HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board Study Session 2020-06-23RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado June 23,2020
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 and Virtually in said Town of Estes Park on the 23rd day of
June,2020.
Board:Mayor Koenig,Mayor Pro Tern Martchink,Trustees Bangs,
Cenac,MacAlpine,Younglund,and Zornes
Attending:Mayor Koenig,Mayor Pro Tern Martchink,Trustees Bangs,
Cenac,MacAlpine,Younglund,and Zornes
Also Attending:Town Adrninistrator Machalek,Assistant Town Administrator
Darnweber,Town Attorney Kramer and Recording Secretary
Disney
Absent:None
Mayor Koenig called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
BROADBAND QUARTERLY UPDATE.
Director Bergsten,Manager Swoboda and Superintendent Lockhart presented an
update on Broadband.They highlighted sales progress,construction,network
operations,remodeling of the Broadband office,marketing,branding,and customer
engagement and experience.The Board discussed road replacement in regards to fiber
trenching and reasons for cancellation of service.
OPEN CONTAINERS.
Town Administrator Machalek,Town Attorney Kramer,and Town Clerk Williamson
presented an overview of open container law in Town and other Colorado
municipalities,legal abilities to allow open containers,and provided options for open
containers.The Board discussed the effect of open containers on local businesses,
staffs ability to enforce open containers from liquor licensed establishments,current
increases in open containers as a result of takeout alcoholic beverages,allowance or
prohibition on personal liquor as an open container,public intoxication,branded
drinkware,and whether open containers would be a needed service.The Board
directed staff to investigate businesses’opinions,the Police Department’s assessment
for a future Town Board meeting.
POLICY 105 AGENDAS.
Town Administrator Machalek provided an overview of a revision to Policy 105
Agendas.The revision would provide clarification on the ability for issues raised during
public comment to be added to the agenda by Board consensus or vote.The Board
sought clarification on when agenda items could be added and the ability to vote during
study session;and discussed if the revision was necessary as an additional allowance.
The Board reached consensus to have a revised Policy 105 brought to the regular
meeting on July 14,2020 to remove section 2.b.v.(6).from the policy.
WEEPAGE FOR BOARD MEDIA RESPONSES.
Mayor Koenig presented the discussion of a webpage for Board media responses.The
intent of the webpage would be to provide media responses the Board has provided to
different media outlets in a word-for-word format.Staff stated the webpage would place
a reliance on the Town Board to provide necessary documents to staff,would require
consistency with public emails,and verbal media responses would not be able to be
included.The Board discussed the appearance of the webpage,media deadlines,the
need for the webpage,staff’s abilities to create an effective webpage and personnel
costs,filtering emails to be posted to the webpage,concerns with consistency and
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potential errors,and consistent participation from the Board.The Board directed staff to
investigate the options of the webpage,provide a draft of the webpage,and bring
forward a revised Policy.
TRUSTEE &ADMINSTRATOR COMMENTS &QUESTIONS.
Mayor Pro Tem Martchink requested a discussion of in-person Board meetings and the
discussion was scheduled for the July 14,2020 Study Session.
FUTURE STUDY SESSION AGENDA ITEMS.
Town Administrator Machalek requested removal of unfunded requests from future
Study Session agenda items,scheduling the Fish Hatchery discussion and Western
Heritage Memorandum of Understanding review for July 28,2020,and the Open Space
and Outdoor Recreation Plan for August 25,2020 Study Sessions.It was determined to
remove the consideration of unfunded requests and schedule the discussions for the
requested dates.
There being no further business,ing at 6:28 p.m.
Recording Secretary