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PACKET Town Board 2005-07-26
Prepared 07/19/05&J7/CO / 3411 ty ' 4.· t €:R«il.···~c TOWN OF ESTES PARK ·a,67 i 1--59/ I <40iff..ir.+.8-$1~1/ 85.092.25?f- 1- . 1.:liti:-:5919*~:1:299·1 43·...441·--,ittj·»64»=· 24*·-1.R;.3.-·31%*:2~2/1.1 I: .:.:f:t:VK»\ 1. 9310i~%#41*b . 1. ... 012·*t=6Aut-.:'94·~--;:··tfi~.· 4--:'~-:n.*_: .. The Mission of the Town of Estes Fark ie to plan and provide reliable. hi0h-value services for our citizens, visitore, and employees. We take 0reat pride eneurind and enhancinG the quality of life in our community by beine 0ood el;ewarde of public reeources and natural eettinG. BOARD OF TRUSTEES - TOWN OF ESTES PARK Tuesday, July 26,2005 7:00 p.m. AGENDA PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE PUBLIC COMMENT (Please state your name and address) TOWN BOARD COMMENTS 1. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of): 1. Town Board Minutes dated July 12, 2005. 2. Bills. 3. Committee Minutes: A. Public Works, July 14, 2005. B. Utilities, July 21, 2005: 4. Estes Valley Board of Adjustment, July 12, 2005 (acknowledgement only). 5. Estes Valley Planning Commission, Jul); 19,2005 (acknowledgement only). l A. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA (Approval of): Mayor Baudek: Open the Public Hearing for all Consent Agenda Items. If the Applicant, Public or Town Board wish to speak to any of these consent items, they will be moved to the "Action Item" Section. 1 Continued on reverse side 1. PLANNING COMMISSION CONSENT ITEMS: 1. AMENDED PLATS. A. Streamside on Fall River, Lot 2 of the Amended Plat of Lot 2, Deer Crest Subdivision, and Tract 59A, Fall River Addition, Bruce Ballard/Applicant. CONTINUE TO AUGUST 23,2005. 2. SUPPLEMENTAL CONDOMINIUM MAPS. A. Solitude Condominiums 1, Supplemental Condominium Map #3, Lot 1, Solitude Subdivision, Fish Creek Properties, LLC/Applicant. B. Vista Ridge Condominiums, Phase V, Lot 2, Vista Ridge Subdivision, Estes Investors, LLC/Applicant. 3. FINAL CONDOMINIUM MAPS: A. Olympus Views Condominiums, Lot 51A, Second Amended Plat of Lot 3, Canaiy Subdivision, and a Portion of Lot 51, Grand Estates Subdivision, PT Properties, LLC/Applicant. 4. DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT. A. Termination of Development Agreement for Stanley Avenue Condominiums, Amended Plat of Lots 32A and 33A of the Amended Plat of Lots 32,33,34 and 35, and Portions of Lots 1, 31 and 37, White Meadow View Place Addition, Stanley Avenue Condominiums, LLC/Applicant. 2. ACTION ITEMS: 1. QWEST UPDATE - EXPANSION OF HIGH SPEED INTERNET ACCESS IN ESTES PARK. Abel Chavez/QWEST Representative. 2. ESTES PARK CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU (CVB) SIX-MONTH UPDATE. CVB Director Pickering and staff. 3. PUBLIC HEARING: ADOPTION OF NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE. 2005 EDITION, ORDINANCE #11-05. A. Mayor - Open Public Hearing B. Staff Report C. Town Attorney White read Ordinance #11-05 D. Public Testimony E. Mayor - Close Public Hearing F. Motion to Approve/Deny. 4. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. A. Network Audit and Response. 5. ADJOURN. NOTE: The Town Board reserves the right to consider other appropriate items not available at the time the agenda was prepared. 2 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, July 12, 2005 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 12th day of July, 2005. Meeting called to order by Mayor John Baudek. Present: John Baudek, Mayor Susan L. Doylen, Mayor ProTem Trustees Richard Homeier Lori Jeffrey-Clark Chuck Levine Wayne Newsom Also Present: Randy Repola, Town Administrator Vickie O'Connor, Town Clerk Gregory A. White, Town Attorney Absent: Bill Pinkham, Trustee Mayor Baudek called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m., announced that Rooftop Rodeo Week is underway and encouraged everyone to attend. All desiring to do so, recited the Pledge of Allegiance. PUBLIC COMMENT. Robin Parker/Intrigue Gift Shop, 1861 Raven Ave. called attention a recent National Geographic Traveler article where "Traffic, condo developments, and noise around the sappy, touristy town of Estes Park lessen appeal [of RMNP]." This perception needs to be changed. Administrator Repola confirmed that staff (P. Marsh) is aware of the article, the Advertising Committee will review the article and attempt to mitigate any negative impact. Speaking on behalf of various downtown businesses, Trustee Jeffrey- Clark expressed concern with the lack of visitors to date. Mayor Baudek noted he and CVB Director Pickering contacted the Magazine, and an apology was issued, and the CVB is doing their job. Trustee Doylen stated that the Community Development Committee receives reports from the Ad Committee concerning fulfillment, etc., and all are accountable. The Town is leading the charge in advertising Estes Park, however, business owners must also review their private marketing strategy. Additionally, Trustee Pinkham is leading Business Roundtable discussions with various business leaders, and information from these discussions will be forthcoming. TOWN BOARD COMMENTS Trustee Doylen stated that with Clerk O'Connor's pending retirement, this is her last Town Board meeting; comrnents on achievements during her 29 yr.+ tenure were also noted. 1. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of): 1. Town Board Minutes dated June 28,2005 and Study Session dated June 29, 2005. 2. Bills. Board of Trustees - July 12, 2005 - Page 2 3. Committee Minutes: A. Public Safety, June 30,2005: Police Dept. 1. Resolution #16-05 - Re-establishing the Monthly Telephone Exchange Access Facility Charge and Wireless Communications Access Charge of $.45/each, effective January 1, 2006. 2. Policy Manual - Inclusion of 5-yr. Strategic Plan in Policy Manual. 3. Parking Analysis Plan RFP - See Action Item #1 below. Fire Dept.: 1. One-year Extension of Memorandum of Understanding between Rocky Mountain National Park and the Town/Estes Park Volunteer Fire Dept. for personal services and equipment required for both structural fire and wildfire suppression, July 20,2005 - July 20,2006. B. Community Development, July 7,2005: Museum/Senior Center Dept.: 1. Senior Center - New Position: Part-time On-Call Activity Driver. Community Development Dept.: 1. Building Permit Fee Waiver - Habitat for Humanity of Estes Valley, Halbach Lane Development (2 homes). Special Events Dept.: 1. Estes Park Heritage Festival, August 27,2005: Waiver of Item 4 under Special Requirements for Bond Park to allow the new event. Closure of MacGregor Ave. on 8/27/05 from Elkhorn Ave. to Park Ln. from 4:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m. Carriage Rides. Trustee Levine requested Item 3.B.1. be removed from the Consent Agenda. It was moved and seconded (Doylen/Levine) Item 3.A in its entirety and 3.B. 1. Senior Center Dept. Item and the Special Events Dept. Item be approved, and it passed unanimously. It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Doylen) Item 3.B.1. for the Community Development Dept. be approved, and it passed with Trustee Levine Abstaining lA. PLANNING COMMISSION CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of): Mayor Baudek opened the Public Hearing for both Consent Agenda Items, and advised that if the Applicant, Public or Town Board wish to speak to any of these consent items, they will be moved to the "Action Item" Section. CONSENT ITEMS: a) SUPPLEMENTAL CONDOMINIUM MAP: (i) Supplemental Condominium Map #3, Mary's Lake Lodge Condominiums, Units 17 and 18, Lot 3 Mary's Lake Subdivision, CMS Planning & Development, Inc./Applicant. b) FINAL CONDOMINIUM MAP: (i) The Guest House at Mary's Lake Lodge, Units 17A, 17B, 17C, 18A, 18B and 18C, Lot 3, Mary's Lake Subdivision, CMS Planning and Development, Inc./Applicant. Board of Trustees - July 12, 2005 - Page 3 Planner Chilcott noted that a letter dated July 12~h signed by Tyler Campbell, Mike & Carol Dugan, and Ginger Juhl was received expressing concern with (1) how the proposed changes would affect the Marys Lake Lodge Condominium Common Interest Community Declaration and (2) density. (Note: discussion on this item was delayed until 8:05 p.m. pending Mr. Dugan's appearance; however, as a condominium representative did not appear, the Board resumed consideration of this item. Town Attorney White confirmed that the Town requires an attorney's certificate on condominium documents and these documents were received-the Town does not involve itself in homeowner association documents. Regarding density, the request was included in an amended development plan that was approved by the Planning Commission. There being no further testimony, Mayor Baudek closed the public hearing, and it was moved and seconded (Levine/Homeier) Consent Items a) and b) be approved, and it passed unanimously. 1 B. PLANNING COMMISSION ACTION AGENDA. a) PROPOSED BLOCK 7 TEXT AMENDMENTS TO EVDC PERTAINING TO THE A-ACCOMMODATIONS ZONING DISTRICT (Tabled May 24, 2005 pending public meeting June 78). Mayor Baudek opened the Public Hearing and Community Development Director Joseph presented the Staff Report, noting that approximately 45 Estes Valley residents attended the June 7th meeting. There was no public testimony, thus Mayor Baudek closed the Public Hearing. Trustee Homeier commented that the proposal of allowing residential accommodations use in commercial zones poses potential problems relative to attainable housing. Trustee Doylen concurred; adding that residential use in commercial zones is a property tax issue concern. Concluding all discussion, it was moved and seconded (Levine/Doylen) the proposed Block 7 Text Amendments to the EVDC pertaining to the A-Accommodations Zoning District be denied, and it passed unanimously. Dir. Joseph stated that given this action, staff intends to submit housekeeping revisions regarding minor density and parking formulas with the EVDC to the Planning Commission for their recommendation. 2. ACTION ITEMS: 1. PARKING ANALYSIS PLAN RFP FOR COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PARKING PLAN. Police Chief Richardson reviewed his memorandum dated July 8th specifically regarding parking on the Comprehensive Plan, Estes Valley Comprehensive Plan, a study by Felsburg, Holt & Ullevig/Estes Valley Transportation Alternatives Study of a Parking Analysis Plan and Goal Team 5 Public Transportation and Parking. The Team contacted Republic Parking Systems to conduct an in-depth study/survey of current parking patterns within Estes Park, and the Public Safety Committee supported the Republic Parking Systems Proposal ($22,500). Brian Kern/Republic Parking Systems was introduced, and the scope was discussed. The survey timeframe is seven days between July 27th and August 2nd. Discussion included: assurance that any recommendation be "in character with Estes Park", confirmation that while Republic may suggest other aspects of parking systems provided by their company, approval of the study is a separate issue; a follow-up study is imperative, and the date should remain open-ended; and Republic representatives will meet with the Goal Team to convey their impressions. Concluding discussion, it was moved and seconded (Newsom/Homeier) the Board of Trustees - July 12, 2005 - Page 4 Agreement with Republic Parking System in the amount of $22,500 be approved, and it passed unanimously. 2. RESOLUTION 17-05 - SUPPORT OF WILDERNESS DESIGNATION FOR ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK. Mayor Baudek commented on the public meeting where wilderness designation was discussed, and Town Attorney White read the Resolution supporting the Wilderness Designation for RMNP contingent upon: The wilderness designation be the same as delineated in the Rocky Mountain National Park Wilderness Boundaries Map No. 121-60,403a, June 1999. Consideration of amending the proposed area by the exclusion of the Headwaters Trail Alliance Buffer Zone on the Map dated June 29,2005 and attached to the Town of Grand Lake's Letter of Support of June 29, 2005. It was moved and seconded (Levine/Newsom) Resolution 17-05 be approved, and it passed unanimously. Mayor Baudek commented that while representing APPA/PRPA in Washington, he will hand deliver copies of the Resolution to Colorado's elected officials. 3. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR'S REPORT. A. 2004 CIRSA Award. The Town has received an award from CIRSA for "Most Improved Safety." Following completion of all agendh items, Mayor Baudek adjourned the meeting at 8:05 p.m. John Baudek, Mayor Vickie O'Connor, Town Clerk RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, July 14, 2005 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 14~h day of July, 2005. Committee: Chairman Levine, Trustees Homeier and Jeffrey-Clark Attending: All Also Attending: Town Administrator Repola, Clerk O'Connor, Public Works Director Linnane, Mgr. Button Absent: None Chairman Levine called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. UNDERPASS (HIGHWAY 34) ARTISTIC TILE PROPOSAL - EAGLE ROCK SCHOOL - PLANNING AND TECHNICAL PRESENTATION - REQUEST FOR APPROVAL. Mgr. Button updated the Committee on this proposal, and Cindy Elkins, Art Teacher and students presented their planning and technical presentation for this artistic tile project for the pedestrian underpass portion that begins at the Visitors Center (east end) and concludes at the Kind Coffee/Ed's Cantina Center. Phase I includes covering the lentil (header) at both the east and went ends of the tunnel, approximately 200 sq. ft. of surface area; subsequent phases would extend along the wing walls and eventually into the interior of the tunnel. The Phase I timeline is: 1. October and November 2005: visit civic groups; solicit contributions; and generate the first group of tiles. 2. December 2005 and January and February 2006: layout the tiles to create the most appealing design. 3. Install the tiles in spring, weather permitting. 4. The tunnel would remain open during the installation process and would be appropriately signed to ensure safety for pedestrians and other users of the tunnel. Installation could also be timed to take place during off-peak hours. Weekend work would not be permitted. There is no funding for this project in 2005, and maintenance costs are unknown; however, if approved, Town funding could be added to the 2006 Budget: Cost Estimates: Town Contribution $2,834 (includes $2,000/yr. maintenance) Eagle Rock Contribution 834 Community Contributions 832 Total $4,500 Ms. Elkins presented finished (painted & fired) sample tiles and color choices. Eagle Rock School will perform all firing, and the layout area will be at the school studio. Adam Kittler/Student commented on the project theme, which would be each artist's/participant's conception of the Town of Estes Park. First National Bank has agreed to establish an account for fund donations and a solicitation letter will be issued to area organizations. Students could take unfinished tiles to on-site areas such as RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Public Works Committee - July 14, 2005 - Page 2 Kreative Kids, the Senior Center, and the like to further enhance community participation. The Committee supports the project concept, and the $2,834 expenditure in 2005 for Phase 1, and subsequent maintenance costs thereafter. Upon completion of Phase 1, and prior to initiation of Phase 11, Ms. Elkins was directed to return to the Committee for an update. Additionally, Chairman Levine supports a no-charge/tile for Kreative Kids. In closing, Ms. Elkins stated that students will present this project at their Peace Jam Conference. The Committee expressed their admiration to the students and Ms. Elkins in pursuing this community project. REPORTS. 1. Scott Ave. Ponds Spillway Maintenance Proiect. Price quotes were solicited from six excavation contractors for maintenance and repair work on the east most pond (Pond #2), spillway, outlet structure, and the crest of pond. Stephen and Stephen Landscape and Design was the only contractor returning a quote. Cornerstone Engineering and Surveying is the project construction manager and one of their responsibilities is to ensur6 a quality product. The price quote included $15,570 for Pond 1 and $15,320 for Pond 2; while both ponds were listed, the Town is under no obligation to approve work on Pond 1. The 2005 Budget estimate is $20,000, and the Committee supported staffs decision to proceed with the project and the contract with Stephen and Stephen Landscape and Design. 2. Maintenance Landscape Project at the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) Building. In response to last month's meeting, staff presented revised specifications, maintenance guidelines, and general provisions for said Project. The specifications have been clarified and mitigate previous bidding process concerns. Staff confirmed that this maintenance project is due to an agreement with the BOR for Fire Station land. Improved specs will enable staff to ascertain if out-sourcing proves beneficial. 3. BOR - Olvmous Dam Update. Crews are nearing completion of the drilling portion of the project, and sample collection is underway. Upon completion of the analysis, BOR Representatives will attend a Town Board meeting. Staff will continue to provide updates to the Committee. 4. Fish Creek Trail Proiect. A mid-August completion timeframe is expected. Pursuant to timely neighborhood meetings, neighborhood issues were addressed. 5. Picnic Shelter Project. The roof has been installed and the Public Works Dept. is working on improving the roadway to the site. 6. Street Sign Proiect. Interest has been expressed from one company thus far and staff anticipates bid submittals in the near future. Ongoing work includes an inventory of street sign locations and logistics. Start-up and completion timeframes will be confirmed at the August meeting. There being no further business, Chairman Levine adjourned the meeting at 8:51 a.m. Vickie O'Connor, CMC, Town Clerk RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Town o f Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, July 21,2005 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the UTILITIES COMMITTEE of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 21St day of July, 2005. Committee: Chairman Jeffrey-Clark, Trustees Newsom and Pinkham Attending: Chairman Jeffrey-Clark and Trustee Newsom Also Attending: Town Administrator Repola, Public Works Director Linnane, Finance Director McFarland, Deputy Clerk Williamson Absent Trustee Pinkham Chairman Jeffrey-Clark called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. LIGHT & POWER DEPARTMENT. Utility Easement, Lots 21 and 22, Block 7, Country Club Manor Subdivision - Owner Request Town to Vacate Easement. Director Linnane reported that owner Carl Ropp has requested vacation of a portion (22' long by 8' wide) of a utility easement to build in this area. All utility companies have signed off on the Town's Utility Easement Vacation approval form. A Quit Claim Deed will be filed to vacate this easement. The Committee recommends approval of the utility vacation as described above. REPORTS. 1. Light and Power Dept. Financial Data - Dir. McFarland reviewed the report. 2. Water Financial Data - Dir. McFarland reviewed the report. 3. Buell Porter Christmas Scenes - Dir. Linnane stated bids have been sent to local contractors for the set up of the Christmas decorations. Bids will be presented to the Committee at the August meeting. Discussion followed regarding the location of the Santa scene and it was agreed to revisit the Knoll-Willow location. 