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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Parks Advisory Board 2014-12-18 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, December 18th, 2014 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Parks Advisory Board of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall Room 100, Engineering Conference Room, in said Town of Estes Park on the 18th day of December, 2014. Present: Merle Moore Ronna Boles Celine Lebeau Terry Rustin (by phone) Chris Reed Also Present: Greg Muhonen, Public Works Director Kevin McEachern, Public Works Operations Manager Brian Berg, Parks Division Bob Holcomb, Town Board Trustee Absent: Dewain Lockwood Chair Lebeau called the meeting to order at 12:32 p.m. GENERAL BUSINESS It was moved and seconded ( Ronna Boles / Merle Moore ) to approve the November 20th meeting minutes and the motion passed unanimously. SEATING FORMAT FOR MEETINGS/INTRO TO LIAISON Director Muhonen explained where the committee members and the staff liaison’s should sit around the table and that they are the one’s that are empowered. Director Muhonen introduced Parks Staff Member Brian Berg as Liaison for the PAB committee. Everything should funnel through Brian. A question was raised to identify different meeting days and times to try and utilize Room 202 for future PAB meetings. Director Muhonen will send an email for a start process for a decision. The next meeting was selected for January 15, 2015 at 12:30 pm at the Public Works Engineering Conference Room. 511 W. ELKHORN AVENUE POCKET PARK Brian Berg explained the information for options from the meeting with the Management Company for the owner of the property. They proposed: 1. The Town sell the Town property to the owner. Fast Track. 2. The Town retain the property and the owner will pay for landscaping plans and pay for the construction. PARKING GARAGE UPDATE The Parking Garage update was that the project will be delayed because a decision and plans are in the works for moving it to the south side of the river. Parks Advisory Board – December 18th, 2014 – Page 2 ECOLOGY WALK UPDATE Brian Berg explained to the committee members the old plans and location of the Ecology Walk by the Visitors Center. Merle Moore commented that the board should revisit the original Ecology Walk concept as a number of new board members were not familiar with it. He added the Town has an opportunity to make all plantings on Town-owned property an educational resource. This could be accomplished by creating and maintaining an accurate, up-to-date plant inventory, adding to the diversity of plant material used in landscaping Town-owned property and creating means for interpreting the landscape value of the plants (guided walks, plant map on Town webpage, interpretive messages at cell phone accessible stations, etc.) Manager McEachern explained the Conservation Fund for the plans. The funds may not be available year to year as the funds are used for multiple activities and projects. Celine Lebeau suggested that we wait for the new parking structure design for the Ecology Walk. Director Muhonen said that it may be associated with the parking garage and would need to look at the 2016 budget with Planning. It was also brought up the walk would also be for education and children. It was suggested that this come back to the PAB table at the August meeting. PUBLIC ART ORDINANCE & GUIDELINES DRAFT Merle Moore met with Derick Fortini, Director of the Estes Park Museum. Merle asked if the museum would be interested in being a Liaison for the PAB. This would include helping records and inventory. Merle also talked with Diane Watson, Executive Director of the Cultural Arts Council. They sounded like they would be more interested to be the Liaison than the Museum. The PAB talked and decided that the Cultural Arts Council will be a better fit with the PAB and to put them in the draft. Terry Rustin Talked about the subject of How to fund Public Art and where it should go in the ordinance. Director Muhonen communicated that it was important that the funding source be reliable and construction cash flow would be irregular. It is important to have a fund source with a maintenance component. Terry Rustin stated 1% may work for Loveland but not for Estes Park. It would be better if the ordinance has certain funds go to art. A reserve fund. It was determined by PAB to take out option A and go with option B. Next time they will work on guidelines and introductions. With no other business to discuss, a motion was made (Ronna Boles/Chris Reed) to adjourn the meeting at 1:29 pm, with all voting in favor. Minutes recorded by Operations Manager Kevin McEachern.