (a) The addition of any "middleman" to the system Clelays response little. (b) The risk of pelletration into a security firm is much greater than 1.hal of the police department. (c) Local alarm firms also report to the police department by phone, and would be subject to many of the same problems as above. lf contact. to the local police department can not be completed by phone, one firm claims the> coilld then contact the PD by radio, but this all lakes extra time. We wish to request that before a final decision is made to drop all bank monitoring systems from the local police department that t,ests be made to see the actual difference in response lime. We feel, through our research, that the alternative alarm reporting services available to US are unacceptable by today's standards for the safely of the people of our community and their assets. We are hopeful that you could adopt a new town ordinance to reinstate alarm monitoring for those banks and other institutions which are mandal.ed by law to have an alarm. Park National Bank and it's employees will be pleased to assist in any uay. Please advise us of your findings and decisions. Sincerely, -~ -6 376L i Robett L. Porter President eC: Robert Elste. Acting Chief of Police David Racine. Future Chief of Police ESTES PARK POLICE DEPARTMENT SUMMER PLAN 1987 IN ORDER TO: 1. Conserve funds 2. Provide a higher level of service to the citizens of and visitors to Estes Park. 3. Provide summer officers with a more meaningful and diverse work experience. The following procedure will be followed in 1987. A. Ten (10) summer officers will be hired for the 1987 summer season. B. These officers will be divided into two groups namely Operations and Community Service and will rotate assignments through the period of employment. OPERATIONS A. Patrol - These officers will be fully uniformed and armed. They will accompany a fully certified officer of this depart- ment on patrol. If at all possible, the certified officer will have received F.T.0. Training and will be expected to fully evaluate the summer officers performance. B. Desk Duty - This officer will man the front desk and perform what has, in other places, been termed a dispatch alternative function. Persons having the need to file a report on a minor incident or in need of a service possible to be rendered in this fashion will be requested to come to the police station where this officer will render the service. Persons demanding a police officer be sent to the scene are to be told that will be done and the approximate E.T.A. of that police officer. COMMUNITY SERVICE These officers will be assigned to the commercial area of Estes Park. They will be clothed in a highly distinctive fashion totally dis-similar to the police uniform. They will direct traffic, issue parking citations render information and aid to tourists and have communications so to have the capability to summon police, fire, or medical aid when needed. The advantages to this approach are many and are partially enumerated below: 1. Two fewer officers will be hired presenting a considerable savings. 2. Having the summer officers fully supervised when armed and in uniform will, we believe, aleviate the liability exposure of having non-certified personnel in unsupervised situations. 3. Officers riding the "graveyard" shifts would have, most times, immediate back-up available. This for the summer months would. contribute greatly to officer safety. 4. The Community Service officer concept will hopefully stress service and safety rather than enforcement and be more palatable to the commercial community. This would also be a valuable experience for the law enforcement entrant. 5. The desk officer providing an alternative to dispatch will both enable pol-ice squads to remain on patrol and preclude disruptions suffered by the dispatchers. 6. This plan also includes the flexibility to change or revert to traditional approaches if this should prove necessary. Respectfully submitted, David J-. Racine Chief of Police R Lieutenant of Police DJR/BE/jh - offish.Hi 0 1 Q, ~1~ ~ 31 Longs Peak Scottish Highland Festival /421*:'fs< 42. 