4. Trustee Jeffrey-Clark suggested a task force be formed to develop a Christmas festival/celebration. REQUEST TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION. ICG Communications, Inc. Contract. For the purpose of determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and/or instructing negotiators, under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(c). Chairman Jeffrey-Clark called a recess of the regular meeting at 8:36 a.m. to enter into Executive Session. Chairman Jeffrey-Clark reconvened the regular meeting at 8:59 a.m. RETURN TO OPEN SESSION & ADJOURN. Chairman Jeffrey-Clark reconvened the meeting in open session and there being no further business, Chairman adjourned the meeting at 9:00 a.m. Jackie Williamson, Deputy Town Clerk RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting of the Estes Valley Board of Adjustment July 12, 2005, 8:00 a.m. Board Room, Estes Park Town Hall Board: Chair Al Sager; Members Cliff Dill, Bill Horton, Chuck Levine, and Wayne Newsom Attending: Chair Sager; Members Dill, Levine, and Newsom Also Attending: Director Joseph, Planner Chilcott, Planner Shirk, and Recording Secretary Roederer Absent: Member Horton Chair Sager called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. The following minutes reflect the order of the agenda and not necessarily the chronological sequence. 1. CONSENT AGENDA The minutes of the June 7,2005 meeting. 2. METES AND BOUNDS, 3965 Little Valley Road, Applicant: Michael Bryant - Variance Request from Section 4, Table 4-2, of the Estes Vallev Development Code. requiring a minimum fiftv-foot side-vard setback in the RE - Rural Estate zoning district Planner Shirk summarized the staff report. He stated that this is a request for a variance to Section 4, Table 4-2, of the Estes Valley Development Code to allow a thirty-foot side-yard setback in the RE - Rural Estate zoning district for construction of a new deck. He stated the home was built in 1952, prior to the implementation of setback requirements, and is approximately forty-six feet from the north side property line of this two-acre lot. Planner Shirk noted the applicant would be required to apply for a variance to make any addition to the north side of the residence, although three sides of the home could be added onto without a variance. At the time the applicant purchased the property in 1990 the zoning was E - Estate, which also required side-yard setbacks of fifty feet. The applicant proposes to build a deck sixteen feet wide by thirty-six feet long, a total of 576 square feet. It is the opinion of planning staff that this request is substantial and does not represent the least deviation that would afford relief. The home has a sliding-glass door opening onto the area where the deck is proposed. Staff supports a deck of some nature but recommends a smaller deck be built. There have been two surveysof the lot performed since 1993; each shows the residence at a different distancefrom the side-yard lot line. Planner Shirk recommended that the Board consider approving a specified width for the deck addition, rather than approving a specific setback from the property line, due to the fact that the location of the property line is in question. The request was submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff and to adjacent property owners for consideration and comment. No significant issues or concerns were expressed by reviewing staff relative to code compliance or the provision of public services. A letter was received from Linda and Bob Moak of 3960 Little Valley Drive, stating their objection to the proposed variance. Public Comment: The applicant, Michael Bryant, was present. He stated his intention to construct a twelve-foot-wide deck, not one sixteen feet wide. He stated he was unaware of the Moak's objections to his variance request. Ima Matthies, president of the Little Valley Owners Association was present. She stated the owners' association's objection to the proposed variance and noted there had been many years of unresolved conflicts with Mr. Bryant. She called for all Little Valley homeowners present in the audience who were against the proposed RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 2 July 12, 2005 variance to stand; fifteen people stood up. She provided the Board members with photos of the variance notice Mr. Bryant posted on his property, which had been altered to state the variance request was for a hog farm, as well as photos of the condition of Mr. Bryant's property. Jon Sypher of 3825 Star Way, Charles Hanchett of 1640 Black Squirrel Drive, and Jim Matthies of 1637 Black Squirrel Drive also stated their objections to the proposed variance and spoke of a variety of concerns they had with Mr. Bryant's property over the years. Chair Sager noted that many of the adjacent property owners' concerns would be better presented in a court of law. Chair Sager and Members Levine and Newsom stated their concerns regarding the discrepancy in the surveys for the northern property line. Director Joseph noted that it's possible for two different surveyors to come to different conclusions about the location of a property line if their surveys are based on different assumptions. Member Levine clarified with Mr. Bryant that the sliding-glass door had been installed in 1993 and not used since that time. Member Levine also questioned Mr. Bryant about his alteration of the variance notice sign. Chair Sager noted that, given the discrepancies in the surveyors' determination of where the north property line lay, it would be difficult to approve a variance based on the location of that property line. Director Joseph stated that Mr. Bryant would have the right to select any licensed surveyor and stand by that surveyor's determination of where the property lay. Member Levine reiterated that the approved variance must provide the least deviation from the standards of the Estes Valley Development Code that would afford relief, noting that a variance request for a landing and steps would have been more appropriate. Finding the requested variance did not provide the least deviation from the standards of the Estes Valley Development Code that would afford relief, it was moved and seconded (Newsom/Levine) to disapprove the requested variance to allow a side-yard setback of thirty feet, and the motion passed unanimously with one absent. V»4 3. LOT 11, BLOCK 2. FALL RIVER ESTATES, 1069 Fall River Court, Applicant: Ronald and Maureen Kolzow - Variance Requests from Estes Vallev Development Code Section 4. Table 4-2, requiring minimum 25-foot front-, side-, and rear-vard setbacks in the E-1 - Estate zoning district Planner Shirk summarized the staff report. He stated the applicant wishes to construct a new single-family residence and is requesting a variance to allow a side- yard setback of fourteen feet and front- and rear-yard setbacks of seventeen feet in lieu of the twenty-five foot setbacks required in the E-1 - Estate zoning district. He noted the .42-acre lot is significantly sub-sized for the zoning district, which has a minimum lot size of one acre and for which the 25-foot setbacks were created. The lot is closer to the size standards for the E - Estate zoning district, which requires fifteen-foot rear-yard and ten-foot side-yard setbacks. The lot has inherent design constraints such as steep slope, drainage, and trees that limit the placement of the residence. These factors combine to create special circumstances. The site plan has been designed so that only the corners of the house would extend into the setbacks. Planner Shirk noted that, because this is a vacant lot, a conforming residence could be built. The request was submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff and to adjacent property owners for consideration and comment. No significant issues or concerns were expressed by reviewing staff relative to code compliance or the provision of public services. While conducting a site visit, Planner Shirk spoke with the neighbors to the south, who had no objection to the plans; their only concern was whether the proposed home would block their view, but it will not. A letter was received from adjacent property owners Ken and Pati Czarnowski of 2180 Blue Spruce Drive, stating they had no objection to the variance request. A letter was also received from RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 3 July 12, 2005 adjacent property owner Clark Bussell of 2275 Deer Mountain Drive, stating his objection to the proposed variance. Public Comment: None. It was moved and seconded (Levine/Newsom) to approve a side-yard setback of fourteen feet and a front- and rear-yard setback of seventeen feet in lieu of the required twenty-five-foot setbacks, with the findings and conditions recommended by staff, and the motion passed unanimously with one absent. CONDITIONS: 1. Full compliance with applicable building codes. 2. Compliance with the approved site plan. 3. Prior to pouring foundation, submittal of a setback certificate prepared by a registered land surveyor. 4. UNIT 1, HOMESTEAD CONDOMINIUMS SUPPLEMENTAL MAP #1, 1850 Fall River Road #1, Applicant: Shirley Olson - Variance Request from Estes Valley Development Code Section 7.6.E.1.a(2)(b), requiring a 30-foot setback from the annual high-water mark of river corridors Planner Chilcott summarized the staff report. She stated that the applicant is requesting a ten-foot variance to Estes Valley Development Code Section 7.6.E.1.a(2)(b), which requires a thirty-foot river setback from the annual high-water mark of the river, to allow an addition to be built twenty feet from Fall River. The existing cabin is located twenty feet from the annual high-water mark; a deck is currently located in the area of the proposed addition. The same setback is requested for the addition to allow the applicant to replace the existing deck with a bedroom closet and expanded kitchen storage area. The fact that the existing cabin already encroaches into the river setback, a deck already exists in the proposed location for the addition so no further habitat for wildlife will be lost, and the small size of the existing cabin combine to create special circumstances and practical difficulty will result from strict compliance with the code standard. The essential character of the neighborhood would not be changed. This proposal was submitting to all applicable reviewing agency staff and to adjacent property owners for review and comment. The owner has obtained letters of approval from all Homestead Condominium owners. Public Comment: None. It was moved and seconded (Levine/Newsom) to approve the requested variance to allow a twenty-foot setback from the annual high-water mark of rivers, with the findings and conditions recommended by staff, and the motion passed unanimously with one absent. CONDITIONS: 1. Compliance with the submitted plans. 2. A registered land surveyor shall set the survey stakes for the foundation forms. After the footings are set and prior to pouring the foundation, the surveyor shall verify compliance with the variance and provide a setback certificate. 5. LOT 1, CARRIAGE HILLS 8TH FILING, 125 Saddleback Lane, Applicant: Robert and Kathv Sherrod - Variance Request from Estes Valley Development Code Section 4, Table 4-2, requiring a minimum 50-foot front-vard setback in the RE - Rural Estate zoning district Planner Chilcott summarized the staff report. She stated that the petitioner is requesting a twenty-six-foot variance to Estes Valley Development Code Table 4-2, which requires a fifty-foot minimum front-yard setback in the RE - Rural Estate zon- RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Board of Adjustment 4 July 12, 2005 ing district, for a house addition set back twenty-four feet from the front property line along Fish Creek Way. The petitioner proposes to build a 1,395-square-foot, two- story addition to the existing 2,185-square-foot house as well as a deck addition; the existing house is set back eighty feet from the Fish Creek Way property line. Planner Chilcott noted that if the owner had not dedicated a thirty-foot-wide strip of right-of- way to Larimer County in March 1989, the proposed addition would meet the fifty- foot setback requirement. She stated that special circumstances exist and practical difficulty will result in strict compliance with the code standard. Although approximately half of the proposed addition would encroach into the setback, its distance from Fish Creek Way serves to minimize the impact of the addition. The owners could build a smaller addition or add onto the front of the home without a variance but this would require significant remodeling due to the home's "envelope" construction. This proposal was submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff and to adjacent property owners for review and comment. An email from the adjacent property owners at 175 Saddleback Lane was supportive of the requested variance. Member Dill questioned whether the county opposed the encroachment onto the county easement. Planner Chilcott noted the Larimer County engineer had not expressed concern. Public Comment: Steve Lane of Basis Architecture was present to represent the applicant. He stated that the purpose of the proposed addition is to provide a master bedroom on the main floor of the home and that the addition had been designed to match the architectural style of the residence. He stated that the owners are willing to abandon their driveway access to Fish Creek Way if it is disallowed. It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Dill) to approve the requested variance to allow a twenty-four foot front-yard setback, with the findings and conditions recommended by staff, and the motion passed unanimously with one absent. CONDITIONS: 1. Compliance with the submitted plans. 2. A registered land surveyor shall set the survey stakes for the foundation forms. After tthe footings are set, and prior to pouring the foundation, the surveyor shall verify compliance with the variance and provide a setback certificate. 3. The applicant should provide documentation that the access onto Fish Creek Way was permitted by the County. If it is not permitted, the access should either be blocked or reseeded. 6. REPORTS None. There being no further business, Chair Sager adjourned the meeting at 9:23 a.m. Al Sager, Chair Julie Roederer, Recording Secretary RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Regular Meeting of the Estes Valley Planning Commission July 19, 2005, 1 :30 p.m. Board Room, Estes Park Municipal Building Commission: Chair Joyce Kitchen; Commissioners Wendell Amos, Ike Eisenlauer, George Hix, Bill Horton, Betty Hull, and Edward Pohl Attending: Commissioners Amos, Eisenlauer, Hix, Horton, and Pohl Also Attending: Town Attorney White, Director Joseph, Planner Chilcott, Town Board Liaison Homeier at Study Session, and Recording Secretary Roederer Absent: Chair Kitchen, Commissioner Hull, Planner Shirk Acting Chair Pohl called the meeting to order at 1:30 p.m. The following minutes reflect the order of the agenda and not necessarily the chronological sequence of the meeting. 1. CONSENT AGENDA a. Estes Valley Planning Commission minutes dated June 21, 2005. It was moved and seconded (Hix/Amos) that the Consent Agenda be accepted, and the motion passed unanimously with two absent. 2. PUBLIC COMMENT None. 3. REVISED DEVELOPMENT PLAN 02-17, VISTA RIDGE CONDOMINIUMS, Lot 3, Vista Ridge Subdivision Phase IV, 820 - 862 Crabapple Lane, Applicant: Estes Investors, LLC Planner Chilcott reviewed the staff report. The original development plan approval for Lot 3 required either approval of a height variance for the southern- and easternmost building or a redesign to lower the building height. The site redesign complies with the height requirements and staff is supportive of the revised layout, which lowers the height of buildings adjacent to Dry Gulch Road and helps minimize some of the impact of the high-density development. Revisions include a reduction in the number of units from twenty-two to twenty, driveway redesign, and construction of two buildings along the eastern property line rather than one. This lot is subject to a development agreement, which includes waivers/modifications to Estes Valley Development Code standards and specifies the attainable/market-rate unit mix. Since the site design and unit mix are changing, revisions are needed to the development agreement, and Town Board review of both the agreement and the development plan are required. Planner Chilcott noted that if the recommended conditions of approval are met, the development plan will comply with all applicable standards set forth in the Estes Valley Development Code and is consistent with the policies, goals, and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and all other relevant plans. The 1.835-acre lot is zoned RM-Mu/ti-Fami/y Residential and the proposed use is permitted. The proposed density of 10.90 units per acre does not exceed the maximum allowable. The proposed floor area ratio (FAR) of 32.1 percent exceeds RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission 2 July 19, 2005 the maximum allowable of thirty percent, and the proposed impervious coverage of approximately fifty-five percent exceeds the maximum allowable of fifty percent. Planning staff is supportive of the proposed FAR and impervious coverage because modification of these standards relieves practical difficulties in developing the site for attainable housing. With the attainable-housing density bonus, more floor area and impervious coverage is needed for the units and parking. All units meet the required setbacks, with the exception of the southwesternmost unit in Building E3 and the two northern units in Building G2. These units' decks encroach into the setback a maximum of four feet; the setback is internal to the property and does not affect neighboring property. The proposed landscape plan meets the EVDC landscaping requirements. Current erosion around the culvert on the east side of Dry Gulch Road must be repaired, and grading to improve the sight visibility for the Wildfire Road/Dry Gulch Road intersection will be required, prior to issuance of the first building permit on Lot 3. The proposed attainable units have one-car garages and one unenclosed parking space in front of the garage; market-rate units have two-car garages and two unenclosed parking spaces in front of the garage. Two additional guest spaces are proposed for the attainable units rather than the three required; planning staff supports this proposal due to the limited amount of space available for additional parking. Although the total number of proposed parking spaces exceeds the requirement of 2.25 parking spaces per unit, the market rate units have more than 2.25 spaces per unit and the attainable units have less than 2.25 spaces per unit. The proposed driveway for the southwesternmost unit in Building E3 will be widened by approximately five feet and a small, curb-high retaining wall will be added to provide safer ingress/egress. The mailbox cluster units shown on the proposed plan will serve only units on Lot 3. This request has been submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff and to adjacent neighbors for consideration and comment. Comments were received from Estes Park Public Works Department, Town Attorney Greg White, and Upper Thompson Sanitation District. No comments from adjacent property owners were received. Public Comment: Dave Lingle of Aller-Lingle Architects was present to represent the applicant. He stated the proposed revised development plan addresses grading and drainage concerns as well as eliminating the need to request a height variance for two buildings. He provided detailed information on the proposed attainable and market- rate units as well as how the proposed plan meets ADA requirements. It was moved and seconded (Horton/Hix) to recommend approval of the Revised Development Plan 02-17, Vista Ridge Condominiums, Lot 3, Vista Ridge Subdivision, to the Town Board of Trustees, with the findings and conditions recommended by staff, and the motion passed unanimously with two absent. CONDITIONS: 1. Compliance with the engineering comments in Greg Sievers' June 17, 2005 memo, subject to staff approval. 