HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board Study Session 2025-03-11RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town ofEstes Park, Larimer County, Colorado March 11, 2025
Minutes of a Study Session meeting of the TOWN BOARD of the Town of
Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at Town Hall in the
Board Room in said Town of Estes Park on the 11th day of March, 2025.
Board: Mayor Hall, Mayor Pro Tem Cenac, Trustees Brown,
Hazelton, Igel, Lancaster, and Younglund
Attending: Mayor Hall, Mayor Pro Tem Cenac, Trustees Brown,
Hazelton, Igel, Lancaster, Younglund
Also Attending: Town Administrator Machalek, Deputy Town Administrator
Damweber, Special Counsel Greg White
Absent: Town Attorney Kramer
Mayor Hall called the meeting to order at 5:45 p.m.
STANLEY PARK MASTER PLAN AND PERFORMING ARTS CENTER Director
Hinkle provided a summary of the February 25, 2025 Study Session where the
Performing Arts Guild presented to the Board a request to build a Performing Arts
Center "Encore" on the Stanley Park property.
Board discussion ensued and has been summarized: The Board expressed their
support for this project; voiced concerns on various items such as raising the needed
funds for the project and the desire to have a financial commitment before a formal
decision can be made; questioned what would the town be sacrificing by allowing the
arts center to use the land; questioned if it was the right location for this project;
questioned the exit strategy in the event the project does not come to fruition; and
raised concerns with parking, shuttling of attendees to the different events; and the
need to relocate events. The Board expressed an interest in receiving more insight as
to the positive and negative results from a performing arts center in comparison to the
other events that are held in town. As there were additional questions and uncertainty
amongst the Board, an outline of parameters and a master plan update with an ad
alternate would be presented to the Board at an upcoming meeting with the date to be
determined.
TRUSTEE & ADIVHNISTRATOR COMMENTS & QUESTIONS
None.
FUTURE STUDY SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.
Town Administrator Machalek requested the removal of the Town Board email from the
future study session list. It was requested and determined that the presentation on the
Police Department facility would be held on May 13, 2025.. The Estes Park Health
update has been moved to approve/unscheduled.. Trustee Brown requested an
executive session to discuss the Olympus Lodge Annexation which would be scheduled
for the March 25, 2025 Town Board meeting.
COMMENTS & QUESTIONS.
No additional comments or questions.
There being no further business, Mayor Hall adjourned the meeting at 6:34 p.m.
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