303/586-2132 - P.O. Box 1820 â€¢ Estes Park. Colorado 80517 April 9, 1987 i Public Safety Committee Town of Estes Park P. 0. Box 1200 Estes Park co 80517 Attn: Chief Racine Re: Longs Peak Scottish Highland Festival- Sept. 12-13, 1987 Sirs: Estes Park Police support request: 1. Six summer personel for the above week-end. 2. Parade Youte from West Park Center to Park Lane Ave. to MeGregor Ave. 3. Ten Poster Boards of sponsors, Friday evening Sept. 11 down by Saturday night September 12. 4. Shuttle Bus pick up in Municipal parking lot (old football field) to Stanley Park; after parade to grade school, rest of week-end to Gun Club. 5. Traffic request extra support from Highway Patrol and Sheriff. Traffic patrol and instruction person at Hwy 7 & 36 and Hwy 7 and Manford after parade Saturday, Hwy 36 and Community Dr. all week-end. 6. "No Parking" on Community Drive, Sept 12 & 13. 7. Police Security on grounds, Sept. 12 & 13. 8. Four spaces emergency cars by Swimming Pool. Thanking you in advance for your cooperation, I remain Sincerely /1 / F // li CM-J 3 ames 'A. Durward v 2 t,,9:36-94 . 2~67/44 0 - 214- ) 1 a 1 i P.O Box 1820 ' Estes Park, Colorado 80517 Concerns September 12-13 1987 1. Personal - Keep summer extras (6) that weekend. 2. Parade Starts at Circle Supers at 9:30 A.M. Ends at 1st National Bank Elkhorn to MacGregor to 1st National Elkhorn to Park Lane to MacGregor Poster Boards (10) Friday night - down Saturday night 3. Shuttle Bus 4. Traffic a. Saturday the 12 - 8:00 - 5:00 Sunday the 13 - 9:00 - 5;00 b. No Parking Community Drive 5. Security at Festival. Two men on grounds at all times P.D. - Check at night National Guard Parking - Emergency - 2 Ambulance 2 Patrol Vehicles -Wl - ... If e.- JAMES M. LITTLEJOHN ATTORNEY AT LAW P. O. BOX 1831 RECE!VED ESTES PARK, COLORADO 80517 (303) 586-4653 APR 2 1987 April 1, 1987 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR , Mr. Dale Hill Town of Estes Park P. O. Box 1200 Estes Park, CO 80517 Dear Dale: Acting Chief Elste has asked me to express my views as to Darking regulationk and fines. A little inquiry shows me that the Public Safety Committee has traditionally dealt with these subjects. With summer fast approaching, this may be the appropriate time to make my comments. Lt. Elste tells me that roughly 2/3 of all parking tickets are naid voluntarily with no more than encouragement. The balance are essen- tially lost to us, and there really isn't a practical means of en- forcing those written to drivers who do not live in the immediate area. Yet, that level of success probably isn't bad, and parking ticket writing alone has the beneficial effect of keeping parking spaces continuously available. I am also told that increasing fines for second and subsequent parking offenses creates an inequity. The officer on the street can't know without laborious inquiry whether he's writing a ticket to a multiple offender, and he' s required to put the amount of the fine on the ticket/envelope. Should he leave the envelope blank, the honest offender who comes to the police department window finds that the previous offense inquiry is then made, and he winds up paying a higher fine. Realizing that our multiple offense problem centers around business owners and employees who may view parking fines as a mere cost of doing business, let me suggest the following: 1. Create an additional offense requiring a court aupearance, for ~ ~~ - those who might receive, for example, four parking of fenses within any 90 day period. This is information which could be collated bv 6 the Police Department secretary. 2. Consider a more streamlined parking fine schedule, for example: Mr. Dale Hill April 1, 1987 Page 2. a. Overtime parking S 2.00 b. No parking zone 10.00 c. Blocking fire hydrant 5.00 d. Blocking driveway 5.00 e. Improper angle parking 5.00 f. Double parking 10.00 g. Parked headed wrong way 5.00 h. Parking in crosswalk 5.00 i. Parking on sidewalk 5.00 j. Parking in loading zone 15.00 Late fee: Overtime parking should go to $5.00 if paid after 72 hours following issue. All other parking violations should be assessed an additional $10.00 if not paid within 30 days of issue or within 20Â·davs following the mailing of a reminder letter. I feel that lighter sanctions make abuse of public parking too afford- able, and that heavier sanctions may significantly reduce the level of voluntary compliance. Please let me know if I can be of further assistance. Gincerely, <~ Janffs M. Littlejohn Muni>~ipal Judge JML:jmc BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Joint Session December 15, 1986 Board of