2. Compliance with the comments in Greg White's June 23,2005 letter. 3. A fifteen-foot setback from Dry Gulch Road shall be shown rather than a twenty- five-foot setback. 4. Additional detail shall be submitted for staff review and approval prior to issuance of the first building permit on the retaining walls and areas adjacent to the walls. 5. The soil around the culvert on the east side of Dry Gulch Road has eroded, and riprap is no longer in place. This shall be repaired prior to issuance of the first building permit on Lot 3. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission 3 July 19, 2005 6. After construction is complete, the engineer shall submit a certificate that the grading and drainage was completed in accordance with the approved plan and that the final structures and topographical changes will not result in or contribute to soil erosion or sedimentation, will not interfere with any existing drainage course in such a manner as to cause damage to any adjacent property or result in the deposition of debris or sediment on any public ways, will not present any hazard to any persons or property, and will have no detrimental influence upon the public welfare or upon the total development of the watershed. 7. Prior to issuance of a building permit, a copy of the revised state erosion control plan and application shall be submitted to staff, and the grading and erosion control plan shall be updated to reflect the grading plan shown on the development plan. 8. The existing trees on the southeast corner of the lot shall be noted on the landscape plan as existing, the diameter of significant trees noted, and any trees to be removed shown. 9. The landscaping plan shall be revised when detailed plans are submitted for the retaining walls to ensure that landscaping is provided in retaining-wall terraces. 10. If different building lights are proposed than were used for prior buildings, a cut sheet for the proposed lighting fixture shall be submitted for staff review and approval prior to issuance of a building permit. 11.A metering/tap location plan (drawing) including metering sizing, metering locations, tap locations, and addresses served by each shall be submitted to the Water Department prior to issuance of the first building permit. 12. Sight visibility improvements are required for the Wildfire Ridge/Dry Gulch Road (CR63E) intersection prior to issuance of the first building permit on Lot 3. 13. A safer location for the proposed mailbox cluster units shall be proposed for staff review and approval. 4. PRELIMINARY CONDOMINIUM MAP, THE LINKS OF ESTES PARK, a portion of Lot 3, South Saint Vrain Addition, 1006 S. St. Vrain Avenue, Applicant: Bud and Rachel Jarvis Planner Chilcott recommended that The Links of Estes Park Development Plan 05- 02 serve as The Links of Estes Park preliminary condominium map because the preliminary condominium requires compliance with the same adequate public facility standards with which the development plan must comply. The development plan was reviewed at staff level at the request of the applicant because less than ten units were proposed; Development Plan 05-02 was conditionally approved by staff. Planner Chilcott reviewed the development plan staff report. This was a proposal to remove the existing buildings and build three residential duplexes on a 1.016-acre lotzoned RM-Multi-Family Residential. U the conditions of approval are met, the development plan will comply with all applicable standards set forth in the Estes Valley Development Code and will be consistent with the policies, goals, and objectives of the Comprehensive Plan and any other relevant plans. The development plan complies with all density and dimensional standards. Units 1 and 6 are proposed to be built up to the setback line, which is also the edge of a proposed utility easement. The applicant proposed construction of a 948 c.f. detention basin for stormwater management; the Estes Valley Recreation and Park District expressed no concerns with the proposed plan. The septic tank currently located on the property must be pumped dry, crushed, and filled with soil. The lot will be served by the Upper Thompson Sanitation District; final approval of the sewer easements will be required by the Town Board. The lot is served by Town water; ISO calculations show that the three existing fire hydrants provide adequate flow for fire protection. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission 4 July 19, 2005 While the property has direct access to State Highway 7, the requirement for a traffic impact study was waived because site visibility exceeds the maximum required in each direction and a center turn lane (scramble lane) already exists on Highway 7. Driveway width is required to be twenty feet; the proposed driveway is twenty feet wide at the property entrance and then narrows to eighteen feet to help save an existing twelve-inch conifer. The existing driveway on the Eagles Landing property, which is used to access this property, meets the width requirements in all but one area, where it narrows to fifteen feet near a landscaped island. Staff waived the requirement that driveways serving multi-family development may provide access to not more than 120 vehicle trips per day, finding the operation of the existing driveway to be adequate, and in order to encourage infill development. The request was submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff and to adjacent neighbors for consideration and comment. Comments were received from Estes Park Public Works Department, Town Attorney Greg White, Upper Thompson Sanitation District, Estes Valley Recreation and Park District, Larimer County Department of Health and Environment, and thet Colorado Department of Transportation. No written comments were received from adjacent property owners. Public Comment: Ross Stephen of Cornerstone Engineering and Surveying was present to represent the applicant. He stated that the applicant has agreed to the recommended conditions of approval. Dennis King, president of the Eagles Landing Homeowners' Association, was present and noted the homeowners' concerns regarding the access easement across the Eagles Landing property. He stated that the deed from 1962 which reserves the easement provides an easement of 207 feet. The homeowners' association hired a surveyor to measure the distance from Highway 7 to the applicant's property and found the distance to be 301 feet. He stated there is no prescriptive easement. He noted the homeowners' concerns with increased traffic from the new condominiums, safety issues during construction, and damage to the driveway caused by increased traffic. Town Attorney White noted that the length of the easement was not specified on the development plan and that it is the responsibility of the private parties or the courts to determine whether an adequate right of access exists. Director Joseph stated that it would be in the public interest to resolve the easement discrepancy prior to establishing individual condominium ownership and recommended the Planning Commission and applicant consider continuing the request to the August meeting. He noted that the development plan has been approved. Planner Chilcott stated that a driveway maintenance agreement is one of the conditions of approval for the development plan. >2, Mr. Stephen indicated his willingness to continue the condominium map application to the August Planning Commission meeting. Ashton Mellott, 1010 S. St. Vrain Avenue, #Al, was present and stated his concerns regarding the notification process for adjacent property owners. Director Joseph verified that the neighbor notification had been done in accordance with department policies and that the correct legal terminology had been used in the letter mailed to adjacent property owners. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission 5 July 19, 2005 It was moved and seconded (Amos/Hix) to continue the Preliminary Condominium Map, The Links of Estes Park, Portion of Lot 3, South Saint Vrain Addition, 1006 S. St. Vrain Avenue, to the Planning Commission meeting of August 16, 2005 to allow the applicant time to attempt to resolve the easement discrepancy, and the motion passed unanimously with two absent. 5. AMENDED PLAT, Lots 2 & 3, Sweet Minor Subdivision, and a Portion of Lots 11 & 12, West 1/4 of Section 6, T4N, R73W of the 6~ P.M., 2930 Little Valley Road, Applicant: Jananne McPherson and Elise Sweet Director Joseph reviewed the staff report. This is a request to realign the boundary between two existing single-family lots, provide a concise legal description for a third single-family lot, and create a non-buildable outlot. On May 16, 2005, the Board of County Commissioners found that the southern portion of the lot, proposed Lot 3A, was a separate legal lot, provided it be combined with the northern portion of the lot and a one-acre outlot be created. The size of the one-acre outlot is the difference between the 1.5-acre Lot 3A and the 2.5-acre minimum iot size in the RE-Rural Estate zoning district. This non-buildable outlot ensures no net increase in density will occur. The proposal complies with all application sections of the Estes Valley Development Code, and approval of this minor subdivision will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare, injurious to other property in the neighborhood, or in conflict with the purposes and objectives of the Code. This request was submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff and adjacent property owners for consideration and comment. No significant issues or concerns were expressed by reviewing staff relative to code compliance or the provision of public services. Pertinent comments from Town Attorney White and Public Works were either addressed or are recommended conditions of approval. Commissioner Amos questioned the future ownership of the outlot, the effect of creating the substandard-sized Lot 3A, and whether Lot 3A could be rezoned in the future. Director Joseph stated a future purchaser of Lot 3A would not necessarily become the owner of the outlot and that Lot 3A would be a nonconforming lot in the existing RE-Rural Estate zoning district. The owner of Lot 3A could apply for rezoning, but it would be unnecessary due to the fact that the lot will be recognized as a legally nonconforming buildable lot. Town Attorney White clarified that this proposed amended plat provides three lots and an outlot, none of which are connected. Public Comment: Joe Coop of Van Horn Engineering and Surveying was present to represent the applicants. He requested clarification on two of the recommended conditions of approval, including wording for dedication of the "horse" trail easement, which is recommended rather than required, and the requirement for inclusion in the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, which is not triggered unless the applicant applies for a Town water tap. Brad Rowher, adjacent property owner at 28 Centennial Drive, questioned who would own Outlot A. Town Attorney White stated that it is jointly owned by the owners of proposed lots 2A and 4A. If the amended plat is approved, they may deed the lot as a non-buildable outlot into the ownership of whoever they desire. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission 6 July 19, 2005 It was moved and seconded (Horton/Eisenlauer) to recommend approval of the Amended Plat, Lots 2&3, Sweet Minor Subdivision, and a Portion of Lots 11 & 12, West 1/2 of Section 6, T4N, R73W of the 6th P.M., 2930 Little Valley Road, to the Board of County Commissioners, with the findings and conditions recommended by staff, and authorization for the Chair to sign the plat when the conditions are met and the plat is presented for signature, and the motion passed uanimously with two absent. CONDITIONS: 1. The "horse" trail easement shall be clarified as to its use, with the recommendation that the applicant consider dedicating a multi-purpose (including horse use), non-motorized, public trail easement. 2. At the start of the building permit process, if the properties are to be served by the Town of Estes Park water system, the properties must show proof of inclusion in the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District prior to application for Town of Estes Park water and an "Application for a Water Tap Outside Town Limits" must be approved for each property at the *tart of the building permit process. 3. The following note shall be included on the plat: "Boundary lines indicated on this map are adjustments of former boundary lines of the property depicted hereon. Such adjustments do not create additional lots or building sites for any purposes. The area added to each lot shown hereon by such adjustment is to be considered an addition to, shall become a part of, and shall be conveyed together with, each lot as shown." 1. 4. Outlot A shall be labeled "Non-Buildable.0 'P 5. The access easement shall include a specified width and shall reference Lot 4A instead of Lot 3A. 6. The dedication statement shall include the dedication of the private access/utility easement and the reservation of perpetual easement for the installation and maintenance of utilities and drainage facilities. 7. The former lot line shall be more clearly delineated. 8. One of the "County ROW" labels shall be removed. Chair Pohl called for a five-minute recess at 3:25 p.m. The meeting reconvened at 3:33 p.m, ,« 6. MINOR SUBDIVISION PLAT, KINGSWOOD SUBDIVISION, Lot 24, Little Prospect Mountain Subdivision, Stanley Circle Drive, Applicant: Mike Kingswood Director Joseph reviewed the staff report. This is a request to subdivide a 1.55-acre lot in the E-Estate zoning district into two lots. Approval of this subdivision would allow construction of one additional house and would provide site-specific "limits of disturbance" standards that do not apply to the existing lot. The proposal serves to fulfill several policy statements found in the Comprehensive Plan, including to encourage infill of older core areas, encourage housing infill in the existing urban area, encourage housing for permanent residents of all sectors of the community that is integrated into and dispersed throughout existing neighborhoods, and encourage urban land use within the Town limits of Estes Park. The E-Estate zoning district has a minimum lot size of 1/2 acre. Because the property has an average slope greater than 12%, the minimum lot size is increased. Lot 1 has an average slope of 23.05%, which requires an increase of 11,054 square feet and equates to a minimum lot size of 32,834 square feet. Lot 1 is proposed to be 28,370 square feet, which does not meet the slope-adjusted minimum lot size of 32,834 square feet. Lot 2 has an average slope of 18.68%, which requires an increase of 6,665 square feet and equates to a minimum lot size of 28,445 square feet. Lot 2 is RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission 7 July 19, 2005 proposed to be 39,143 square feet, thus exceeding the adjusted minimum lot size. The applicant is requesting a minor modification to the adjusted minimum lot size for Lot 1. Such modification must advance purposes of the Code and does not lead to higher density. Planning staff is supportive of the minor modification because it will not result in additional sites and will provide a more logical lot-line configuration. Limits of disturbance must be established; staff recommends that the proposed limits of disturbance be increased to preserve rock outcroppings and trees, and to increase the setback from Stanley Circle Drive. Staff recommends that the proposed driveway access points shown on the submitted plans be removed. The road should be widened to twenty-two feet. Sidewalk construction is not recommended at this time because it would create an isolated section of sidewalk in an area that is not planned for any sidewalk/trail construction. However, the Public Works department recommended that a public easement for sidewalk be set aside. A stormwater management plan has been submitted and must be reviewed and approved by Public Works prior to Town Board review. Adequate public facilities are available to serve the proposed subdivision. Approval of this minor subdivision will not be materially detrimental to the public welfare, injurious to other property in the neighborhood, or in conflict with the purposes and objectives of the Estes Valley Development Code. This request was submitted to all applicable reviewing agency staff and adjacent property owners for consideration and comment. No significant issues or concerns were expressed by reviewing staff relative to code compliance or the provision of public services. Letters in opposition to the proposed minor subdivision were received from the following adjacent property owners: James Lehman, 144 Stanley Circle Drive; James Geron, 124 Stanley Circle Drive; Laverne and Doris Jean Mertz, 122 Stanley Circle Drive; Charles and Gordon Reno, 128 Stanley Circle Drive; and Gary Matthews, 139 Stanley Circle Drive. Planning staff and Public Works staff met with adjacent property owner Bertha West; planning staff also met with Gary Matthews, Laverne Mertz, and Gordon Reno. Stated concerns reflected the adjacent property owners' desires to have wildlife corridors maintained, site disturbance minimized, stormwater runoff mitigated, and the size of the building envelopes limited. Public Comment: Mike Todd of Cornerstone Engineering and Surveying was present to represent the applicant. He stated the applicant's concerns with some of the additional limits of disturbance (LOD) proposed by planning staff, noting that driveway access on proposed Lot 1 as well as the options for home placement on proposed Lot 2 would be impacted by the additional LOD. He stated the applicant is requesting that the condition to widen the road to twenty-two feet be waived. He stated that the applicant will address the stormwater runoff created by this property but noted it will be difficult to plan for stormwater management when the future location of homes on the property is unknown. Director Joseph suggested the applicant consider identifying two building envelopes and the access to those envelopes in order to address concerns about where the buildings will be placed, what the limits of disturbance will be, and stormwater drainage. Mr. Todd agreed that would reduce the variables but noted that the size of the structures and their roof lines would still be subject to change. He stated the applicant's desire to work with the Town to create a responsible development that fits in with the neighborhood. Commissioner Amos questioned why the applicant didn't choose to create two lots that are conforming. Mr. Todd stated the applicant wishes to provide limits of disturbance while providing each lot with natural outcroppings, trees, and so forth. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission 8 July 19, 2005 Adjacent property owner Gary Matthews, 139 Stanley Circle Drive, stated his objection to the proposal, noting that all adjacent lots are over one acre in size and that approval of the subdivision would be injurious to the character of the neighborhood. He stated that the development code provides for protection of scenic areas and ridgeline areas, noting there is a ridge on the property. He stated the property is a wildlife corridor for elk and two homes would have a greater impact than one. He requested that specific building envelopes be required if the applicant's request was approved. Laverne Mertz, 122 Stanley Circle Drive, questioned why existing lots continue to be split in the area. He also noted the lot is used as a wildlife corridor and the existing ridge on the property. He objected to infill development and encouraged denial of the request. Mr. Mertz's wife, Doris Jean Mertz, also addressed the Commission regarding her concerns about the applicant's request to reduce the limits of disturbance proposed by staff, noting especially the ridge on proposed Lot 2, and asking that Lot 24 remain an intact single-family lot. Rolf Arentzen, 137 Stanley Circle Drive, stated his concern about stormwater runoff, noting that a lake forms at the top of his driveway when snow melts or it rains. He stated he had observed a large granite formation when the water line was put in several years ago and expressed concerns about potential blasting for construction of a home on proposed Lot 2. He encouraged consideration of limited building envelopes. Director Joseph stated that limits of disturbance are intended to provide a guide for the final site plan but are subject to modification through site-specific development plan approval at the building permit stage. Greg Sievers of the Public Works Department stated that Bertha West, 153 Weston Lane, voiced concerns about drainage and requested that Mr. Sievers share those concerns with the Planning Commission. She visited with both Mr. Sievers and Planner Shirk and followed up with a phone call. Mr. Sievers also commented on the applicant's objection to the requirement to widen the road to twenty-two feet. He stated the recommended road width is a safety issue for both motorists and residents, noting that drivers tend to cut corners, especially on unlined roads. He stated that staff had already compromised by reducing the right- of-way to five feet and by waiving all curb, gutter, and sidewalk requirements. He stated that the stormwater drainage should be addressed by the developer; the requirement for a stormwater management plan should not be based on issuance of a building permit and thus on future homeowners. Discussion among the Commissioners followed regarding statements in the Estes Valley Comprehensive Plan that encourage infill development and their concern for the rights of individual landowners and the rights of neighboring property owners. Commissioner Pohl asked Mr. Todd whether the appliant would be willing to continue the request to the August Planning Commission meeting. Mr. Todd stated that the applicant would be willing to do so. It was moved and seconded (Horton/Amos) to continue the Minor Subdivision Plat, Kingswood Subdivision, Lot 24, Little Prospect Mountain Subdivision, Stanley Circle, to the August 16, 2005 Planning Commission meeting to allow the applicant to provide a more detailed drainage plan and the placement of building envelopes, and the motion passed uanimously with two absent. RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Valley Planning Commission 9 July 19, 2005 7. REPORTS Director Joseph stated the Board of County Commissioners approved the Block 7 amendments to the Estes Valley Development Code at their July 18, 2005 meeting. The Town Board of Trustees declined the proposed changes to the A - Accommodations zoning district that would restrict permanent occupancy. The Town Board directed planning staff to work with the Planning Commission to tie up loose ends in the development code related to that decision, such as adjusting the density formula to make it more workable, and examining parking and other compatibility issues. Planning staff intends to present those proposed code revisions to the Planning Commission at the September meeting. Commissioner Amos requested that Director Joseph review the Estes Valley Comprehensive Plan's policy statements regarding infill with the Town Board. There being no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 4:46 p.m. Edward B. Pohl, Acting Chair Julie Roederer, Recording Secretary Town of Estes Park Community Development Department Memo To: Honorable Mayor Baudek Board of Trustees Town Administrator Repola From: Alison Chilcott, Planner 11, and Bob Joseph, Director Date: July 21, 2005 Subject: Solitude I Condominiums, Supplemental Condominium Map #3, Lot 1, Solitude Subdivision, Fish Creek Properties, LLC/Applicant Background. The applicant, Fish Creek Properties, LLC, has submitted a supplemental condominium map application for Solitude I Condominiums. This consists of two units, Units 7 and 9 on Lot 1, Solitude Subdivision, addressed 1890 Sketch Box Lane. The lot is zoned "A" Accommodations/Highway Corridor. This map and declaration do not reserve the right to develop additional units beyond those approved with Development Plan #02-14, expand units, or withdraw property from the association. Development Plan #02-14 has been approved for ten resort lodge/cabins on this lot. Two units remain to be condominiumized. An as-built plan is required once construction of improvements is completed. The Town Board approved Supplemental Map #2 at the October 26,2004 Town Board meeting. Budget. 1 ESTES None. --- .5 36 Action. 1--p~*~ P4 L Lot 5 --,ET I Lot 4 Approval of Solitude I Condominiums .ds»%:4 MANFORD AVE..11 / ,4/ Supplemental Condominium Map #3. 482 g SCHOOLS 042(-1/OF Lot 3 CROCKER RANCH SolmIDE SUB. | Lot 6 Fr- Ff=~r _ Lot 2 GOLF 18 HOLE COURSE 492 Lotl VICINITY MAP « |1" = 1,000' +/- Town of Estes Park Community Development Department Memo To: Honorable Mayor Baudek Board of Trustees Town Administrator Repola From: Alison Chilcott, Planner 11, and Bob Joseph, Director Date: July 21, 2005 Subject: Vista Ridge Condominiums, Supplemental Condominium Map, Phase V, Lot 2, Vista Ridge Subdivision, Estes Investors, LLC/Applicant Background. This is a supplemental condominium map application submitted by Estes Investors, LLC for Vista Ridge Condominiums Phase V. Estes Investors, LLC is a partnership between the Estes Park Housing Authority and local investors. The site is located on Crabapple Lane. All three lots in the subdivision are zoned "RM" Multi-Family Residential. Phase V consists of eleven units in two buildings on Lot 2, Vista Ridge Subdivision. With recordation of this map, all thirty-nine units on Lots 1 and 2, Vista Ridge Subdivision, will be condominiumized. To date, no development has occurred on Lot 3. A revised development plan and development agreement for this lot is scheduled to be reviewed by Town Board on August 23, 2005 and the Estes Park Housing Authority plans to begin construction in the fall. The condominium map is consistent with 7 the approved Development Plan #02-17. / /Talons_ - The Town Board approved the Map of ~ i £ Pointe - - Vista Ridge Condominiums, Phase IV ~ 5 The Neighborhood (Proposed Subdivision) at the September 28,2004 meeting. , I. . 80*t Lot 3 T ·co.*~ ~ - L.5/9101 1\ Vista Ridge Budget. --11.<ic t.-11 U rpple Lane , -\~imm,Ao-· $280 application fee and recording < 7~2~ "RE-1" fees were waived. ~E 1193 IOO lo .11 Action. Approval of the Map of Vista Ridge Condominiums - Supplemental Map Phase V. 29%ed?? Ag Town of Estes Park Community Development Department Memo To: Honorable Mayor Baudek Board of Trustees Town Administrator Repola From: Alison Chilcott, Planner 11, and Bob Joseph, Director Date: July 21, 2005 Subject: Olympus Views Final Condominium Map, Lot 51 A, Second Amended Plat of Lot 3, Canaiy Subdivision, and a Portion of Lot 51, Grand Estates Subdivision, PT Properties, LLC/Applicant. Background. PT Properties, LLC has submitted a final condominium map application for Olympus Views Condominiums, formerly known as the Henry Condominiums, to condominiumize the existing 3,800-square-foot building, i.e., the Hunters' Chop House restaurant, and the newly constructed two-story, 5,765-square-foot office building which will house Cornerstone Engineering and Surveying, Inc. and Basis Architecture P.C.'s offices. An area is also reserved for future expansion of the Hunters' Chop House building. The site, located at 1690 Big Thompson Avenue (US 34), is approximately one acre in size, and is zoned "CO" Outlying Commercial. On January 25,2005, Town Board conditionally approved the preliminary condominium map and recommended that Henry Development Plan #04-13 serve as the preliminary condominium map. Budget. 19. 44~ i / 1 1 1/ None. Action. X~~~ ~~ Approval of the Olympus Views final 0%4 condominium map application with the ~~''' 044:,- preliminary condominium map conditions J of approval and the following conditions: - -i compliance with Greg Sievers' July 6, ~ 1 2005 memo and the Town limits shall be Chop H use 90 Big Thomps shown on the map. 1~1"CO" , ake E Town of Estes Park Community Development Department Memo To: Honorable Mayor Baudek Board of Trustees Town Administrator Repola From: Alison Chilcott, Planner 11, and Bob Joseph, Director Date: July 21, 2005 Subject: Termination of Development Agreement for Stanley Avenue Condominiums, Amended Plat of Lots 32A and 33A of the Amended Plat of Lots 32,33,34 and 35, and Portions of Lots 1, 31 and 37, White Meadow View Place Addition, Stanley Avenue Condominiums, LLC/Applicant Background. The former owner of the Stanley Avenue Condominium property received Planning Commission approval for Development Plan #03-16 on November 18, 2003 to build twenty- six units on a 2.136-acre lot zoned "RM" Multi-Family Residential located between Stanley Avenue and Saint Vrain Lane. A total of twenty-three market-rate residential units are permitted on this lot. The former owner requested a three-unit density bonus to build three attainable units, for a total of twenty-six units. The Town and owner entered into a development agreement to allow construction of these three additional units. The current owners purchased the property in 2004 and have continued to build units in accordance with the approved development. The current owners want to forfeit the right to build the three attainable units by terminating the development agreement. The Community Development Committee reviewed this request at their April 7, 2005 meeting and recommended that the developer either amend the ¢6\1 1 / i.i- development agreement to drop back to twenty-three 1»L market-rate units or build three additional affordable ~91~1» units at the one-hundred percent of median income r 1. -1\ qualifying limit. 3, - 1•'. C ndos J Action. Termination of the development agreement. 1 rJ \1 \ Page 1 of 1 ak 4/ve Qwestr- lit Spirit of Service™ Qwest High Speed Internet Fact Sheet What's New? Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) today announced that high-speed Internet service, also known as Qwest DSL, is now available for additional customers in 15 new areas of Estes Park, CO as a result of the company's recent investment to upgrade the local telecommunications network. With Qwest DSL, Estes Park residents can experience a high- speed, dedicated broadband connection that provides them with immediate access to the Internet. What is DSL? DSL - which stands for digital subscriber line - is a type of technology that allows people to access the Internet at high speeds. The technology also allows companies like Qwest to send data as well as voice signals along the same telephone line. DSL service uses special modems that create two frequency ranges on an existing copper phone line. The modems transmit voice on the lower frequency and data on the higher frequency. As a result, users can take advantage of both capabilities at the same time. Benefits Fast - High-speed Internet access at up to 89 times faster than dial-up. Affordable - Great value with a choice of plans starting at about the same price as dial-up. Easy - Qwest DSL is easy to set up and easy to use. Convenient - Talk on the phone and surf the Internet at the same time on an existing phone line. Save Time - Log on instantly and do more online. Save time surfing, shopping and researching. Speed Qwest provides residential customers with three tiers of high-speed Internet access so customers can choose the speed and price that best meets their needs: • Qwest Choice DSL - up to 256 kilobits per second (kbps) downstream/256Kbps upstream for the casual user with a need for communication and information • Qwest Choice DSL Deluxe - up to 1.5 megabits per second (mbps) downstream/896Kbps upstream for the average user who is looking to save time, do more and be efficient • Qwest Choice DSL Premier - 3 to 5Mbps downstream and 896Kbps upstream for the advanced user who works from home or has more robust entertainment needs. Pricing for Qwest Choice DSL with MSN Premium (up to 256Kbps) is $26.99 per Qwest DSL with month with a qualifying Qwest home phone package ($31.99/month MSN Bundles without). Qualifying Qwest home phone package customers who order Qwest Choice DSL Deluxe with MSN Premium (up to 1.5Mbps) by October 8,2005 will receive the service for $26.99 per month for the first twelve months. After twelve months, the price is $39.99 per month with a qualifying Qwest home phone package ($44.99/month without). Customers who order Qwest Choice DSL Premier with MSN Premium (3- 5Mbps) will receive the service for $29.99 per month for the first twelve months with a qualifying Qwest home phone package. After twelve months, the price is $49.99 per month with a qualifying Qwest home phone package ($54.99 without). In addition, customers can save on activation, installation and the use of the modem. For more information, please contact Qwest by using the contact information included or visiting the Qwest Web site. Pricing for Customers who want Qwest DSL but would like to choose an ISP Qwest DSL Line other than MSN can select from a list of 450 Qwest-participating Internet service providers (ISPs) region-wide. (For a list of ISPs, please visit http://www.qwest.com/internet/isp_list.html). Pricing is as follows: • Qwest Choice DSL (up to 256Kbps) is $15 per month for the DSL line + ISP cost • Qwest Choice DSL Deluxe (up to 1.5Mbps) is $28 per month for the DSL line + ISP cost • Qwest Choice DSL Premier (3-5Mbps) is $38 per month for the DSL line + ISP cost Customers should check with the ISP for pricing. Stand-Alone Customers who want Qwest DSL but prefer not to purchase local DSL Pricing phone service from Qwest can buy stand-alone DSL, also known as (No Qwest DSL without plain old telephone service (POTS). Following are the Phone Line) prices for stand-alone Qwest DSL: • Stand-Alone Bundle of Qwest DSL with MSN: o Stand-Alone Qwest Choice DSL Deluxe with MSN Premium (up to 1.5Mbps): $44.99 per month with a qualifying Qwest wireless package* ($49.99 per month without) o Stand-Alone Qwest Choice DSL Premier with MSN Premium (3-5Mbps): $54.99 per month with a qualifying Qwest wireless package* ($59.99 per month without) • Stand-Alone DSL Line Only: o Stand-Alone Qwest Choice DSL Deluxe (up to 1.5Mbps) is $33 per month for the DSL line + ISP cost o Stand-Alone Qwest Choice DSL Premier (3-5Mbps) is $43 per month for the DSL line + ISP cost *Qualification criteria: Eligible Qwest Choice wireless plans priced at $39.99 or above. Note: Customers who qualify for the $5 per month ISP/DSL discount (because of the wireless package purchased) also will save $5 per month on their wireless service. Customers should check with the ISP for pricing. Equipment Customers can choose to either rent a DSL modem for $5 per month or purchase one for $59.99. Installation Customers can choose to install Qwest DSL themselves, or they can receive professional installation from a Qwest technician for $49.99 (a 50 percent savings). Customers who order Qwest DSL by October 8,2005, also will receive free activation (a $99 savings). Qualification/ To order Qwest DSL, or to find out if you qualify for the Ordering service, please call 1 800-244-1111 (residential customers) or 1 800-603- 6000 (small-business customers). Customers also can visit http://www.qwest.com/jump/dsl/ to quickly determine whether their lines qualify for DSL. About Qwest Qwest Communications International Inc. (NYSE: Q) is a leading provider of voice, video and data services. With more than 40,000 employees, Qwest is committed to the "Spirit of Service" and providing world-class services that exceed customers' expectations for quality, value and reliability. For more information, please visit the Qwest Web site at www.qwest.com. Owesr residential local service customers only. PAces and package components subject to change and included. Originating calls available in AK wkth Owest calling card. Listed rates cover calls only within the US may vary by state. DSL and other services/features not available inell areas. L~sted rates do not include and to Puerto Rico. Guam, USVI and CNMI and does not include taxes, kremental charges and surcharges. taxes, surcharges, activation or other fees. Coverage, plan or feature limitations/restrictions may apply. International rates are excluded. Subject to appljcable tariffs and regulatons. Rates subject to change. Owest Subject to credit approval Limit one bundle per account. Addtional equipment purchases or rental may Wireless Cross Country Plans: Available in selected areas. Requires credit approval, compatible handset, apply. Subject to applicable tariffs and regulations. Discounted bundle price applies only to full months of $35 new senice activation fee and $200 per-phone early termination fee with fixed-temn contracts. Prices billing. 