HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 2025-02-11Town ofEstes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, February 11, 2025
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 11th day of February, 2025.
Present: Gary Hall, Mayor
Marie Cenac, Mayor Pro Tem
Trustees Bill Brown
Kirby Hazelton
Mark Igel
Frank Lancaster
Also Present: Travis Machalek, Town Administrator
Dan Kramer, Town Attorney
Bunny Victoria Beers, Deputy Town Clerk
Absent: Trustee Cindy Younglund and Deputy Town Administrator
Damweber
Mayor Hall called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and all desiring to do so, recited the
Pledge of Allegiance.
AGENDA APPROVAL.
It was moved and seconded (Hazelton/Brown) to approve the Agenda, and it passed
unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
Nick Thomas/County Resident spoke regarding the vacation home license waitlist stating
support for removing the moratorium and accepting applications for residentially zoned
vacation home licenses. He stated properties with a license have a significantly higher
resale value than properties without, impacting property values and the housing market
in the community.
TRUSTEE COMMENTS.
Trustee Brown spoke regarding rezoning and a recent Board decision to deny a rezoning
application. He spoke regarding the 1999 Estes Valley rezoning based on the existing
use at that time, elements of a change in circumstance, growth in the community, the
need for workforce housing and housing scarcity.
Remaining Board comments were heard and have been summarized: Restorative Justice
to host a deliberative engagement series jointly with the Library; Visit Estes Park CEO
finalist presented to the search committee and presentations were available online; the
Colorado Association of Ski Towns meeting discussions focused on housing , cost of
living, barriers for residents in mountain communities and geothermal energy concepts;
Estes Arts District welcomed a new Executive Director and would be pursuing the
Colorado Creative Districts designation, and Transportation Advisory Board meetings
would be recorded and available on the Town's YouTube channel.
Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority (LETA) have filed a formal complaint against
CenturyLink with the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) for lack of redundancy
in the Estes Valley. The Board directed staff to produce a letter signed by the Mayor in
support of redundancy in the Estes Valley for the 91 1 emergency line.
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT.
None.
Board of Trustees - February 11, 2025 - Page 2
CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Bills.
2. Town Board Meeting and Study Session Minutes dated January 28,2025.
3. Resolution 10-25 Intergovernmental Agreement with the Colorado Department of
Transportation for the Downtown Estes Loop Project (OLA#: 331002864).
4. Resolution 11-25 Professional Services Contract with J-U-B Engineers, Inc. for
Engineering and Design Services for Trail Design along US34 and SH7 - $549,564
Budgeted.
5. Resolution 12-25 Professional Services Agreement Amendment with JVA
Engineering for the Prospect Mountain Water System Improvements Project -
$384,500 Budgeted.
6. Estes Valley Public Library District Board Appointment of Cynthia Morriss for a four
(4) year term beginning January 1, 2025 and ending December 31, 2028.
It was moved and seconded (Cenac/Brown) to approve Consent Agenda items 1
through 5, and it passed unanimously.
Clarification was requested and provided for appointments presented within the consent
agenda for taxing districts without an elected board.
It was moved and seconded (Cenac/Brown) to approve Consent Agenda item 6, and
it passed unanimously.
ACTION ITEMS:
FINAL 2024 STRATEGIC PLAN PROGRESS REPORT AND AMENDED 2025
STRATEGIC PLAN. Town Administrator Machalek provided the final 2024 Strategic
Plan progress report and presented amendments to the 2025 Strategic Plan. The
2024 plan included 55 objectives of which 28 were completed or ongoing objectives
in 2024, three (3) were ongoing or multi-year objectives, and 24 were incomplete. Staff
did not recommend carry over for eight (8) of the incomplete objectives, seven of which
were already included in the 2025 plan. To engage effectively Town Administrator
Machalek stated the 2026 process would be reflective of a realistic number of projects
representive of public engagement on those changes in the community. Staff
anticipated a busy year with projects at various stages of completion. Performance
metrics were set at 80% for projects completed. Board comments have been
summarized: questioned the date of the comments within the status report; whether
the rehabilitation of West Elkhorn Avenue had been scheduled; whetherthe Town was
awarded Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) grant funding; concerns
were heard regarding the Police Chief's capacity to act as the Emergency Manager
due to the level of workload necessary for that position in a disaster situation
encouraged staff to consider an alternate senior staff member; status of the US34
Corridor Study, and consolidating multiple references to the Visitor Center parking lot
improvements. Kent Smith/Town resident commended staff on the comprehensive
material provided within the packet. It was moved and seconded
(Lancaster/Hazelton) to approve the amended 2025 Strategic Plan as presented,
and it passed unanimously.
Whereupon Mayor Hall adjourned the meeting at 7:47 p.m^
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