Trustees/Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority Board of Trustees: Mayor Dannels, Trustees Aldrich, Barker, Brown, Habecker, Hix and Laing Board of Commissioners: Chairman Phares, Commissioners Ericson, Frantz, Godbolt, Pauley and Pohl Attending: All Also Attending: Town Administrator/Commissioner Hill, Executive Director Anderson, Clerk O'Connor Absent: None "DARK HORSE" AND POST OFFICE PARKING LOTS - REVIEW OF DESIGN: Director Anderson displayed two sketches indicating the proposed design for the "Dark Horse" and Post Office Parking Lots. Dark Horse Lot - This lot currently contains 120 parking spaces. In order to construct the river corridor improvements, the lot is being redesigned to 99 spaces. Two (2) handicapped spaces and landscaped center island will be provided. The island adjacent to Rockwell Street will also be landscaped. Post Office Lot - This lot will be redesigned to increase exist- ing parking spaces by 30. New concrete curb and gutter will be installed. EPURA anticipates obtaining all signatures (with regard to the closing of a portion of West Riverside Drive between Ivy and Rockwell Streets) for presentation to the Board of Trustees on January 13, 1987. A second exit from the lot to Rockwell Street was discussed and Mayor Dannels deferred consid- eration to the Public Works Committee. Trustee Barker stated EPURA had recently requested this lot be overlayed and questioned the responsibility of such a project. Director Anderson stated it was EPURA's responsibility; should this project not be funded this year, it will be deferred to a later date. Â·Designated recreational vehicle parking and parking /v time-limits will be deferred to the Public Safety Committee. Bids will be requested for construction of both parking lots; however, both lots will not be closed simultaneously. It is anticipated construction will be completed by Memorial Day. REPORTS: Director Anderson reported Mr. Boyd has obtained the services of an attorney to represent him in the condemnation action of his building. A firm obtained by Mr. Boyd is in the process of 1 1 $ r-1 0 LO 01 00 0 U - Month Calls Miles on Car Doors Open idents Arrests Moving Summons Contacts January 10,529 13 35 460 February 9,643 23 71 604 March Â· 9,588 ~ 11 13 504 1987 MONTHLY April May June AInr -Asn6nv iaqwaldas lag0100 lagweAON Jaqua080 103 Telog 1,0X 4 4/ ... C/1>332- W 0 > ro U 0 .f-1 A ro aa m m fo 8-\- UCCC * r--1 01 00 -4 0 m e Z (0 M e \\ \ 2 \\ CD C Ul 7-1 0 v C r-1 3 Â·r-1 0 3U m o CO 0 0 X Q O 00 r\1 m >4 A 10 U r-1 N U C.) 0 0 UD L 0, 4-1 .. 4 O (0 (0 4 0 0 EL, M X . fo -1 4 (0 0 0 7-1 4 01 0 >1 -1 - 4-1 I O U} C 3 0 NC U U) CON C C A . -A C . 0 Â·r-1.%0 7 C 0 -rl (1) Â·ri *M C) Â¤1 Â¢ C Â·el -r-1 0 C [4 10 0 Ero U toro*j 3 4 E â€¢0 6 0 ro *-1 to u) u o, --4 -EC . 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Â· , . 1 U.1 4 S ONO#O O % SktOol{ Â£990932E r- rÂ·- r- m Y m ~rÂ·~ cy -4 -1 - .4 6TOT SWI.1 79101 m m + r-1 - O Co F O Ln M W N 68OT r. Al Al - .-1 a. W Z O < AG z Z W 0 Z Z I ZZ<0 Â« H U) W 4 > W N J .3 X W H 1-4 4 <OHOO<W .1 1 OUb.6.0% O m MONTH MARCH 1987 SHIFT COMMANDER'S MONTHLY REPORT .4 44% 1 NAME 'IVI,01 enura I PLANNED PROGRESS ~ TO: Town Public Safety Committee FROM: EPURA Circulation Committee DATE: April 20, 1987 RE: RV Vehicle Parking The URA Circulation Committee suggests the following action regarding RV Vehicle parking: 1. The football lot be signed as RV parking. Most RV owners are looking for quick and easy places to park. This designation will help remove RV traffic prior to downtown congestion. 2. Though the lot is signed as an RV parking area, do not restripe the lot for that will decrease the number of spaces available. Most RV owners will pull through and take the spaces they need. This will allow optimum use of the lot. 3. It will be difficult for RV's to park in the Dark Horse and Post Office lots because of ninety degree parking. To minimize RV-auto conflicts, this lot should be signed to indicate RV parking is not allowed. 4. The number of parking spaces within the Post Office lot has been increased by thirty spaces. The URA Plan suggested that the Post Office lot be designated 1/3 short term parking and 2/3 longer term parking. The layout prior to the rework was approximately 1/2-1/2 ratio. We suggest that the 1/3-2/3 ratio be established in that lot. /dh CC: Art Anderson Bob Joseph