8undles shown require subscriptbn to our Owest Choice " Home phone package which includes do not include taxes, surcharges, $1.75 monthly cost recovery fees per handset, and other fees that vary by your choice of three features, plus one or more of the following products: Qwest Choice . Unlimited: Not market. Local and domestic long distance calls made on the network are included In plan minutes and for dial-up internet access. Usage may be monitored and customer may be required to demonstrate plan additional per minute charge applies once monthly minutes are exceeded. Calls are rounded up to the next compliance where usage exceeds 5000 minutes in any month. PIC Change Charge may apply forchanging full minute. Unused monthly minutes do not carry forward. Coverage rest®tions apply and ser,ice is not long distance carriers: Qwest Choice: DSL Deluxe with MSN; Premium: DSL download speeds up guaranteed, even in home coverage area. Depending on plans selected, calls made or received off the to 1.5Mbps.Actual DSL speed may vary depending on a varjety of factors. MSN ISP requjres agreement wireless network, even within the home coverage area, will be charged at the roaming rate. Other restrictions to MSN Acceptable Use Policy; Microsoft, MSN and the MSN logo are either regatemd trademarks or apply. Complete detailsn service agreement and coverage maps provided with handset and at www. trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countrjes; DIRECTV: TOTAL CHOICE qwestwireless.com. Owest Wireless Cross County Plus Plan: Automatic roaming is included at no package ($41.99/mo.) for bundle prices shown. Programming pricing tenns and conditions subject to additional charge for calls placed within the U.S.Automatic roaming calls in excess of monthly minutes will be change. Receipt of DIRECTV programming is subject to the terms and conditions of the DIRECTV Customer charged at additonal per minute rate. Add-a-Une Feature: Requires credit approval, compatible Owest Agreement coPy provided at DIRECTV.com and mailed to customers. DIRECTV, the Cyclone Design logo handset and $200 per-phone early termination fee wjth fixed-term contracts. Only available with a qualifying and TOTAL CHOICE are registered Kademarks of DIRECTV, Inc. Qwest Choice '' Home Plus: Choice Qwest Wlreless® plan. Prices do not include taxes, surcharges, $1.75 monthly cost recovery fees per handset, of ten of our most popular features; Qwest: Unlimited Canada: Must be a Qwest Choice Unlimited and other fees that vary by market. Subject to the underlying plan's Home Coverage Area, terms and prices Additional term commitment may apply. Monthly minutes are shared between all wireless phones added to a subscriber. Plan covers unlimited calling to Canada for an additional $5 a month. Qwest 10 Cents to Mexico: Qwest Long Distance customers only.Available foran additional $2.00 monthly fee. Rate is $0.10 Plan. Includes unlimited calls between wireless phones on the Plan Tf all are on the network. With combined per minute for calls to Mexico. Additional discounted plan country rates vary by country and are listed in , billing, also includes unlimited calls between wireless phones and the primary home wireline telephone Rates and Services Schedule (RSS) all other country rates listed on International Base Rates Schedule. number on your account if on the network. Maximum number of lines on a Plan is 5. Call for complete details or vist www.qwestwireless.com. Unlimited Wireless Nights and Weekends: Only available with qualifying Rates are higher in some countries (but not Mexico atthistime) for calls temlnating to mobile devices. Rates Qwest Wireless plan. $5 monthly charge covers unlimked wireless voice calls placed on the network to subject to change. Not avanable for managed long distance customers. No calling tlme restrictions. Qwest numbers throughout the U.S. between 9pm and lam on weekdays *nday through Thursday) and Choice ~' International· Must be a Qwest domestic long distance subscdber. Not available to AK residents weekends from 9pm Friday to 7am Monday. $10 monthly charge permits unlimaed calls to begin at 7pm on or managed long distance customers.Additional $4 monthly recumng charge. Rates vary by country and weekdays and Friday Automatic roaming not included. Must be selected attime oforder. Other restrictions 3 zone (within Mexico) and are subject to change. Rates are higher In some countries for calls terminating to ~· mobile devices ask for details. Qwest Choice'V DSL with MSN> Premium: DSL download speeds up may apply. Fr·ee Calls between Qwest Wireless and Home Phones Only avaIlable with a qualifyrng Owest Wireless service plan. Requires combined billing of Qwest borne and Wireless phones and the selection to 1 5Mbps. Owest Choice DSL Premier with MSN Premium: DSL download speeds up to 5Mbps of this feature. Unlimited calls between wireless phones and the primary home wireline telephone number on , with most customers receiving 3-5Mbps. Additional long-distance plans that do not qualify for bundle pricing Include: Qwest 5 Cent Plan: Available only to Qwest local service customers for residential your account are permitted if on the network within the Home Coverage Area. Restrictions may apply. Two- Way Text Messaging is included with every compa~ble handset. There is no monthly charge for this feature, use. Not available in AK. $4.99 monthly recurring charge plus $0,05 per minute for all direct-dialed, domestic calls from customer s home phone. International rates are excluded. $5.00 PlC Change Charge and each inbound and outbound text message is billed on a per-message basis with a maximum monthly for changing long distance carriers is not included. Originating calls available in AK with Qwest calling card charge, plus any applicable taxes and surcharges. Outbound messages with multiple recipients will be billed rates cover calls only within the US and to Puerto Rico, Guam, USVI and CNMI and do not include taxes, as a separate message for each redplent. Two-way text messaging does not use plan minutes and may not work while off the network. Qwest is not responsible for the security, content, accuracy, completeness or incremental charges and surcharges. Subject to applicable tariffs and regulations. Rates subject to change. 15 Cent Single Rate Plan Avarlable only to Qwest local service customers for residential use. Rate usefulness of any messages. If you do not want thm capability or wish to avoid unsolicited messages, contact Qwest to have this feature disabled. Other restrictions apply. Call Qwest or visit www.qwestwireless.corn for covers direct dialed domestic calls from customers home phone at $0.15 per minute. $0.99 interstate more information and current rates. Free Nights and Weekends on Home Phone Only available to Qwest services fee per account gs extra. $5.00 PIC Change Charge for changing long distance canjers is not residential customers subscribing to a qualifying Qwest Wireless plan and qualifying Qwest Long Distance residential sente, with combined billing. Canceling service to either will result in termination from promotion. Must be selected at time of order. Covers residential voice calls to numbers throughout the continental U.S. and made from customer's home wireline phone between 7pm and lam on weekdays (Monday through Thursday) and weekends from 7pm Friday to 7am Monday. Other restrictions may apply. Offer not available in all states and may be discontinued without notice. Not available for calls originating in AK. Subject to applicable tariffs and regulations. . . .0. . You Can'* and You Can Too'- are trademarks of Qwest. , 0 . 0 0 0 1 0 Copyright © 2005 Owest. All Rights Reserved. 1. 0 0 0 .0 I .0 a . Get it all and bundle up big savings with Owest Choice M Bundles. 6*IES, ~~4QFVAUfA~' 1 877-668-4649 qwest. com Qwest -Ii. 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Cherry Creek North Store........ 73)-11-5550 Lloyd Centerll..................... 503-288-8329 . Cherry Creek Shopping Center., 7R-Ell-9399 41-608-2078 The Citadel .............................719-97-8418 03-363-9780 Flatlron Crossing 11...................30[3-I+0593 1 1' 1 ... - Colorado Mills.........................3(B-14-3410 .... 41-485-1859 Flatlron Crossing..................... 3m-Z19-7327 Foothills Mall...........................97[)-16-1538 5-361-2194 1 Greeley Mal............................97[)-12-6235 . h OP £ 4 with Qwest® Mesa Mall............................... 97[)15-8313 Park Meadows........................3{B-fl8-0124 5-753-8815 ::::::. Southwest Plaza......................73-911 -3410 Fashion Place...................... 801-685-2105 HIGH-SPEED Twin Peaks Mall...................... 3{8-12-1009 Layton Hills Mall ..................801-546-0518 INTERNET and save. Westminster Mall.................... 3(D-477-6225 Newgate Mall...................... ®1-612-0513 Provo Towne Centre.............801-494-0237 10~10 Red Cliffs Mall..................... 4[35-627-9094 Boise Town Square.................. 208-378-0118 South Towne Center.............801-576-0842 Grand Teton Mall..................... 208-528-0212 University Mall..................... ~1-221-1006 Maoic Vallev Mall.................... 18-736-2898 Valley Fair Mall .................... 801-967-4180 99 8-238-1201 DIGITAL TV WASHINGTON Bellis Fair Mall..................... E)-756-8208 ..ul 9-378-3140 Columbia Center.................. El)9-783-5185 15-267-0634 The Commons..................... 33-528-0407 19-378-3140 KlEap Mall.......................... 3;0-692-0104 15-276-5639 Northgate Mall..................... 3)6-365-6569 Ilenge and see North Grand Mall..................... 515-233-0534 NorthTown Mall................... 119-489-4012 LOCAL with Qwest Southern Hills Mall .................. 712-276-4216 Southcenter Mall................. 16-246-8225 15-440-2519 South Hill Mall..................... E-770-3472 Spokane Valley Mall............. 09-926-4618 the value of SuperMall..........................„ 53-833-8160 U [Get all vour 07-292-0385 Tacoma Mail........................ 33-475-2618 la~ill 70000/ 52-435-7888 Valley Mall........................... 509-457-3095 :. 1 LONG 20-251-3650 Westfield Shoppingtown 01ym,la communications and ~52-944-7489 E-7864)190 DISTANCE 18-722-6692 ........................................... 360-882-0758 51-770.2843 Westfierd Shoppingtown Vancouver 63-795-8082 Westlake Center.................. 206-262-0108 entertainment services ..... I . 51-631-2682 WYOMING ....1 52-545-1093 ..lilli.. Id. 52-920-3038 Fmntier Mall........................ 307-634-7821 WIRELESS on one bill with Qwesti ~ ~~my Mall .................. 406-585-4124 ct-~. Qwestr-~ Qwest--t~~ Spirit of Servict RT.005.SALE09.0705 Spirit of Service' Spirit of Servict , Buy 3, save S10 a month Buy 4, save S20 a month Buy 5, save up to $37 a month The more you bundle, the more you save! 1 - m |~ Local and ~ High-Speed Internet ~ Digital TV I-il Wireless look at how much you save when you bundle them together, Compare. Bundle. And Save. Now that you've found the right Qwest® services, ... 1 0*G Long Distance =... 1 YOU CAN SAVE UP TO S37 A MONTH! Qwest Choice™ Home Qwest Choice" DSL with MSN® Premium DIRECTV® Service available from Qwest Your phone line, unlimited local calls and any three of the following features Up to 256Kbps download speed/up to 256Kbps upload speed $31.99 a month* Watch more channels, more movies, more Hollywood hits - and subscription services .. · · o ~ ~ 0 0 . 0 ,· o · e · .0- . ·. ~ All bundles start with Qwest Choice~M Home and your choice of features. Customer Phone # * like NBA LEAGUE PASS and DIRECTV exclusive NFL SUNDAY TICKET™--all in 100% , ..... . .0. I. 1,0 . 01 .0. ... Then find the right mix of services for your Qwest Choice Bundle. Caller ID with Qwest' Voice Mail Call Waiting Qwest Choice DSL Deluxe with MSN® Premium digital-quality picture and sound. , 1 11. . . ..1 LOCAL Security Screen Call Forwarding Custom Ringing Up to 1.5Mbps download speed/up to 896Kbps upload speed 8*99 d month* Line-Backer-' Call Rejection Six Qwest 411 Directory just $31.99* a Packages For just an addmonal $10 a month, you can upgrade to Cross Country Plus and pay no roaming charges! 3-Way Calling Last Call Return Assistance Calls Plus. get 50% olt Professional Installalion and i-HEE modem use month forthefirst The finest entertainment available, including family and children's programming, a $29.99 ~ +1~ save $5 a month ~ +2 ~ save $10 a month Cross Country 200 anytime minutes* for 12 months. Ask how much more you'll save when you bundle! 12 months! Monthly variety of sports, news and entertainment channels, and commercial-free music stations. 0 1.1 savings of C:19 Cross Country 500 anytime minutes $39.99 Cross Country 750 anytime minutes $49.99 LOCAL LOCAL Qwest Choice" Home Plus Qwest Choice™ DSL Premier with MSN& Premium Cross Country 1000 anytime minutes $59.99 e = $44.99 E+ .= $79.98 Choose as many of the features listed above as you want! $34.99 a month* Our latest service, with all the features at our fastest speed ever - download - TOTAL CHOICE ° package 135 channels . $41.99 a month Cross Country 1500 anytime minutes $79.99 12 A MONTH A MONTH speeds up to 5Mbps with most customers receiving 3-5Mbps 599 a month* - Cross Country 2000 anytime minutes $99.99 LONG LONG WIRELESS ' ~ '' TOTAL CHOICE PLUS package 155 channels DISTANCE Save 660 a year DISTANCE Save $120 a year $45.99 a month . ... . .. 1 Plus FREE Professional Installation and FREE modem use tor 12 months. Just $34.99* a Cross Country 2500 anytime minutes $119.99 month for the first TOTAL CHOICE V PREMIER package 215 channels $93.99 a month Cross Country 3000 anytime minutes $139.99 ~ = $64.98 ~= $81.98 .1 1 . ...1 10 . , 0, . · . 0 , Ask how much more you'll save when you bundlei 12 months! Monthly A MONTH 1,42 A MONTH . . lili 1 If local channels are not available in your area, you can still enjoy DIRECTWI *Not eligible for Add-a-Line or for discounted bundle pricing, WIRELESS LONG savings of $20. Easy to get started, easy to use, easy to afford. Save $60 a year DISTANCE o,GITAL TV Save sl 20 a year! Qwest® Unlimited Canada TOTAL CHOICE' programming for $3 less than the listed prices. For local channels Roaming Off-Network charges of $.50 a minute plus applicable long distance apply to all plans except Add Qwest Unlimited Canada to Qwest Choice Unlimited, Just an additional • Unlimited high-speed Internet access Get one-click connection, no waiting on dial-up availability by ZIP code, visit the DIRECTV Web site at DIRECTV.com/local. Cross Country Plus, and additional minute charges of $.30 a minute apply to all plans. ~ : $66.98 • A dedicated connection to your home: Enjoy maximum Internet performance A MONTH Just $71.98 ~B + il = $84.98~ $5.00 a month for unlimited direct-dialed, long-distance calls from your Eligibility based on service address Not all networks available iii all markets. Wireless Features a month (price ~,2 63 A,MONTH DIGITAL TV Save $60 a year LONG HIGH-SPEED 1avell 20 a year! home phone to anywhere in the U.S. or Canada $5.00 a month*+ • Includes MSN® Premium with the peace of mind that MSN security features provide $4.99 a month for separate programming on second and each additional TV. Two-Way Text Messaging - send or receive messages with DSL special offer)! DISTANCE INTERNET for Owest Chorce Unlimited customers. • Works with your existing phone line: Talk and be online at the same time on for 5¢ a recipient, up to $15.00 a month Included Just $56.98 ® = $69.98/ 51+.= St(Ud. 10 Cents to Mexico the same line, no special wiring required for most locations ~~~su~cb~cr~e~s~nce for on-network calls within plan minutes Complimentary* a month (price .,-4.m 8-MONTH Get a great, flat rate for calling from your home phone to Mexico 10¢ a minute to Mexico*+ • Easy to get started You choose - purchase a Qwest® professional installation or You get these great channels and much more! Voice Messaging Link Complimentary* with DSL special offer)I INTERNET ....Sa@ s60 a year! DIGITAL TV Save $120 a year! WIRELESS plus $2.00 a month install it yourself in as little as 30 minutes Wireless Voice Messaging Complimentary* CNN TNT Animal Planet for Owest Long Distance customers. • A better value: Choose from three Qwest high-speed Internet services, each MSNBC TBS Disney Channel Free on-network calls between Qwest Wireless ' Just $93.97 i~ + ~ = $106.97~ designed to meet your needs Complimentary* a mon (pr~ce ~IGH-SPEED *MONTH Qwest ChoiceTM International ESPN FX Cartoon Network and Qwest Home Phone Add Qwest Choice International to Qwest Choice Unlimited. • More options available: Get a wireless-ready modem and easily share the ESPNEWS Comedy Central Nickelodeon with DSL- special offer)! INTERNET with combined billing where available. ~ +3= save $20 a month DIGITAL TV Sal $120 a yead Low monthly fee provides great per-minute rates to more connection in your home ESPN2 Oxygen MTV Unlimited Nights/Weekends long distance on home phone Complimentary* than 200 countries, day or night. $4.00 a month*+ • Support you can depend on: 24xfx365 customer service technical support, NFL Network American Movie Classics VH1 with combined billing where available. LOCAL *Complimentary features are available upon request at no charge. See reverse side of brochure for HGTV Fox Movie Channel Black Entertainment for Qwest Long Distance customers. combined with an easy-to-use, self-help Web site important details. Food Network A&E Television (BET) ~+fl,e= s111,97 Qwest 5 Cent Plan Self-Installation Kit E~. Entertainment Television National Geographic Channel Univision Add-A-Line .m, b.42 A MONTH ~ +4~ save $37 a month DIGITAL TV WIRELESS LONG Great rate for all direct-dialed, domestic long-distance calls 5¢ a minute plus $4.99 a month*+ Get online fast with this handy self-installation kit Complimentary USA Network Discovery Channel 31 Music Choice® • Add up to 4 additional wireless phones to most Cross Country and Cross Country Plus DISTANCE Save s240 a year! SCI Fl Channel The Learning Channel (TIC) audio channels Plans (additional phones share minutes with the phone on the base plan) LOCAL Qwest® 15 Cent Single Rate Plan HBO* Start Showtime' Professional Installation Need some technical assistance? 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Greeley, 2~ e To Rocky Mountain 1 50 r Ft. Collins, Q al, a 4 *~National Park Lake Estes -, , 6,17:.....~I fo 1-25 & DIA '- 9-Hole Golf Course ..... .9, US HWY 34 Bypass - Virginia Dr. \ Visitors . 0 +~ re 4 * Center . t...-12.1, ~ket. 97 ~5.34 *11 ...lam,A,~~~................ ................ S . .... Bi Horn Dr I. ...... ...... . «53 . 4 91 Performance 1. \4 36 7 -t>~» .:..... '. " 1 .1 1.J. # ...Fa~/4 991 ~ ~4# ' , g" ~ ~d ]40*11 1. . st. 444 ...... *r Cherokee LAKE ESTES «614>f>t 44 +1./.1 Estes Park ... Dt. vidih 4. • Tregent7 . 0,=00 » -74 Riverside Conference Center ft- e / 44 36 ......................... ~~ Ist A •: i Plaza Park PeacokbkbW&%z4 F 1 2 } %7, ~*Auseum& A Prospect Mountain 11 ..f/ O .... Park ~191 4 ,¥ 0 /"\ Elev. 8,900' 0 6. N" A ir v Senior Center a .4 To -+ a 4 I M . O ij~ Stanley Park S .... Boulder, 1 4 4 Fairgrounds ~~~AA ~* Denver, Moraine Ave. 36 .,Baldwin 1-25& To Rocky Mountain St Pafk .-1 ~ Prospect Ave. .# 3:771 * e.r * DIA Tennis Courts 7 National Park .0. Skate Park * Manford Ave. UL 6 *2~,r ~StoCk Dr 4P v93,nCirclegr. 14 9 a i.1* * 40 0 ** Graves Ave. a - C h. J 0 -A. Brodie Ave. m U e • 1. 2- Paved Roadway ~ Medical Center 41 Parking ....... Dirt Walkway : 3 • E I: • E Walk/Bike Path ~ Traffic Light ~l Restroom €~ Fire Station : 8 1. 1. I :? 0 .----p= Rivers/Streams PE Post Office -~ Dog Park ~ School Campus • 7. ~ U.S. Highway 1~ Marina A Park ~ Golf ' ~~ :Golf Courseld I f. ~ State Highway -LULLU Town Hall AA play Area -4-- Center .A I E 1- Library/Police/ -1, Aquatic • f• 18-Hole f # To Allenspark 7 Golf Course 1. & Lily Lake ~ a I j . A A AA A . A.. 24 DUNRAVEN EU#TAL~* I.liI, ~~··. N o Greele 54*B LAKE GLADE To Loveland, ¢ MEDICINE BOW e/ Ft. Col ins CURVE YPSILON MTN. 0 4~~* . 4 LULU CITY · EL 13,514 4 1-25 & DIA : 4 / 0 E op GLEN I . . 34 YPSILON 0 W E DRAKE '4 i LAKE* ~ '0; ~~M~5WN, NORTH FORK 34 HAVEN : • ALPINE 10 • VISITORS 40/4~ ....e : PIPERS I CENTER , , EL 11,796 MEADOW *94 . . .. POUDRE 4040- %~ • : MILNER PASS / LAKE ..1 *N ; EL 10,758 / ALLUVIAL * ~ • LAKE • IRENE ROCK C~~LO#54 *f< 4424 4 FAN '•4 SHEEP r. LAKES GEM aNES 0 4404 ENDOVALLEY ,52:.a 1-0 FALL RIVER LAKE THOMPSON ENTRANCE VISITOR CENTER ~) 1 & 00 . I '44 CS, ....7 • 4 RAINBOW CURVE .. 4%4% EL 11,500 ' f r- FALL RIVER FARVIEW CURVE C HORSESHOE • HIDDE PARK ~ • VALLEY FOREST DEER RIDGE 34 ESTES PARK AND - 34 MAGGREGOR ./. 2. AREA MAP OF CANYON JUNCT]ON RANCH OVERLOOK EL 8,937 A TIMBER . MANY PARKS INFORMATION ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK CURVE CREEK EL 9,640 -1\ ESTES 1M~ ' 9 ROCKY MOUNTAIN 36 1 PARK LAKE INFORMATION ESTES RANCH 9 NATIONAL PARK BEAVER MEADOWS ENTRANCE MORAINE P K ~~ HOSPITAL R.M.N.P 36 4*~ El H . MORAINE 1 MUSEUM # HANDICAP ACCESS 44*RD MORAINE PARK THOMPSON R/.28... • YMCA 6.1 NOTCHTOP MIN ..7 4 t-... 03 PEPY. HIKING TRAIL--------------· 2~ EL 12.129 . CONTINENTAL DIVIDE ----- MARY'S \Ul i.... 1 '- -- Ne ·-~ S .· GLACIER = .....g f -8/ERSTAOT * } 66 LAKE g 7 COYOTE ODESSAA; 1 / \ C: U.S. HIGHWAY ~ STATE HIGHWAY ~ TRAIL \ LAKE ACM . • ' ue'.0 BASIN PRAGUE ¢ h j NWK ty; 36 .... f ; •.~ , J HELENE *--•-' ~r LAKE GULCH' 34 . : ... ... ............ y :.4. m 0' ~2MERAL44-0 LAKE,~L, 0 .: BEAR ....... AALAKE -I ... - BIG ELK .........2=Ap- DRE=O*39 1. ALBEATA FALLS LILY LAKE MEADOWS GRAND LAKE 6, LAKE NIMPH .0 VISITOR CENTER ENTRANCE • LAKE ' ~ PINEWOOD 0 Al . %1©WI;@ ki~ .... CHIEFS 1 ,•N TWIN SISTERS PEAKS ROOSEVELT SPRINGS KAWUNEECHE ; •' CHASM 1 '- A -Ch...2 1 .• Ad//L/,436 NATIONAL FOREST I VISITOR CENTER ; t LAKE©. LONGS z M~~ ~2~LOCH ~~~ LONGSPEAK,~ P I GRAN KE '.1 '77 EL 13,911 0 4 ELI..258 1 ~ILMT MEEKER 0- ....M ~) BLACK LAKE 4 .:8~SANDBEACH LAKE ~ C. *r · 29>---4 I MEEKER PARK I I LYONS .......... - ss 4 11 THUNDER WI.0845.4. /0- -~ LAKE ENTAM:r../'... & DIA OLIVE 1-25 4. . RIDGE ...... .. . 36 ALLENSPARK LAKE GRANBY ~ M#DDLE -- To Boulder, 1 34'„ 7 s,w Denver, 1-25 14?14 & DIA 1~ SOUTH To Nederland , 72 TO GRANBY 0 & Central City ~ t,ov D D A lA Depart Estes Park via US 36 east to Lyons, Colorado. Turn east onto CO 66 in Lyons. Follow CO 66 east to 1-25, south to exit 228 - toll road E-470 to exit 28 Denver International Airport. Toll charge for a two axle vehicle $3.50. 