HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 2008-05-27Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, May 27, 2008
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of
Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in
said Town of Estes Park on the 27t' day of May, 2008. Meeting called to
order by Mayor Pinkham.
Present:
Also Present:
William C. Pinkham, Mayor
Chuck Levine, Mayor Pro Tem
Trustees Eric Blackhurst
Dorla Eisenlauer
Richard Homeier
John Ericson
Jerry Miller
Town Attorney Greg White
Lowell Richardson, Deputy Town Administrator
Jackie Williamson, Town Clerk
Absent: Jacquie Halburnt, Town Administrator
Mayor Pinkham called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and all desiring to do so,
recited the Pledge of Allegiance.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
David Habecker/Town Citizen questioned the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance at
the beginning of Town Board meetings.
Tom Ewing/Town Citizen applauded the recent action taken by the Planning
Commission to disapprove the proposed development on the Elkhorn Lodge properties.
He questioned the need for a bypass road through the property and the density
requested by the developer to make the project feasible. He suggested other
alternative uses for the property including a sledding hill, ice skating pond, picnic
grounds, etc.
Marie Steinbrecher/Town Citizen stated the proposed Elkhorn Lodge development
would not be positive for the community. She too applauded the Planning Commission
for recommending denial of the proposed plan.
TOWN BOARD COMMENTS.
Mayor Pinkham noted the Town Board and County Commissioners would hold the first
of two public hearings on the proposed Estes Park Local Marketing District on June 5th
at 3:00 p.m. in the Board Room.
1. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of):
1. Town Board Minutes dated May 13, 2008.
2. Bills.
3. Committee Minutes:
A. Utilities - Special Meeting, May 15, 2008.
B. Public Safety, May 15, 2008:
a. Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with Larimer County Department
of Human Services for HUB Juvenile Assessment Center.
Board ofTrustees — May 27,2OOU—Page 2
C. Public Works, May 22.2OO8:
a. Drainage Master Plan, RC Consulting Engineering, $50.000 —
4. Estes Valley Board of Adjustment, February 5. 2008 (acknowledgement
only).
5. Estes Valley Planning Commission, April 15.2008(acknowledgement only).
0. Estes Valley Planning Commission Special Mentng, April 17. 2008
(acknowledgement only).
7. Intent to Annex Resolution #12'08 — Big Bear Estates Addition. Public
Hearing scheduled June 24.2OO8.
It was moved and seconded (Levi ne/Eisenl auer) the Consent Agenda be approved,
and iipassed unanimously.
2. REPORTS AND DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. K4eogan F|onniken/LahmorCounty Natural Resource Department provided an
update on Hermit Park acquired by the County in 2007 through cooperative
funding including the Town of Estes Park. A Master Plan has been developed
in an effort to strike e balance between additional development and nasnumo
protection onthe property. The Master Plan includes series uftnai|haadu
and interconnecting tnai|s, education amphitheatre, 5 new cabins, 10 new
oampoitoo, visitor oentor, non -commercialized and no motorized activiUeo,
removal of incompatible structunes, stabilization pf historic structures,
establishment ofafee structure, bring roads and wm||n up to otandandn, wildlife
management (hunting) and phasing of the new facilities over the next 25 years.
Some forestry work has also been completed to create defensible spaces
around structures and to address beetle management. The park will be open
through October 1.20U8.
3. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA (Approval of):
Mayor Pinkharn: 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 bemoved tuthe "Action Item" Section.
1. CONSENT ITEMS:
A. SUPPLEMENTAL CONDOMINIUM MAP
1. The Promontory at0owaRidge Condominiums, Supplemental
Condominium Map fl. Lot 0. /Nar/e Lake Rep|ag, The
Promon0ory.LLCA\pp|ioanL
B. FINAL CONDOMINIUM MAP
1. The Peaks at MaryoLake Lodge Condominiums, Lots 3A&3B.
Mo0/nLake Rop|mtofMary'oLake Subdivision, Don
OeB*y64pp|ioant.
2. The Timbers nfEstes, Lot 3.Schroeder Reoubdivioion.Mark
C. AMENDED CONDOMINIUM MAP
1. The Promontory at Kiowa Ridge Condominiums, Lot 8'Mary'o
Lake Rep|at.The Promontory, LLC.Ken & Cherie Martin, Jeff &
Patricia Van 8ogaort. &VViUiem &Sandna Copioa/App|inanto.
