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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 1994-03-08® ®f stes Park,Larimer County, Colorado,..March 8 ... ,19 .9 4 regula r Minutes of a meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town o f Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado . Meeting held in the Municipal Building i n said Town of Estes Park on the .. 8th day of ....March..., A .D .,19 .. 9 4 at regular meeting hour . Meeting called to order by mayor H .a Bernerd .Dannels .. Present : Mayor H .B . Dannels Trustees :Robert L . Dekke r Susan L . Doyle n Stephen W . Gillett e David Habecke r Also Present : Gary F . Klaphake , Town Administrato r Gregory A . White , Town Attorne y Tina Kuehl, Deputy Town Cler k Absent : George J . Hix Mayor Dannels called the meeting to order at 7 :30 p .m . PUBLIC INPUT . There was no public comment . CONSENT CALENDAR : 1. Town Board Minutes dated February 22, 1994 . 2. Bills . 3. Committee Minutes : A.Special Events, March 3, 1994 . B.Community Development, March 3, 1994 . It was moved and seconded (Habecker®Gillette) the consent calenda r be approved,and it passed unanimously . ACTION ITEMS : 1 . Special Events Committee, March 3, 1994 : A.Agreements .It was moved and seconded (Gillette ® Habecker) the following Horse Show Agreements b e approved,and it passed unanimously : Hunter-Jumper Hors e Show, Westernaires Horse Show, and Paint Horse Show . B.Purchase of Tractor .It was moved and seconde d (Gillette-Habecker) the low bid of $14,875 .00 submitte d by Uniwest Equipment Co . for the purchase of a new For d tractor be accepted,and it passed unanimously . 2 . Community Development Committee, March 3, 1994 : A .Conference Center Transportation Agreement oAp•roval o Conference Center transportation is one of three parts o fthe transportation plan . The Town receives revenue fo r these transportation services based upon a $2 .00/nigh t room charge from participating accommodations with th e potential to regain the full investment . Two proposal s (Charles Tour and Travel, $8,245 .53 ; Estes Park Trolle y Corp ., $7,000 .00) were obtained and reviewed by Committee Board of Trustees - March 8, 1994 - Page 2 to provide this service for seven scheduled conferences . It was moved and seconded (Dekker-Habecker)the low bi d in the amount of $7,000 submitted by Estes Park Trolle y Corp . for Conference Center transportation be accepted , and it passed unanimously . Al Sager questioned the economic benefits of the signag e on the Trolleys and the benefactors . Administrato r Klaphake will pursue the availability of thi s information . Klaphake added that most tourist citie s spend a considerable amount on transportation, and tha t the advertising on the Trolleys lowers the cost o f necessary subsidies . 3.Preliminary Plat, Tract 5, Arapaho Meadows Subdivision, Bo b Koehler/Applicant -- Consideration of Access Requirements . The Planning Commission approved the Preliminary Plat of Trac t 5, Arapaho Meadows Subdivision at their meeting held February 15, 1994, contingent upon the Town Board determining acces s requirements . Director Stamey reviewed the existin g Annexation Agreement between Sam Luce/Arapaho Meadows and th e Town . The Agreement specified that prior to development o f the northern one-half of the Luce property, that public stree t right-of-way and access were to be provided by either a 60 ' wide right-of-way from the northeast corner of the Luc e property, east to Highway 7, or a 60' wide right-of-way fro m the northern boundary of the Luce property to the dedicate d street right-of-way in Prospect Estates Subdivision . The Town agreed to require dedication of the right-of-wa y across these areas as part of any related development proposal . Luce agreed to use bona-fide efforts to obtain th e right-of-way through these areas . In the event Luce (o r others) was unable to obtain the right-of-way, the followin g applied : 1.Luce may file a preliminary subdivision plat for th e northerly portion of Arapaho Meadows showing acces s either from the north or east . 2.The Town and Luce shall hire a qualified appraiser t o determine the cost of acquiring the right-of-way . Th e cost of the appraisal to be shared by Luce and the Town . Director Stamey emphasized that Phase I development of 13 lot s will not require a right-of-way but the dedication will b e required before further future development . Letters were sent to neighboring property owners with little or no interes t expressed regarding the right-of-way . The Town has tw o options : to acquire the property through negotiation o r eminent domain or to acquire a Security Agreement fo r acquisition at a later time . Staff recommends the secon d option . 1 Trustee concerns included : emergency access, traffic, safety , developer responsibility, impact on property value, an d benefits of pursuing right-of-way now versus the future . Bill Watson, property owner, stated that because he had n o prior knowledge a road would be required, a conflict may occu r in the future . George Hockman, 1625 Prospect Estates Drive , expressed concern regarding increased traffic load and th e lack of emergency access in not requiring additional acces s roads at this time . The Board acknowledged correspondenc e received from Ed McKinney dated February 15, 1994 . There being no further discussion, it was moved and seconde d (Habecker-Dekker) that the Town not pursue the acquisition o f the right-of-way at this time, that the right-of-way b e appraised, that the payment of the appraised value be made Board of Trustees - March 8,1994 - Page 3 at the time the Town actually acquires the right-of-way, tha t the Town and the developer shall enter into a security Agreement to secure payment of the land costs to the Town, an d that the current developer, Bob Koehler, be authorized t o submit a Final Plat for Phase I (Lots 1-13, and Arapaho Roa d right-of-way platted to the northern property line),and i t passed unanimously . 4.Resolution 7-94 - Declaration of Intent for Fall River Hydr o Plant .Director Matzke reviewed the history of the Fall Rive r Hydro Plant and the purpose of the resolution. Town Attorney White reviewed a resolution supporting the filing of a Declaration of Intent to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to place the Fall River Hydro Plant in service an d declare the plant non-jurisdictional, eliminating the W .A .P .A . licensing procedure . It was moved and seconded (Dekker - Gillette)Resolution #7-94 be approved,and it passe d unanimously . Attorney White commended Mike Mangelsen an d Richard Matzke for their efforts in obtaining the neede d information for the Declaration of Intent . 5.Town Administrators Report .Administrator Klaphake reporte d that the no smoking policy is in force for all publi c buildings ; however, it is suggested that smoking be allowed b y the fireplaces and entry doors at the Conference Center . After some discussion, it was decided that smoking would no t be allowed during community functions, but smoking areas woul d be acceptable during private conferences . There being no further business, Mayor Dannels adjourned th e meeting at 8 :20 p .m . Mayo r .Deputy Town Cler k Town Board convened as Estes Park Housing Authorit y Chairman Dannels called the meeting to order at 8 :20 p .m . Appointment of Secretary .Due to the resignation of former Truste e Gary Brown from the Town Board, it was roved and seconded (Doylen - Gillette)that Robert Dekker be appointed secretary,and it passe d unanimously . It was moved and seconded (Doylen-Habecker) the Board ente r Executive session to discuss Land Negotiations with the Tow n Attorney,and it passed unanimously . Whereupon, Chairman Dannel s adjourned the meeting at 8 :24 p .m . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deputy Town Clerk