'Pdf A;unoo Ae*Ag 3!uaoS Mead 0, Mead 'PH )10@JO 493 ADD RIVER COLOR H01(19 Ablo Estes Park Convention & Visitors Bureau Memo To: Mayor & Town Trustees From: Tom Pickering, Director of the Estes Park Convention & Visitors Bureau Date: 7/26/05 Re: First Six Months of the CVB Background: 1. Reason for Changes: a. 2002 Intellistat Study to audit the program b. Intellistat Findings i. Advertising gets an A- ( Page 36) ii. Areas to improve 1. Expand Media Efforts 2. Consistent format in news paper ads 3. Segmenting Audience more by demographics and life style. 4. Investigate ways to leverage the internet 5. Consider alternative markets 6. Re-think Vacation Planner 7. Re-think State OVG 8. Re-think Town / Chamber relationship c. Small Budget means more focus for all. i. CVB focus is the visitors and conventions 1. Small budget must cover a lot of ground. 2. Accountability 2. First Five months of 2005: a. Sales Taxes 1. 15 yearaverages 2. 5 months 2005 b. Occupancies c. Traffic Counts i. Highway 34/36 ii. Natl. Park iii. Buses d. Northern Colorado Economic Development Corp. i. State of the Region 1. Job loss 1 ii. Plans to grow 3. Changes Taking Place: a. Advertising Peter Marsh b. Groups Julie Nikolai c. Media relations/ PR Suzy Blackhurst d. Visitors Center Teri Weldin e. Ambassadors John Skelly 4. Infrastructure: a. Visitors Center - Parking ( 225-250) b. Stanley Park Fairgrounds - Parking ( 650) c. Signage i. 34/36 Radio Signal ii. River walk iii. Parking 5. Thanks to: CVB Policy Advisory Committee, Advertising Committee, Bill Pinkham's business round tables. Budget: NA Action: Report Only • Page 2 ItSTLS PARK ~ CONVI.NTIION & VISII'ORS 151JIU:Al J To~n Board of T~stees Semi-Annual Status Report j~ to the July 26,2006 4*44*•Ft Attme...4:,04,~ 1 na-7 9 1/Zur 1 11.. ~ 5 4. 1.=kum a.=loco 7-• i -==-1 ..O.4*.****••944*44 -0 1 ... ~Salet Tax Collections 24*%~4 bte. r,rk Nd«ted %.1. 1 - Con~Incn• $400.{]00 250.{*]l) --el 2,} i I . 1 02f», 02(*12 ./. ..~~ 3 $1(K).(X]D . ....... Rc~,Ighll .6-0,. Ye'r-10-th'te M,y U--- ~Accommodations Sales Tax T 1989-2004 Accommodations Sales Tax Town of Estes Park .1-= 14" $1400.000 1*Kl $1200,000 - $1.000.000 $800.000 $600.000 .,WG £ lin#11_ _ I. S200,000 a.,ir Years ~ 0State Lodging Report ROCK¥ MOUN-l.Al; t.{,1,(,ING REPORT (.4•·ild' 1.11... Ain• 24,•: COL::,7,-- 1. 4 111 Wl. u.' ¥0*AL :•·.: irne 4- *4 Rlile'.r: "Al ,·4. 1•44, ./ ... Nt =1 ZCAM.WAY .*# }"k, 1, 1. 48 Ntt 01-. ".'M" ** ./,Ill .....1 „„1.-0 . r,, 1: 18' .- . /4 ,-t.*~U '. AW •184 ..r. 11MANO A.»4-104 1.0 »», ~• r -*k '. aL.MWOOD ./£, ,unt "i. , /•t , 440, I</41'fiei' ... .:. -- mi •e •t e.r• 1,•~ .. 0~ I•I•~ r.O,d••.i. ..' :-:' ~Annual Lodging Report Occupancy Ave. Rate 1999 48.3% $ 104.19 2000 *- 49.3% $ 106.98 2001 « 47.1% * $ 112.89 2002 44.5% /4~ $ 122.64 2003 46.2% $ 125.72 2004 44.2% $ 127.31 ~Traffic Counts ,+I=.4 Traffic Count - US Hwys 34 & 36 Jan 1 - June 30. 2005 2000000 1800000 1600002 1.00000 1 IWi641 120000. ---- I 0 2003 I 1000000 800000 -- 600000 400000 200000 0- Statlit cs Itim Cilir~o Department it Trans,*rt,ti,n i~~ ~~National Park Visitation Rocky Mountain National Pirk Total Visitation 700,000 - 12221 000.000 - - 500,000 400,000 300,000 - --- - 200.000 - - 100. I-0 , inn t##* * 4 *#El #1; r•*S*/ 1235 ~National Park Visitation 1>*M 13*> Rockyllourian Ndion,1 Puk Witdion {*4 Bo.r Moido- & Fall RIvor Ent,ince Station. 15~f 350000 - 3<X) 000 250.noe 200DOO 150000 50.000 - ,... - January .... •,b,ch ..1-3. ~National Park Van and Bus Tours # Passengers 2002 35,546 2003 32,373 2004 28,445 4~101*/ i 9mlh y®» I ..'12'. . 10Front Range Visitors' Finances Since the stock bust in 2001, in Larimer County: ·More than 7,000 wrkers still unemployed. including 2,000 technology professionals. ·20,000 underemployed norkers ·$300-400 Million In wealth has been lost, the result of corporate downsizing, a recessionary economy ana reoucea spenoing •A tripling of perso nal bankruptcy filings in Larimer Co unty in 2004 over 2003 levels ·Foreck,sures up 27% over ast year. ·Informalion ttom Northern C/o Economic Developmwi Corp,Iation. It42/tw-lea@er"p,010...V 1 4 22723-----1 -lf-------1------I----llif fe'le,3.- £ 2 2'' ~Ad Program by Media Type Print $ 466,310 Television $ 97,690 Radio $ 13,780 Internet 4~~9~~ $ 20,000 Media Relations --- $ 10,199~ Collat* Total Media Purchases ~ $ 662,594 if**f 4. ~Ad Program by Market Area Out-of-State - Print $ 291,321 In-State - Print $ 174,989 In-State - Broadcast $111,470 In-State - Media Relations $ 10,195 ~ In-State - Collateral $ 15,238 In-State - Event Support $ 39,381 Total In-State $ 351,273 Internet Advertising $ 20.000 Total Media Purchases $ 662,594 ~ 5 16 IBample Ads & Posters Ait&*1:Z "-9 b>r•r El fal#**Eft 5« 6-1 9/.. == ;744 * -WA'J¥ 1 013 .... ki... r---1 - | ~ ~ ~ *Fp4--9Fw-FT--- 1-,• P~rlY' 1 ·1•]1-ncr]~ra:.in 7.0- .om imital= - .10, I. * ~Group Sales .... · Primary Responsibilities ~ · CVB Group Website · Group Leads · Group Sales · Group Services » 6 IMGroup Sales . ...... · Four Primary Group Markets ~ • Conferences/Meetings/Retreats o~ · Wedding£ :f~. Family Reunions i~ tallillillillillillillillillillillillillillillillillillillizilm · Motorcoach Tours . t-1: 4-em '" '9~ € · ~2 u-;~~41, ~ ~Conferences -:,Ii.:. • Assisting all groups considering meetings in the Estes Park area Lodging, Conference Venue, Catedng. Services, Special Programs · Assisting conferences with reservations at any group venues throughout the community. Off site Meals and Events, Recreation. Tours, Entertainment, Overflow lodging, Specials shows. Parades, Literature · Booking City-Wide Conferences: Groups using multiple hotels in Estes Park Involves all of the above and m ore ~City Wide Conferences · Suzuki Music Institute June 2006 Est. Revenue: $800,000 - $1 Million Involves. 32 hotels. 2 orooerty manaaement comoaries, restaurants, caierefs, Park Disinct bcrools, reialiers, attractions, 1-ansponation companies. renial companies ana recreario rei venues · Snow & Ice Western States Conference Septem ber 2005-2009 Estimated Rev: $350,000 -$385,000 Involves 14 notels, resiaurants. carerers, csies parK rairarounds retatters, attracuors, Iransportation companies, rental companies anci recreational venues. · Quilt Colorado June 2006 Est.Revenue: $250,000-$300,000 Involves· 6 hotels. restaurants Park District Schools, retailers. transponanon companies. renia, companies ano recreatio nat venue. 4*. 7 0 Weddings i....-1.....2 • Ceremonies • Receptions • Rehearsal Dinner • Services 7//1 81 '14, 4411 1...1 , ... · 4, ~Motorcoach Tour Groups • Individual Senior Groups • NTA/ABA - Packaged Tours ~ · International Travel · Student Groups 0-1!r 8 913 IMMot*rcoachproup Assistance · Itinerary Planning 1./.8'An./.5 • Routing · Step on Guide Service ~ · Bus Servicing i:'qilli.* - • Meals/Shopping/Lodging Assistance * • Marketing Assistance IMMotorcoach Tour Promotions Tour Colorado: Promote Colorado Motorcoach Traffic to Estes Park · Liaison for Tour Operators needing assistance · www.TourColorado.com * · Familiarization Tour for Student Market *Ill · Familiarization Tour for International Marker» ' • Tour Planners Kit - Mailed to toutplanners & tour guides ~ *er Includes map with downtown restaurants ' 3 ~Group Leads Process • Acquisition of Leads • Contact with Groups · Assistance and Referrals · Leads Dissemination „ 1.. 9 ~2005 Leads/Referrals =05 ==- .1.fl' 11 ..37 7 . 42- 13 „ „ 0 . 4 0 3 4,724 . 7 1, I . 7 7 2 -2 J- 7 0 10 / 0 1 2 0 ./1 Jul AU- hp~-k,CM Octt- N.-1...r 1...., TO .. .0 " . " 4, 31 ~Communications~7~~ · Internal (to Estes Park) · CVB Updates & Announcements • Two calendar versions · Information for local papers · External · Familiarization (Fam) Tours ~ • Travel Writer Requests 1--t · www.EstesParkCVB.com · Press Releases i - ff 44*40 ~Communications · Fam Tours - June 11-13: Colorado Tourism Fam with six writers - June 28-29: AAA writer on assignment ~h - July 13: PRACO Fam -- 10 417/' ~Communications Specific Media Requests Fulfilled 17 Press Releases Distributed fig*3 34*23 jk Web Site Press Room Downloads 1.151 ~ T.... 1.Il ~i~.-il/*.*4-4 J~nuil-June 2005 M~~/prillllllllllllllll/glllglmlilk 01-<22 Il.1,0/Iff Cov~/,90 V•- Tot,1 Ce-raf Equhilin c/ 199.717 10-S~li~/I -- OS,0 -1-•00---1 2004 IM Sample Clips 11 0 8- *ill'll ~Visitors Center Operations - Telephone Calls ~ Answered: 9,668 ~Visitors Services Visitors *1L...-.- p-- -1 Center Traffic 4/24 - 6/30 rf- 1&~i n , W JI~i 38,696 1 #Ce - 0. . 1 .. 12 IMAmbassadors 044% I ' .1:...1,~ - TE. 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R€)CKY NIC )UNTAIN L<)DGING REP€ )RT ROOM NIGHT LOCATION AVAILABLE OLORA O SPRINGS W3AN30 00¥kl0103 kl3HlO Il 13A31 79 65 Z31kIOD MUVd 53153 SN!1100 CD r.- 1*i .- . 1 11·,t gri•* '.11*10 1 . 1. 1 St=.77 .. ''30*Lt~ i >·- 21:.·fut·"P·. V r· ·2·2/·4,4Sor 4 . . . . 000 0 000 000 N 000 . 000 . 000,0 N.-p- • Traffic Count - US Hwys 34 & 36 00000171 *002 I €002 0 002 0 1_ 000000& 1002 I 0002 0 6661• Jan 1 - June 30, 2005 0000021 000008 000009 00000* . 1 000002 ER #90 0 0 N ( 094 90 0 6 -49% %1 99 1 4 1& , 1 ¢6 1 096 0 4 <2) 0 0 .1 CL C) C) • 2005 Rocky Mountain National Park Total Visitation 13 IU Id 13 0 700,000 600,000 500,000 000'00€ 000'ooz 000'00 L C) . 1 (0 M f OOCOOOOO OocooOO q (,- al. (2 (,- (2 C2 0000000 LOOLCOLOOLD m m G N r- r- tooz O 9003 I .. :ky Mountain National Park Visitation w=av=, Meadows & Fall River Entrance Stations 1 fo I - !C 1 /8 1 +D .- -ro - 27 . r 1 - 1 /2 i. · .1- 2 >!t -Ar * I '01 '2 6 I 40 6 54 Kirfift 4 .t *ED I b ¢ 4 0 . r,r. , »0* f f R *00. 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E A Ng *1 f LU 0- J O 0 a. - E f . r-cO.. 0 E 1 22 9 g Lu oau ., fs RE2 N=EX@3252 ? 424:421,11 ..... ; 9 0 0 ..... ~~ ~lct 09 a s Saturday rmances nds of Summer Stanley Park elu- (iLL Qoau.o 1 July 2005 www.EstesParkCVB.com · 800-44-ESTES Lud Oe·£ 1001~~~ James Jazz-RP ow • AFLC Yol,~5~ti~ore ' t~Mi~uth Ministries de 6uote-&,!S @Jud · '¤j ' EdU sulloved ~~ Pkn• UJ 46!H 'Jele@41 OSS 46'H 46!H es · Aaulluns ueje >1 tteepg de 6uoi-9-6uisai~ luieo · saolleuliokle Depo¥ VOkld 'we OE:Ok ZL,Z UP,AO;UMOa E :1 oepohl do#00 Sunday Tuesday ~ Wednesday ~ Thursday tz=l=~ert . =1 Jazz PP 7 pm so' theater, High . ' nley Park Fairgrounds R,ve side Ramblers nver Tribute Il Locations ms afternoon concerts erformance Park irgrounds. Start School 7:30 orr, 09-6 9 L/Z Jelue d3 eouea s, RKS OVE t 01 81 1 *8!A wejuno Hello my Fellow Citizens, Board Members and Administrators, I am here to discuss with you the perception of our town and how marketing, advertising and infrastructure effect that perception. As most are aware, there has been an article published by the National Geographic Traveler Magazine in regards to how Rocky Mountain National Park and the gateway community of Estes Park rates against 55 other parks and their surrounding communities. We were scored a 56 out of 100. I'll agree that the article does not get it all right. However, when it talks about noise, traffic, and other infrastructure problems, it is right on. There have recently been articles written in our own newspapers criticizing the character of our business community. This by Town Trustees and Town employees saying that we do not do the research or know how to write a proper business plan, or best yet, we do not have the moxie. They even go as far as to suggest that we do not offer decent products or service and do not have a good location as an excuse to why we may not be doing well. I do not bring these items up to insight anger but to provide a point. How can we ask to change the perception, whether we agree with it or not, of those in the outside world when our leaders perceive us in the same way? Sure, we can blame some of the current or past Trustees and Administrators, and we can even blame ourselves. Again, this is not the answer. We are here now, and it is time to act. 9 I will begin by posing some questions to how we can do a better job in marketing our town. Of the 2.3 million dollars allocated to the marketing department only $565,780 dollars goes to actual Advertising, this total includes radio, newspapers. $251,611 dollars on national publications. One, where does the rest of the 2.3 million go? And Two, why do we focus so much on printed media and ra- dio? In a Longwoods Visitor study of where people go for information to plan their vacations rates these media as a percentage: Magazines: 5% in State, 6% Nationally Newspapers: 4% in State, 2% Nationally Radio: 1% for both State and National All of these combined do not overtake the researching power of the internet at 37% in the State and 29% Nationally. Personal experience being the highest. By the way, Visitor's Bureaus were 9% in State and 5% Nationally, and government tourist offices 2% for both State and Nationally. Yet we go ahead and spend 1.75 million dollars on a new visitors center which has an estimated $201,410 dollars in revenue, which I am not sure how this is generated. The expenses are $324,848 dollars. A $123,438 dollar difference which will come out ofthe general fund. (Trail Gazzette 5-20-05) Talk about not having a good business plan. Another Longwoods Visitor study asked what's important in getting on the destination wish list. I wiltlist these items in popularity highest to lowest in importance: Exciting: I believe in our advertising that we need to emphasize climbing, hiking and mountain biking. Adult Atmosphere: Wouldn't it be nice if inthe winter we could do abetterjob promoting romantic weekend getaways? Family Atmosphere: By promoting and providing a more pedestrian friendly atmosphere could go a long way. Worry Free: 2 words: Traffic and Parking. By providing proper and strategic parking areas we can take all the anxiety out of coming to Estes Park. Unique: Let us identify what makes us different than everyone else in Colorado. After all, we all have mountains. Sight Seeing: Popular: All about perception. Climate: We have an average of 300 days of sunshine a year and yet in the winter time when the weather is bad everywhere else channel 4,7 and 9 do not tell anyone what the weather is like up here. Why? Luxurious: Affordable: Snorts & Recreation: Entertainment: We must provide more especially in the winter months. Skiing: being last. I do not claim to have the perfect answers to the complex but solvable problems that face us now and in the future but at least ideas to try to solve them instead of ignoring them until they become what they are today. There have been many excuses for the lack of foot traffic this summer thrown around, such as gas prices, national, and local economies and even a comparison between Estes Park's empty store fronts to Loveland's. The time for excuses is over, it is time for solutions. In an article in the Denver Post Vacationers Undeterred on July 18, 2005. Money spent on airfares, lodging, dining, souvenirs and other tourism components rose to 571.3 billion at a seasonally adjusted annual rate in the first 3 months of 2005.6.6% higher over 2004. Locally, here in Estes Park, we were down 3.5% for the same 3 month period and are now down 10% for the month of May. So when a CVB employee says in the local paper that sales tax revenues are indicating improvements I can only wonder what is going on at the CVB. If 3.5 % down and 10% down equals improvement then I must go back to math class. Perhaps it is time to look into a professional marketing firm. There was an article given to me by a neighbor of my shop who is from Rapid City, South Dakota. Headline in the Rapid City Journal on July 7,2005: "Glorious Tourism: Visitation Hits Record High Over Holiday." There were almost double the people from 20,000 in 2004 to 37,000 in 2005. Rapid City is about 400 miles from any major metropolitan area, Denver is the closest. We can no longer use gas prices as an excuse and must ask ourselves what are they doing right? By the way, my neighbor has closed his shop here in Estes just this last week so he can focus on his store in South Dakota, which is having a record year. There is help out there for us. The Governor's Conference, Wild on Tourism, will be held at the Marriott Denver Tech Center on Monday, September 19 th through the 21 st. Topics that will be discussed are: Internet travel, Heritage Tourism, Generational Marketing and International Marketing; with the dollar being weak overseas this could be a great market to tap into. Are we sending someone to this conference? I hope so. As a Town Trustee and CVB employee have said that it is the job of the CVB to get people here. It is the job of the Chamber to take care of them once they are here. I would completely agree with this statement. However, let us not forget that it was the town and the CVB that crippled the Chamber and who now runs the Visitor's Center. I will agree that as a shop owner I need to take the responsibility of providing an outstanding product and service to attract the customer. I will be investing time and money into improving all aspects of my business during the off season, but with the lack of foot traffic the responsibility of the CVB to get them here I am not sure it will be worth it. Whether we agree with all that has been or going to be said here tonight should not be the question. The question is what have we learned and how will it be implemented in order for a positive outcome? We must strive to be a sustainable economy in order to survive any negative National or local economic issues that may occur in the near or distant future. Perhaps if we use tonight as a rallying point to effect change we can begin to see positive reults. It will not be easy. It will take time, money, cooperation between all sectors of our community, but most of all respectful, honest and visionary leaders. A Trustee said to me that you are just one voice. It will take many in order to get something accomplished. So, if anyone here has a statement they would like to share, please do. Please take a stand and be counted. Thank you for your time. 1, r .< - +ia.4 ¥3 62#rk- A./t %4__ u,+eur<r- Ila 'b-7 c- , -9-- 14- 60-»-0 r - UOCJ - ud> Ji Ut rb 6> W€, 1 -ce~. f f f 0 sieddolls Jo JequlnN Foot Traffic in Shop 100000 90000 80000 70000 60000 50000 0000* 0000£ 00003 00001. NOTE CEO|~HIC TRAVELER The State of Our Parks Keith Bellows Editor and Vice President AT ION Al PARKS IN T i f E And thev are not alone. Park officials Patil Martin Executive Editor Art Director LI.S.ind Canada--which on both sides of the border are the first GE·,81(1 Sadly 1 9 toitetherattract over 292 to wave flats of caution. Savs lourtel- Senior Photo Editor Daniel R Westergren c Scott S. Staci<ey. Jayne Wise <Trips) million visitors annually- lot: "Thev feel beset by growing visita- Senior Editors have come under siege tion, plummeting budgets, and external Sheila E Buckmaster, Norie Quintos (Smart Traveler). in recent vears, with too pollution and development threats they Geotourism Editor · Jonathan B. Tourtellot many pec,ple seekincy too much access can't control. Haze has stolen Shenan- TraveIWise Editor 1<athie Gartrell at an ever iticreasincy dollar and envi- doah s views, traffic Yellowstone's tran- Associate Editor L ronmental cost. We decided to find out quillitv, irrigation Big Bend's river. Susan O'Keefe Assistant Editors just how the park.s and tlieir neighbor- in many cases, the national park ex- Amy Alipro, George W Stone ing "gateway" regions are really faring. perience is being ruined bv the blight Chief Researcher h Marilyn Terrell Using the Stewardship Index we cre- of gatewav commercialism. Some suc Researchers Marguerite Delaine-Gunawardana, Jessie Johnston, ated last Year to rate global tourism des- communities are simply glorifted out- Lynn Ackerson, LInda Burbank Chlistopher Elliott, Macduff Eleanor Stables tinations, we asked some 300 experts to door mails. Others flog tacky souvenirs. Contributing Editors Still others, like those at the foot of the Everton, Dean Foster, Catherine Karnow Patrick J. Kelly, - R F Kluge, Bob Krist, Barton Lewis, Margaret Lottus, Rudy Great Smokies, force visitors to run a Maxa, Daisann Mclane, Michael Melford, James Morgan, Andrew Nelson, Bernice Notenboom, Barbara Peck, Chris 4- . --·-p -2..,= vi,/9„*widg.