Board of Trustees — May 27, 2008 — Page 3
2. Rivers Pointe Downtown Condominiums, Units F, 2B, 2C, & 2D,
James Haber & Sandra Petrie/Applicants.
D. SPECIAL REVIEW, REZONING, DEVELOPMENT PLAN 08-04,
PRELIMINARY CONDOMINIUM MAP
1. Sapling Green Development, Lot 35, Grand Estates
Subdivision; Basis Architecture/Applicant — Staff requests
continuance to June 10, 2008.
As there were no comments, the Mayor closed the public hearing and it was
moved and seconded (Homeier/Blackhurst) the Consent Agenda be approved
with Staff conditions of approval, and it passed unanimously.
4. ACTION ITEMS:
1. 1ST QUARTER SALES TAX REPORT.
Finance Officer McFarland presented the updated reclassification of the
existing sales tax categories for 1,121 sales tax vendors doing business within
Estes Park in 2007. 152 of the 1,121 vendors were reclassified and the result
was a reclassification of 6% of the sales tax. Three major categories, Apparel,
Arts & Crafts and Furniture, were merged with Retail resulting in five major
categories, Food, Lodging, Retail, Utilities and Construction with an increase
from 90% to 96% of the total sales tax revenue.
First quarter sales tax was 6.5% above 2007; however, it was below the
budgeted 15t quarter. The winter economy as related to sales tax income is
higher for Utilities and Construction and less for Lodging and Retail.
Forecasting information suggests the Town should reach the approved budget
of $7.4 million.
2. COMPREHENSIVE PLAN STATISTICAL UPDATE.
Director Joseph stated a statistical update of Chapter Three and Appendix One
of the Estes Valley Comprehensive Plan has been completed. No changes
have been made to the original plan, policies or recommended actions;
however, the updates provide trend lines. An overview of the updates was
reviewed. Key points established from the update include the growth rate of
rooftops is growing faster than the number of permanent residents due to the
seasonality of the community and level of second homeownership, and the
predicted build out with the current zoning is 12,019 building units including
existing and future units. The Town Board's role would be to make a
recommendation to the Estes Valley Planning Commission for the adoption of
the revisions to the applicable chapters of the Estes Valley Comprehensive
Plan.
Mayor Pinkham requested a revision date be added to the footer and the
methodology used for the update be included in the document.
Trustee Blackhurst stated the Estes Valley Housing Authority's Housing Needs
Assessment completed in 2007 and the 2006 Intercept Study/Conversion Study
data should be incorporated within the document. Both documents contain
current data not included by the consultants in the update. He requested
Figure 4.1 — Existing Zoning Summary Within the Study Area include an
additional column with a breakout of the existing dwelling units.
Trustee Miller questioned if the CVB staff has reviewed the updates in order to
incorporate available statistical data.
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It was moved and seconded (Homeier/Levine) to recommend approval of
the statistical updates to the Estes Valley Comprehensive Plan with the
inclusion of the Housing Needs Assessment to the Estes Valley Planning
Commission, and the motion was denied with Trustee Homeier voting "Yes".
Discussion followed and the Board requested staff complete the updates as
presented and incorporate current data from the Housing Needs Assessment
and the Intercept Study for the Board's review.
3. TOWN POLICY FOR USE OF TOWN FACILITIES.
Deputy Town Administrator Richardson reviewed changes to the policy as
requested at the previous Town Board meeting.
Trustee Homeier requested E.S. be modified with Town being replaced with
"Estes Valley" and the removal of the wording "political change" from F.
Attorney White suggested the Board consider removal of the phrase "The Town
of Estes Park reserves the right to refuse the use of any facility to any group
without cause".
It was moved and seconded (Miller!Homeier) to approve the Town Facility
use policy as presented with the suggested changes, and it passed
unanimously.
4. TOWN ADMINSTRATOR REPORT.
• The Estes Park Local Marketing District public hearings would be
conducted on June 5th at 3:00 p.m. and June 26th at 7:00 p.m. in the
Town Board Room.
• 1,600 of the 10,000 Barn surveys distributed have been returned and
results would be presented at the June 10th Board meeting.
Whereupon Mayor Pinkham adjourned the re g i'ar nesting at 8:35 p.m.
C. Pinkham, Mayor
Jckie Williamson, Town Clerk