HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 2019-01-08 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, January 8, 2019
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 8th day of January, 2019.
Present: Todd Jirsa, Mayor
Cody Walker, Mayor Pro Tem
Trustees Carlie Bangs
Marie Cenac
Patrick Martchink
Ron Norris
Ken Zornes
Also Present: Frank Lancaster, Town Administrator
Travis Machalek, Assistant Town Administrator
Kimberly Disney, Recording Secretary
Absent: Greg White, Town Attorney
Mayor Jirsa called the regular 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 (Cenac/Norris) to approve the Agenda with the
addition of the Local Marketing District Board Reappointment of Sean Jurgens
and Local Marketing District Interview Committee Appointment, and it passed
unanimously.
PUBLIC COMMENTS.
Nancy Almond/County citizen and Director of Estes Valley Investment in Childhood
Success (EVICS) provided an update on childcare facilities in Estes Park. She stated
the two full day childcare centers reached capacity and have been short staffed which
has limited the number of children able to be enrolled. A home licensed childcare
provider, the only type of childcare provider for infants in Estes Park, recently had a
family emergency which affected five families with infants. The Childcare Assistance
Program remains on a two year wait list, and EVICS has provided scholarships for 11
children who should be recipients of the Childcare Assistance Program. EVICS
anticipates receiving a Community Innovation Grant from United Way of Larimer
County. She thanked Trustee Bangs for her work and contributions at EVICS.
TOWN BOARD COMMENTS
Trustee Bangs thanked Nancy Almond and EVICS for the opportunity. The Childcare
and Workforce Housing Ad-Hoc Task Force met, and had preliminary discussion on
potential stakeholders, partners and communication with the Board and community. The
Transportation Advisory Board met and discussed trails, connectivity, safe streets along
Graves Avenue and Highway 7 and different technologies to be used with the Parking
Management Plan, such as license plate recognition systems.
Trustee Norris stated the Estes Valley Planning Commission would meet January 15,
2019 and would discuss holding meetings in the late afternoon to early evening. The
Family Advisory Board elected Laurie Dale Marshall as Chair and Rachel Balduzzi as
Vice-Chair, three FAB Board openings would be posted soon for appointment. He also
spoke on the Childcare and Workforce Housing Ad-Hoc Task Force stating criteria
would be presented to the Board regarding focus areas, funding options and plans for
public engagement and outreach.
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Trustee Zornes would be attending the first meeting of the Larimer County Mental
Health Initiative Policy Council, and the Wasteshed Regional Policy Advisory Committee
would meet January 18, 2019.
TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT.
Town Administrator Lancaster stated the Leadership Team has discussed responses
and contingency plans to the government shutdown. The economic health of the Town
has been tied to Rocky Mountain National Park (RMNP) and it would be prudent to
examine revenue impacts to the Town. They discussed the options of placing a hold on
capital purchases, capital projects not funded by grants, and new hiring. They also
discussed the impacts the shutdown would have on the community and RMNP
employees; and option of waiving late charges and interest fees on utility bills.
CONSENT AGENDA:
1. Bills.
2. Town Board Minutes dated December 11, 2018 and Town Board Study Session
Minutes dated December 11, 2018.
3. Family Advisory Board Minutes dated November 1, 2018 (acknowledgement
only).
4. Parks Advisory Board (PAB) Bylaw Update.
5. Resolution #01-19 Public Posting Area Designation.
It was moved and seconded (Bangs/Walker) to approve the Consent Agenda,
and it passed unanimously.
ACTION ITEMS:
1. ORDINANCE #01-19 AMENDMENTS TO THE 2015 INTERNATIONAL
RESIDENTIAL CODE (IRC). It was moved and seconded (Walker/Norris) to
Continue Ordinance #01-19 to January 22, 2019, and it passed unanimously.
2. LOCAL MARKETING DISTRICT BOARD APPOINTMENT – SEAN JURGENS,
REAPPOINTMENT, TERM EXPIRING DECEMBER 31, 2022. Mayor Jirsa
presented the reappointment of Sean Jurgens to the Local Marketing District
(LMD) Board. It was moved and seconded (Jirsa/Cenac) to reappoint Sean
Jurgens to the Local Marketing District Board for a 4-year term expiring
December 31, 2022, and it passed unanimously.
3. LOCAL MARKETING DISTRICT INTERVIEW COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT.
Mayor Jirsa presented the appointment of two Board members to the LMD
Interview Committee and suggested himself and Trustee Cenac be appointed. It
was moved and seconded (Walker/Norris) to appoint Mayor Jirsa and
Trustee Cenac to the Local Marketing District Interview Committee, and it
passed unanimously.
Whereupon Mayor Jirsa adjourned the meeting at 7:19 p.m.
Todd Jirsa, Mayor
Kimberly Disney, Recording Secretary