* park regions to becomemagnets for the Online Producer 1 gatnut of amusement parks, putt-putt Rainier, Jeff Retinicke, Jim Richardson, Daisuke Utagawa, Brooks Walker, Theo Westenberger, Me[ White 2 ,l,I,~~~ Ljolf courses, atid schlockyarcades. And, *f~~~ as the Ilabv boomers age, expect n~ore Online Editor E- ' ---=4= Heather Morgan Shott a 'llill ., 7........... Meryl Tsagronis ft:-1 --:=2.- 1--P. 11 141· Of,Vill development of second-home and re- tirement communities--members of a Deputy Art Director Leigh V Borgliesani 1-4,21 ' L ~1*,dfil recent kayak expedition along the Gulf Associate Art Director Elisa Yoch E :522 Vt -1"t 4 - of Maine coast noted the huge increase Designer in residential development near Acadia Stefan Cajafa -mi~=im=,~- Photo Editors and Fundv national parks. Carol Enquist, Unda B. Meyerriecks But all is not lost.You are the stake- Photo Assistant Jenna Kieley Editor Keith Bellows encourages travelers to holders iii our national parks--and you Production Manager be aware of their impact on our national parks. ivield enornious influenc·e. -Fravelers," David M. Burneston savs Tourtellot, "can send a message to Editorial Business Manager rank 55 North American park destina- gatewav businesses bv patronizing those Susanne Hackett tic)ns based on sustainable tourism, park that honor and support the neighbor- Assistant to the Editor Nandita Khanna nianageinent, and destination quality. ing parkand the character oj the region, IR: -1.1 Publicist Ine u-hole world owes the vervidea not global franchises and shops selling Heather Wyatt 1 - 43 " goods made in China." And, of course, of national parks to North America, 212-610-5535, e-mail NGTraveler@HWyattPR.coin 04 says TRAVELER geotourism editor jon- vou can visit these outdoor shrines with Manufacturing Robert L Feige, Vice President, Production Services athan -Iburtellot, who spearheaded our the least possible impact, perhaps by Gregory Storer, Director, Robert L. Barr, Production Supervisor survey and wrote the story on page 80. going in the oft'-season or electing to Market Research Manager Ironically, two of our most iconic and walk within their borders when vou Tracy Hamilton Stone pioneering parks-·Yellowstone (1872) could more easilv drive. Even the low- Editorial Assistants Ingrid Alilgren, Victoria Brown, Angela Burnford, Jane Guiliano, ~ in the U.S. and Banff (1885) iii Canada- scorers in our survey are abundantlv Megan Irwin, Christian Lorentzen, Erin Swift : 1 1 :a ; both took it on the. chin. 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OUR MISSION NATIONAL GEC:CRAPHIC TRAVELE;? reports ott destinations of distinction and characte,·, and we support efforts to keep them that Way-believing that to enhance an authentic "sense of place „ Copyright © 2005 National Geographic Society All rights reserved. NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER: Registered | will benefit both travelers and the locations they visit Trademark ® Marca Registrada. Printed in U.S.A. 12 NAT10NAL GEOGRAPHIC TRAVELER -~ .-.Il,~1-,ii,-'lil::.Il...../%~th' 'AN WEITER'/IN/NOS AK de.stinations in the world and the most chal- . lenged, with A i·hes the more crowded In thr. l'he gaten·av t<, 1,c,th parks, Moab, "has e Zone through a trelliendous nlatainorphosis 21-0 m minina town to recreat ion center, NT O mi. 500 NU complete with u·orrisome off-road sports. Okm 500 Cumberland Island National Seashore GE0RGIA (Score: 62) On t}iis barrier island, "the gloomv ruins of wealth and *randeur ; Ae BC 4 0' -· NE couple with incredit)ie beaches.' Debate CANADA swirls over whether to maintain the his- , AB toric but decaving plantation houses. 1-he - I si< MB 9 QC boat to the park leava troin St. Alarn, © ' 0 n. i "still an authentic little fishing town with 0 . ON - 9 shrimp boats." 0'WA ' ~0 NB~JE ME NS , Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks MT O ND „: OR 0 VT U CALIFORNIA (Score: 62) "Natural resources 61·1 ' -id: O 01 - -MI SD WI ~1 that rival or surpass Yosemite-magnificent WY O NY y|A - forests, u·ild rivers, the High Sierri?' Care- 1-*xRl NV LA PA NJ ~CT taking inside the parks hashmproved. Gate- CAO O 1.11· < , UNITED STATES ]N OH wavs, hourver, Het mixed reviews. Crowds O0 cr no co IL 1 .WV ' ~A~ID and severe smog hurt the score. . KS O MO -,c O AZO OK AR 1 ™ 9-9-NC (16) Sieeping Bear Dunes National · NM sc . Lakeshore MS GA AL MICHIGAN (Score: 60) The majestic dunes on nx LA : :O 1 ake Michigan are "getting more crowded -O FL nU-v summer. 1:in·iron;hental quality has · ~ nuproved, but there appears to be no end to the demand for- second honws, retirement . communities, and vacation estates." Still, t,- MEXICO local towns were thoughz to f'it in well and to be supporthe ofthe park. I. 6. Ht , 39*m '441'le=¥-: Facing 1,1 ble Majorproblems confront 13 parks; often ~34.-3 *Z -3 .. . - , --- = <- . :,1 it's unsuitable gateway development. . A.) ' 71* 11 , . 4- I, ....., · 1. I ' (17) Colonial National Historical Park i , p i ' Ir, ' 0 | 'll (Yorktown/Jamestown) P ill , VIRGINIA (Score: 59) Tile two historic sites : . s I ... .11 P. 1. ..:.0 , I 1- 0 4 , 0 ... 13 4 . I unked by a parkway are deemed alitlientic _4· /1 ',i -., '211,/ and appealing, but not so the neighborhood, · ·' - *F Y .. m.- 1 -Il I • The surrounding vatewav areas are becom- . ing overcommercialized in a way that does • · - L= 4 1 1 -' ..1 0 -12:~ not elihance the region's sense of place. Too , 1 -7.la- 7 ' ~1114'i 1 I " .. 14-iz.ir many chains are degrading the experience. 1 -ial '.+' 'Il . I I " . -1 -1 (18) Mammoth Cave National Park 1 --11- -Fl KENTUCKY (Score: 58)"Heavily used, well- 4, . I. 1 - managed" sums tip sentiment on Mammoth, H-1~ere guided tours thwart widespread 1isi- but visitor crowds produce an urban fuel- Hot Springs National Park tor damage. Gateway communities have re- ina." Corrective park plans bog down in local I ARKANSAS (Score: 55)"This urban park pre- tained their small-town appeal,"but· local cul- "political gridlock," Though thurism is lig serves the tradition of'taking the u +aters. Iok-LA ture suffers from "trinketization," Chemicals in the gat Avav region, thifindustrv <ri,ws I Bathhouse Row is an architel·tural wonder in polluted water erode the formations. "without any connection to the pari" ~ - which needs "millions more fun-inova- 1\.7/1 1 i ticiti. The town's historic district is compati- (19) Rocky Mountain National Park (20) Banff National Park ble, but not sprawl on the frinue outdoor fl COLORADO (Score: 56), "Deep blue glacial ALBERTA, CANADA (Score: 55) Canada'% i lakes and nujestic mountain views'ln a oldest, most popular park still retains won- I (21) Mount Rushmore National totallv overstressed" park. "Traffic, con<10 derful beauty and backcountrv, but a park- I Memorial/Badlands National Park g from fami develdpments, and noise around the sappy, pien·ing transportation corridor disrupts SOUTH DAI<OTA (Score: 54) 'Two different z tourist)· town of Estes Park lessen appeal. mammal nxigrations, facilitates crowding, experiences. Hamands is nlatively remote g vacation inf ami spurs galewav grou·th. Probalil\· 1,0 1 and unspoill·(1, Rushinoreis like a shopping & Yosemite National Park Caliadian park is more studied and (lebated: 3 inall." Rushijic,re can stillstir the patriotic E CALIF0RNIA (Score: 56) Backeountrvareas I "Beautiful, ecolcic,icall, resilient, andfacina ' blood, but Hateways are"chees)' and sprawl- i For year.rc 2, 5 Ket high marks, but YosemiteVallep reels un- | exti-eme challenges, irhicn do seein to drive i ine"and retations with the Lakota Sioux, J neWSIet f )rreer X 9 71 < >1 - 1 1' 1 1 - .1 NI :+1 11 1/1 I-. -0. /1 <4 rJD ..2 ' 42 00 U= !,,2 -g C . m -7-r .•- 11!11 'L a (11111111 FO CD CE>* 815 2 E -m 6 0 * 4% 1 L -20 . 5 ' E g g 2 -2 9~ CM 22 3 a. 3 2 2 33 0 26 I 4- 1 > 22. - - E O . O > 2 O 2.1 3 03 0 M . 6. 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Aofu@ *NJ Fino„. 1, eoeld e S~ uo luu ls*1) 10 J. 41*W' f~J ~~ ~·. ~ 1*74'ods View Sign Out Help & Settings Feedback ¢,-M..4, 4A THE DENVER POST * . 1 Vacationers unde terred Despite gas cost, Americans hit road with their wallets By Jeannine Aversa The Associated Press Tourist spending increases Sales related to tourism - including airfare, lodging, dining and souvenirs Washington - Vacationers - were lip in the first three months of 2005. coping with surging energy pric- es this summer could take short- Direct tourism sales by quarter, seasonally adjusted er trips or pass up that extra sou- $120 billion -- .--- - In billions venir or fancy dinner. But most people do not seem to be cutting 110 / *Gb Other transportation ; ~ back dramatically on their -- - ° $105.5 Food and drink spending or skipping holiday 100 i·--9-\ , >L : / $94.9 Air transportation travel altogether. , i That helps explain why the 90 2---1-~ 4 -: -:- ·1· , .i -»SJ $92.8 Accommodations tourism business in the U.S. is 4/--"T $9O~I Retail holding up well, industry ex- perts and economists suggest. -V i i f $74.5 Recreation and A recent survey by the Federal 70 .-{"-- : --U i - i· ·:· ., -1 entertainment Reserve found that reports from 60 i : ~ ) : · -4.- ·~ - i '-1 $571.3 the tourism and hospitality sec- , 2005 first quarter total 1 tors were mostly positive. Tour- ism was "exceptionally strong " 50 Ql Q3 01 Q3 Ql Q3 Ql Q3 Ql in New York City, while Atlanta, 2001 '02 '03 04 '05 + St. Louis and San Francisco all Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis The Associated Press saw brisk activity. Money spent on airfares, lodg- station and see prices above $2 a nancing, which is leaving people 4 ing, dining, souvenirs and other gallon. It concerns travelers and with extra cash, said Mark Zan- ~ tourism components rose to justifiably so," said Allen Kay, a di, chief economist at Economy. ~ $571.3 billion, at a seasonally ad- spokesman for the Travel Indus- com. iusted annual rate, in the first try. Association of America. Those factors are helping to three months of 2005. "People will make some chang- offset the potentially negative The most recent figures avail- es to their travel plans. They impact of higher energy prices, J able from the Commerce Depart- may not stay as long or travel as he said. I ment's Bureau of Economic far. But they almost certainly A weaker dollar compared Analysis also show that spend- will not cancel," K.ay said. with other currencies makes it ing from January through March The association estimates peo- more expensive for Americans was 6.6 percent higher than in ple in the U.S. will spend about to travel abroad, so people de- . the same period of 2004 seven nights away from home cide to vacation in the U.S., Zan- Overall economic activity also on vacation this summer, down di said. is expanding solidly despite from 7.6 nights last summer. The flip side of the weaker dol- high energy costs. Travelers plan on spending an lar is that the U.S. becomes a Oil prices reached record terri- average of$1,019 on their longest cheaper and thus more attrac- tory in March and set a closing leisure trip this summer, which tive destination for foreigners. high of $61.28 a barrel in early would be 7 percent less than in Some 49.1 million internation- July. Gasoline prices last week summer 2004, the association al visitors are expected to corne set a record of $2.33 a gallon na- said. to the U.S. this year, which tionwide, the Energy Depart- Vacation spending is being would represent a 6.5 percent ment reported. supported by an improved job gain over zo04, according to an "There is clearly sticker shock market, income gains and a re- estimate by the Travel Industry when you drjve past a gasoline kindling of home mortgage refi- Association of America- 9*~2%11 .... #ze:ilia,6,%0-A 4 111 8 1% ro-&·i#.F··i.Fy.is:t. I"ta"31/liim#/IT,9 , .: ·&+i~£:~ 1 '•G*tle¥~ i-4 .=7.t:£2.183 '.3.*Trfim.,Tat**z€ 3-~C:-6154*INARrAINF #*pilimi/w .. . .. . 1 -Il..... ...6 /*Yll--t ,'143€tU-*07*6-*%.·~~*4•sp~. 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Tourism Ambassador Program Save the information in your cart, login- or register now. / 1 ji-he purpose of the Tourism Ambassador Program is to educate every Afti Colorado citizen about the importance of tourism and the benefits '%*18*-33 4§44* A conveyed by a strong tourism industry, including the economic impact on } r ur ¥632:.'f{:323 /< state and local tax revenue and jobs. uest & tre.* ssiide Resources .5/1 p - ... .2 83-· tle?*+Bii:?tier The CTO has drafted a wide range of materials including speaking points, graphics, and other materials to provide Ambassadors with everything you need to make a big difference in just a few minutes. • Tourism Talkina Points • Sample Newsletter Article for CVBs/chambers/associations • Sample Letter to the Editor • Tourism Wallet Card • How Tourism Dollars Are Spent Graphic • Colorado Tourism Advertorial (one-page handout) • Ambassador Sign Up Downloadable Form (PDF). http://www. colorado.com/professionals/members/ambassador/ 7/18/2005 <C 3 E 23 t·-1 ,-0 R 2 1 1 5 iii € g @ a 52 g pe M 0 0 5* 64 C m N 0% 49 fit *ZZ g Mi 1 Im 313 m 4 Im .4* 9 0 %* t 'a £ 2% 2 X £ 293 29 2% .W h /-4 14 Z N C. g m W W . 43 4 2 E /2 ZE # ir a f 01 0 6 A.St rn 50 7 2'3 - b ' 8 cd-CA 4 5% (== f 60 0 CA 0 0 -Q © M uj O 09 0 .9 A a w 4% AE k c q %% E t .E 0 1 W w 6 g .2 g &.8 & A= 2.8 U px *, M# *t 9= 4.2 4 +4 6 M !3% R OG,1 1.G 4 # r o t* ~ 2 2 f..8..1-3·344 5,3@3 25# g 81-5 -2 M 39 1 42 49 0 411; 5 & g 25 3 1j 5&-T~+~- 1 2 2-9 g ca 38, NE g' ° clao .S Aa /3 2 & 1% im 3 2= A M 9 23 &6 5 0 4 _,1 A oct A r-! 1 >18 0 -·ACC Q 8 6 0 '2 .3 .8.8 ~ 6.8 8* M Eg %423~ M '2·¤ ., 144 j ;; g ~) ~42~01 af M 3 ., ##r~.& 0 ~';E.St %% € a.83 3 5 3 *244 g ..6, 4%48342 24 2 m go-3 -8 2 2-g = o *%32"33 RES N N %23 3 2 C - ·3 o& 0 * 2 -14 8 4 GO. 18 8 .4 : 5 114%%12@#2~Move- .¤ 1 OR. 2 2 Cal€ E. 2 0~ 2 -2 0 914 ..C 4-3 'Fl , W W g? t-14 5-9 0 WHME#bog} 08 [Am 00 ob a) 43 m..St-aggE , 9 0-~~ 0- 1 ·E M w C ·~ 3 '5 69 A. 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"I ea od Ie00 B JaqUInrI .SIB 1 -Pooz ar pe ode.I 81 I 8 Pallode.I 'sasue Eau Sld!0001 wue„,=03. it:secircii aaIa not Deing Used Continued from page A 1 Estes Park because many That's the root of the ing sometimes." residents do their shopping whole problem." "Some come here with in Loveland or other places wrong expectations," May- in the valley, or John Baudek said. "The dollars are going "A lot aren't spending out of town as fast as I much time researching the they're coming in," Picker- ~ area and the demographics ing said. "That's killing us. before they get here," Pick- ering said. The Convention I CA*YeD==al I (Gap Ilarrol/VS beti>vee-i i information for new busi- ness owners, he said. "I'm , r .1 always amazed at how few success ana rallure of those I give out every year." About one in five By Robin Ferruggia 114%46-*3#£191##Wi#*al/61&1.1/82~*.##.Il/#42/91/1 businessmen obtain one. Estes Park is a great place to , kie bus , ¥,zess The town is planning to offer classes to help busi- live, but growing a business here is ,.,r 2/4,·# · ·91 f i · . .1 a challenge loi many. nessmen, Baudek said. "Some businesses have In the past five years the gap has . 2000 - 101 open. 87 cloged narrowed between how many busi- had a record year," Picker- nesses open in Estes Park and how • 2001 - 105 open, 102 closed. 4 ing said. These businesses, many shut down. In 2004,92 new • 2002 -- 107 open, 86 closed like the Plum Creek Shoe small businesses opened and 87 Station, understand their closed their doors. In 2000, 101 new 0 2003 - 95 open, 89 closed customers andwork at businesses opened and 87 closed. • 2004 - 92 open, 87 closed advertising and promoting Retail businesses, home-based busi- themselves, he said. They i ness and building contractors construction business in the area for provide excellent customer service, have a local follow- ~ account for the largest numbers of about 40 years, said. But many of businesses opening and closing each them donit realize ho w hard it is to ing and are not dependent year in. Estes Park for the past five make a living here. she added. on tourists to survive. Kendall has watched many motels years. Tourists provide them with Nationally, seven out of 10 busi- and stores change hands over the extra profit. nesses fail, Tom Pickering. director years. Businesses like Kendall " of business development at the There must be about 75 contrae- Construction and the Plum Estes Park Convention and Visitors tors here." she said. "A lot of people Creek Shoe Station are can't get by on that kind of work." Bureau, said. ~ among those that have Estes Park statistics are obvious- The lack of year-round jobs often succeeded for many years I ly considerably higher. mean,s no second income for young in this area. It can be done. A variety of problems are causing families and high housing costs "It's very, very challeng- ing," Pickering said. this trend. -make things more difficult. Often "People want to be in this area they give up and leave town. "-We've He raises another con- and there aren't any jobs so they seen that with some oI our employ- cern. In a healthy business start their own businesses," Picker- ees," she said. community, money spent ing said. Many people come from There are other problems con- in the town tends to stay areas of expertise other than busi- tributing to the failure of many local in the town. But little of ness. They may have lost their job businesses, Sue -Doylen, mayor pro the tourist dollar stays in with a corporation elsewhere tem and owner of Mast6r Graphics, because of downsizing and decided said. "I think it's more pronounced this the solution is to have their own business. year. It's 9-11 followed by the fires "People come into town in mid- followed by an economv that's been summer. It looks like they fo-und the pretty hard on this region.' Garden of Eden because of all the it maybe eEiSv tO rent a store but shoppers and people," a representa- doing business is difficult. Costs tive of the Chamber of Commerce have go-Tie up for insurance, work- and former small business owner man s comp, overhead and utilities. who asked not to be identified, said. There are liability issues. "It's a dream when you see it. But in You need a budget an-d a clear off-season you can roll a bowling business plan to start. maintain and ball down Main St. and not hit any- succeed a business, she said. body." "You have to nave some moxey. "A lot of people come here for the some sma.rts to make it work. beauty like we did," Orpha Kendall, There's some work ethic that's miss- whose fanlily has rUI] a SUCCeSS£111 See Business: Page A 3 3 & 64 64 1 f (>·6'' A, Estes Park View Building a center for yea rs to come by Randy Repola, John Baudek The present Visitors Center has served the Estes Park community well for the last 30 years. When it was built in 1975, it was estimated that 50,000 visitors would visit the center annually. In 2005, the Town estimates that around 250,000 vacationers will visit or use the services of the center. It has become apparent over the last several years that something has to be done to properly serve the increasing number of Visitors Center customers. The Town evaluated two options: remodel the existing facility or build a new one. After professional evaluation of the existing building and the changes required to make the facility functional as well as accessible under current codes, it was decided by the Town Board that a new facility would better serve the visitors and provide office space for the Town's Convention and Visitors Bureau. Another advantage of constructing a new building just east of the existing Center, is the ability to greatly expand parking. Ultimately this will provide a central hub for future transportation efforts that are anticipated to include a shuttle to Rocky Mountain National Park headquarters as well as a downtown shuttle. The Visitor Center will house various CVB staff members, however, only three full-time positions were added to fulfill the duties related to the center. These positions are one Visitor Center Coordinator and two telephone/counter operators. In addition, various part-time staff members are added as the volume of activity dictates. Most importantly, the Visitor Center continues to benefit from the time and talents of the Ambassadors. This all-volunteer organization, recognizable by their red coats, is the backbone of the front office opgration.