HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Public Safety, Utilities, and Public Works Committee 2014-06-12RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, June 12, 2014
Minutes of a Regular Meeting of the PUBLIC SAFETY/UTILITIES/PUBLIC
WORKS COMMITTEE of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County,
Colorado. Meeting held in the Board Room of Town Hall in said Town of
Estes Park on the 12th day of June, 2014.
Committee: Chair Norris, Mayor Pro Tem Koenig and Trustee Nelson
Attending: All
Also Attending: Town Administrator Lancaster, Police Chief Kufeld, Director
Bergsten, Superintendent Lockhart, Manager Fraundorf,
Interim Director Ash, and Recording Secretary Limmiatis
Absent: None
Chair Norris called the meeting to order at 8:03 a.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None.
PUBLIC SAFETY.
REPORTS.
Reports provided for informational purposes and made a part of the proceedings.
1. Verbal Updates and Committee Questions - Chief Kufeld updated the Committee
on the encryption of the 800 megahertz radios, the department's attendance at
the FBI's Rocky Mountain Law Enforcement Executive Command College, bear
statistics, the mediation program, the regional year end School Resource Officers
meeting, the hiring of Police Officer Plassmeyer, the arrival of the new command
vehicle and the 2007 Humvee.
UTILITIES.
REPORTS.
Reports provided for informational purposes and made a part of the proceedings.
1. Water Department Master Plan Update — Director Bergsten informed the
Committee of the progress on the Master Plan process. The three preselected
firms were recently contacted via phone conference to clarify ambiguities of the
Water Department's needs and expectations and to ensure appropriate
proposals are received on June 23, 2014. The Public Works Department and
Water Department would review the proposals and bring forward a
recommended firm to complete the Master Plan as an action item at the July 8,
2014 Town Board meeting.
2. Information Technology Update — Manager Fraundorf introduced the summer IT
intern Ryan Thamert, provided an update on the inspection of the Adams Tunnel
as an alternative for fiber redundancy, and informed the Committee of an
additional alternative for fiber redundancy being developed. A wireless company,
Crown Castle, would be installing fiber and conduit along Highway 36 from Lyons
to Estes Park in conjunction with CDOT for the purposes of cell phone service
and cameras. Crown Castle has stated a willingness to lease dark fiber to the
Town. The next step would be to inform CDOT of the Town's and Platte River
Power Authority's interest in the project.
3. Verbal Updates and Committee Questions — Director Bergsten updated the
Committee on work being performed in the Fish Creek Corridor and the fully
staffed Water Department. Mayor Pro Tem Koenig questioned the disposal of
slash from trimming near the power lines. Superintendent Lockhart stated in rural
areas without access to a chipper policy states the brush is to be scattered per
Forest Service recommendation. Director Bergsten requested an IGA with
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Lafayette and Louisville regarding the purchase of work order software be
brought forward as an action item at the next Town Board meeting. The
Committee recommended the IGA with Lafayette and Louisville for Lucity
Services as an action item at the June 24, 2014 Town Board meeting.
PUBLIC WORKS.
REPORTS.
Reports provided for informational purposes and made a part of the proceedings.
1. Verbal Updates and Committee Questions — Interim Director Ash informed the
Committee peak runoff has passed and the river banks have held with only a few
minor breeches, staff would return to normal work schedules, construction would
be finished at the Event Center and Pavilion soon, and railings have been
installed at Children's Park. Chair Norris requested an update on the Elkhorn
Lodge. Administrator Lancaster stated Director Chilcott, Julie Ash / Walsh
Engineering and he met with the property owners, Jerry and Carol Zahourek, on
June 9, 2014 to discuss the river migration issues occurring on the property.
Investigation is underway for immediate threat funding for small mitigation. The
Zahoureks would be asked to pay the matching funds and staff would continue to
work on options to save the historic structures and graves within the floodplain.
There being no further business, Chair Norris adjourned the meeting at 9:06 a.m.
Barbara Jo Lim
APPROVED
JUN 2 4 2014
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
iatis, Recording Secretary