-attte-Misitor center. The 2005 Visitor Center budget estimates ¢291£110 in revenu/and #4-0 b-0- f.- lf- c' 6--,1. t.(f- expenses of $324,848. The shortfall is made up-6~7trmETEF-from the Town's General Fund. In addition to the Visitor Center staff, the building will house the CVB Director, Group Sales Manager, Communication Coordinator and the 4-AA c-7 1 Y ' Director of Communications (formerly the Advertising Manager). Collectively, the CVB staff provides services that are intended to 60" C 1/ /0 6 t--EL,1_ -3 generate interest and visits to Estes Park!@i~; the guest arrives in 2 - rcs,Les, + Town, the business community takes over and creates the impression LA 5 & 7-<D *+9 that will determine the quality of each vacation experieri~~ 't Tourism woes Merchants worry about slow summer, Town stands behind advertising efforts By Usa Pogue Though Estes Park sidewalks are jammed with visitors and downtown traffic is moving at a steady flow, some merchants are fretting about having a slow summer season. ~Buslnesses want to know what the CVB or the Town is doing to boost tourism, they're not seeing results from advertising," Trustee Lori Jeffrey-Clark told the Town Board at Tuesday's meeting. "We're spending millions on advertising, we need to sit down and figure out what's working and what's not and see if we're getting our money's worth." The Town-operated Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) was allocated around $2.3 million of the 2005 Town budget. The group is doing their best to promote Estes as a tourist destination, Mayor John Baudek said Tuesday. The CVB also sends monthly marketing reports to licensed businesses in town, Baudek said. "We do a lot with what we have and what we're able to do,* said Trustee Sue Doylen. Jeffrey-Clark spoke with downtown business owners Tuesday afternoon and said they're concerned about the numerous unoccupled stores in the area. "Empty storefronts is not just an Estes Park thing. Go to Loveland. It's the same way," said Doylen. *It's not something you can just blame on a group or on the Town. It's a two-way street-businesses need to look at what they're doing and what they're offering customers." "We have the CVB to draw people to Estes. We need to have a very active Chamber of Commerce to take care of them once they're here," said Trustee Wayne Newsom. Along with volunteers, CVB staff operates the visitors center. Around 25,200 people came to the visitors information center in June-more than doubling the 10,610 that entered the building in May, according to CVS communications coordinator Suzy Blackhurst. ~Some businesses are saying they haven't seen good sales in months, while others have seen a 20 percent spike over the same time last summer," said Blackhurst. "Even though sales tax revenues are indicating improvement, we're not completely out of the woods, but it's showing some positive signs of upturn." Updated sales tax figures were unavailable as of press time Thursday. As a "sales tax community," the Town needs a profitable tourist season to survive, officials said. "We're not seeing the buses rolling in like they were in 2000," said Jeffrey-Clark. "It's not good when Welst parking lot is empty on a day in July." On the other side of town, Rocky Mountain National Park continues to draw a consistent stream of visitors. According to the recent monthly public use report, 441,854 people came to RMNP in June-a slight jump from the 439,855 reported for the same month last year. So far this year, 919,605 visitors have entered the Park-a near one-percent drop from the 928,734 reported in 2004. Headin' Home A Haven for House and Hound Julg 20,2005 1[612 © EX-9 R.i 11 H le 761[9 1- /1 TO: ¢/25 of Estes Park Board Members FAOM: Robt,In & lisa Peters Headin' Home A€: Visitor traffic There appears to be a considerable drop in €P visitors from a vear ago (since we onll,1 opened a vear ago. that is our on'V comparison). This decrease in customers is notable through observation, and bl, customer comments. We have heard from mang people that the sidewalks used to be shoulder-to-shoulder room onll,1, and this vear, not onll, are the sidewalks virtuallt emptv, but also there is no problem finding parking space (which used to be a nightmare). This is verv concerning to us as our livelihood depends on visitor spending as locals don't seem to "go to town" at all, bv their own reporting. Thet seem to prefer going down the hill For their shopping. We believe that €P needs to focus on several things: 1. Increasing advertising, both print and TV media, to attract visitors to €P YEAR-ROUND, and specifically in summer. This needs to be on o nationwide basis. €P SHOULD BEAN ALl-YEAA MOUNTAIN DESTINATION TOWN. 2. Developing Festivals, etc., For each month to attract Front Range visitors 1,lear-round. €P needs to be a winter and summer destination, just like other mountain towns. Since we don't have a ski area, that puts us at a disadvantage, but we should be able to come up with something that would bring folks here. Ideas to toss around (many activities could be implemented for each "festival"): - Octoberfest - November - pre-holidat get-in-the-mood- fest - Januarl,1 - Winterfest - Februart, - Tube 'n Sled - March - Cabin Feverfest . - April - Spring Flingfest 3. Having parking stickers for €P residents so that thet can park downtown and shop without having to watch the clock for fear of getting a ticket. After all, €P residents help pal, for parking lots; thel,1 should be able to pork free to increase their business with local shops and dining. We feel we reallt need to do something to entice €P residents to shop and dine in €P. Thel,1 need incentives so that loveland and Ft. Collins don't get all their $$$. Also, there is no consistenct in handing out tickets - some get them; others don't. And store owners need a close place to park so that thet can cam,1 supplies, etc., to their stores. 4. Actual'V, there should be no limits on parking. This is verb disruptive to visitors and we hear negative comments about it. Thet are in the middle of their shopping spree, look ot the time, and have to leave to move the car. Thef don't come back. The parking time of visitors will automaticallt flow as there is "not that much to do in the downtown area." 5. Visitor center kiosks on street corners to answer questions, hand out maps, etc. 6. Advertising, both print and TV media, increase to Front Range visitors during off-season. 7. Did we mention that the budget for nationwide advertising needs to increase a whole lot? 8. More concern and Focus given to shops in town. It would seem that there is more emphasis and attention placed on dining and lodging. 9. Store signs: ordinances should be changed. for those of us in a mall. there is no provision allowed for each store owner to have an outside sign indicating that the store is inside the mall. There are also a lot of "violations" of the sign laws and those who violate it should have to remove their signs (until the law is changed, at least). 10. "Rent-a-cops" - a waste of monel, since thet merell, stand on the corner and Vak with visitors, without enforcing the crossing rules at all. I have never seen one of them do anything but slightlt raise a voice to sal,1 "cross with the light" and people simplt ignore them. Total waste of monet that could be used on ADVERTISING. 11. More free outdoor concerts, plavs, other nighttime entertainment. 12. Moonlight Madness nights, vear-round, for stores to attract customers. Special discounts, incentives, etc. \ 13. Mant restaurants tend to have an earlv closing time, especiallf in winter (7 p.m.). That is a great deterrent. 14. €P needs to do a lot more to increase reasons to come to €P. We hear a lot of comments that there is not enough to do in the area. Mal,Ibe there should be an greater push for marina services; more Fishing derbgs; wildlife tours; high countrv jeep tours (as in Oural,1, etc.); white water course; kavak lessons; day camps for kids while parents shop; open the Hidden Vallel, ski slope to give lessons to kids without the hustle and bustle of the big ski areas; tubing and sledding hills (as in fraser); beach area For swimming at the lake; fft€€ use of lake parking and picnicking. We should have a snowshoe and x-countrv track; an outdoor ice-skating rink; more trails that are dog-friendlt; more dining and lodging open all Vear (we hear a lot of comments about closures, and that there are so mant locals don't feel it is worth the trip during off-season); coupons for % off at participating stores in off-season. €P could be a great winter mountain town that "locals," who don't ski and don't want to fight ski traffic, might want to visit if there were more outdoor activities to participate in, and then shop and dine afterwards. It would seem that there are endless possibilities if the right avenues were addressed and people were willing to make changes and explore new opportunities. What we tend to hear is that those "running the show" are stuck in the "whatever we did in the past" mode rather than having a willingness to tri,1 something new. Mal,be we need to clear the slate and have new voices on board. Monev should be redirected to meet new ideas rather than continuing to put funds into areas that are no longer working or that don't accommodate those who serve thoristindustrv. Yo~ truli,1, 1 1 Robl,In & 0%0 Peters Robyn & lisa Peters, Proprletors Heidi & Tater, Hounds Headin' Home - PO Box 1846 - 145 €. € Ikhom Ave #201 - Estes Park. CO 80517 970-586-9166 - (fax) 970-586-9167 email: robllpete@earthlink.net TOWN of ESTES PARK Inter-Office Memorandum DATE: July 20,2005 TO: The Honorable Mavor Baudek and Board of Trustees FROM: Bill Linnane Ok./ SUBJECT: 2005 National Electric Code Background: The Town of Estes Park traditionally adopts the current edition of the National Electric Code (NEC) issued by the National Fire Protection Association as a primary code for electrical regulations for buildings and construction. This code was adopted as an American National Standard effective August 5,2004. The State of Colorado implemented the 2005 NEC on July 1, 2005. The State of Colorado performs electrical inspection services within the Town limits and unincorporated Larimer County. Cost/Budget: There is no anticipated budget impact due to adopting the 2005 NEC. Adoption of the 2005 NEC does not impact the inspection fee schedule. Action: The Light and Power Department requests that the Town Board consider adoption of the 2005 NEC and that the Municipal Code be revised as described. The ordinance will take effect 30 days after publication following Board approval. BL/lb 1-1 ORDINANCE NO. 11-05 AN ORDINANCE ADOPTING, BY REFERENCE, THE NATIONAL ELECTRIC CODE, 2005 EDITION WHEREAS, the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Colorado has determined that it is in the best interest of the Town to adopt the National Electric Code, 2005 Edition. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO: Section 1. Section 14.20 of the Municipal Code is hereby adopted as follows: 14.20.010 National Electric Code, 2005 - Adopted. The National Electric Code, 2005 Edition, issued by the National Fire Protection Association, Inc., Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA 02169-7471, is enacted and adopted by reference as a primary code and incorporated in this chapter. 14.20.015 National Electric Code, 2005 - Violation. A. It is unlawful for any person to violate any of the provisions stated or adopted in the National Electric Code, 2005 Edition. B. Every person convicted of a violation of any provision stated or adopted in the National Electric Code, 2005 Edition, shall be punished as set forth in Section 1.20.020 of the Municipal Code. 14.20.017 Damages. Neither the Town's Building Inspector, Town Engineer, Light and Power Director, nor any other employee or agent of the Town of Estes Park, nor any volunteer acting on behalf of the Town, shall be liable for any damages for any act and/or omission by such person, pursuant to the duties and enforcement of the provisions of the National Electric Code, 2005 Edition. 14.20.020 License - Required. It is unlawful for any person to engage in the business of installation, altering or repairing electrical wiring in the Town without first having procured a license therefore from the State. The requirement for a license shall not apply to the owner of any property doing work in or about his own residence, provided that he first obtains the necessary permit therefor. The requirement for a license shall not apply to a journeyman electrician or helper who is working under the control and supervision of an electrician licensed by the State. 1 14.20.040 Permit - Application - Issuance. Application for permit shall be made to the Colorado State Electrical Board. Such permit shall be posted on the site of the work, and kept there until the work is completed. 14.20.060 Certificate of approval required. It is unlawful for any person to make any electrical connection to any building until the State Electrical Inspector has issued a certificate approving the electrical wiring. 14.20.070 Permit - Temporary. Wherel from good and sufficient cause, it is necessary to have electricity on any installation before the final certificate can be issued, the State Electrical Inspector may issue a temporary permit; provided, that all parts to which current is applied are in a safe and satisfactory condition. 14.20.080 Electrical construction requirements. All new structures and existing structures that are altered, added to or repaired in excess of fifty percent (50%), and which contain, in whole or in part, commercial uses, shall be entirely wired in rigid or steel tube conduits or approved metal raceways. Unless it is otherwise required by applicable provisions of the National Electric Code, 2005 Edition, the requirements of this section do not apply to a freestanding commercial structure served by one electric meter located in the Town's commercial outlying (CO) zone. Section 2. The adoption of this Ordinance shall take effect and be enforced thirty (30) days after its adoption and publication. PASSED AND ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO, THIS DAY OF ,2005. TOWN OF ESTES PARK, COLORADO By: Mayor ATTEST: Town Clerk I hereby certify that the above ordinance was introduced and read at a meeting of the Board of Trustees on the day of , 2005, and published in a newspaper of general publication in the Town of Estes Park, Colorado, on the day of ,2005. Town Clerk 2 Administration Memo To: Mayor Baudek and Town Trustees From: Randy Repola -~~/ Date: July 22,2005 Subject: 2004 Network Security Project (Town Administrator's Report) Background A rumor has been circulating town since April of this year that "...the Town spent $75,000 to $80,000 to remove pornography from its computers." At that time an individual requested information on such expenditures. I met with the individual and explained that no such incident had occurred. Furthermore, I provided the same person with documentation related to expenditures for improvements to the Town's computer network security. I also advised him at that time that the Town had not expended any moneys related to pornography on any of its computers. Unfortunately, this matter continues to generate questions and concern among residents. Therefore, in an attempt to dispel this rumor, the following detail is provided and will be presented at the July 26 meeting of the Board of Trustees. At the February 2004 Utility Committee meeting, staff requested authorization to hire a firm to conduct a "Vulnerability Assessment" and "Response Plan" for the Town's water system. The assessment is a federal requirement for all public water systems. Part of the assessment included evaluation of the Town computer network due to the fact that the Water Department was using the network to operate and monitor certain elements of the water treatment and distribution system. The assessment and response plan were to be completed by December 31, 2004. In June, the vulnerability assessment consultant conducted tests on the Town computer network. The assessment found deficiencies in the Town's firewall. Ultimately, the weaknesses of the firewall allowed hackers to access our network and store black market first run movies on our network for download by unauthorized persons via the Internet. This discovery led staff to seek an immediate resolution to the security breach. The Town sought assistance from Platte River Power Authority's information technology staff. PRPA referred us to a firm that they use to protect their computer network. Additionally, PRPA used the findings to insure overall security to the electrical grid. Ultimately, the Town spent $51,359 to address security shortcomings of the network. This included $40,197 for: • two firewall appliances, for the towns commitment to redundancy, and failover to provide uninterrupted service to police dispatch • Intrusion detection device that allows us to monitor our own attacks internally and externally, • content monitoring appliance, to enhance productivity • software • Installation • Training An additional $7,144 went for three new Cisco core switches, and $4,018 for daily network scanning and vulnerability testing. Budget The original vulnerability assessment contract was for $9,900 and was paid from the Water Fund. An additional $323.32 in reimbursable expenses was paid by the Water Fund. The network security hardware, software, installation and training costs of $51,359 were paid for out of the IT budget within the Light & power budget. Total cost between the Vulnerability Assessment and the security enhancements totaled $61,582.32. These expenditures are in addition to normal purchases of software and hardware for the Town's computer network which totaled $71,829.99 (inclusive of the $51,359 above) in 2004. Action No action required. This is an information report only. • Page 2 Administration Memo TO: Mayor Baudek and Town Trustees From: Randy Repola 242 Date: July 26,2005 Subject: Home Rule Charter Commission Budget Background Next week Estes Park voters will be asked if they support the formation of a Home Rule Charter Commission. In the event that a commission is approved, Colorado Revised Statutes, 31-2-206 (7) States that, "Reasonable expenses of the charter commission shall be paid out of the general funds of the municipality, upon written verification made by the commission chairman and secretary, and the governing body shall adopt such supplemental appropriation ordinances as may be necessary to support such expenditures." The Town of Windsor recently spent approximately $25,000 on their Home Rule Charter Commission. Of that amount, about $15,000 was for legal services. Therefore, in anticipation of possible approval of a Charter Commission, the below budgets and funding sources are suggested. Budget Expenses August 2,2005 election: $ 5,000 (estimate) Commission Expenses: $25,000 (budget if voters approve commission) Total $30,000 Funding Contingency: $15,000 (only if commission approved) Reallocation: $15,000 (reduce to $5,000 if commission not approved) Total $30,000 Action If there is consensus among the Trustees, no action is required. Staff will simply adjust the relevant budgets during the annual budget revision process.