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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Parks Advisory Board 2015-07-17Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, July 17th, 2015 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 Rooms 202 & 203, in said Town of Estes Park on the 17th day of July, 2015. Present: Merle Moore Celine Lebeau Dewain Lockwood Terry Rustin Also Present: Kevin McEachern, Public Works Operations Manager Brian Berg, Parks Division Supervisor Jen Imber, Public Works Administrative Assistant Greg Muhonen, Director of Public Works Absent: Ronna Boles Two Board Vacancies Chair Lebeau called the meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. GENERAL BUSINESS It was moved and seconded (Rustin/Lockwood) to approve the May 8th meeting minutes and the motion passed unanimously. The Town has been receiving requests to rename local parks. A policy regarding this issue would logically go hand in hand with the Public Art Policy and appropriately live with the Parks Advisory Board. ARBOR DAY 2015 REVIEW Chair Lebeau reported Arbor Day 2015 events went well. Rainy weather prevented the tree planting event outside, so coming up with an alternate activity in case of rain was suggested for future celebrations. LIBRARY READING GARDEN The Town had a meeting with Sarah Walsh from the Library and Emily Plummer, landscape designer. The Library would like to redesign the Story Time area to better accommodate their needs, as well as to solve drainage problems with that area. They would also like to place a sitting/standing wall along the perimeter for privacy. Official acknowledgement from Rotary will be needed to proceed with a redesign and cost estimate since the Rotary just sponsored and completed a redesign of that area a couple years ago. Celine suggested this new project would be a good opportunity to incorporate public art into the area. DEAD PONDEROSA PINE AT PERFORMANCE PARK Brian Berg suggested a carving be created from the dead ponderosa tree at Performance Park. The carving could be theater or music themed in accordance with the setting. Chainsaw Mama and Dale Traut were suggested as a potential artists to carve the tree. PAB members were favorable to this project. Core samples would need to be taken from the tree to assess the condition of the wood and test for rot. Once a cost estimate is received, the Parks Division will include it as a budgeted item. REVISIONS TO AIPP POLICIES Merle Moore and Terry Rustin revised the AIPP policy according to feedback received from Trustees when the policy was presented to the Town Board for approval. Director Muhonen was concerned that one additional item of concern raised by Trustee Koenig remained to be addressed, regarding the provision for insurance. Brian Berg will look into this issue to determine what needs to be done. Forms were reworked and flow charts added (for internal use only) to illustrate the processes of art acquisition. The board discussed the appropriate staff member to Parks Advisory Board – July 17th, 2015 – Page 2 review the site of placement and determine if the location is suitable for the land use, zoning codes, etc., and how to most effectively address this issue prior to finalizing art placement. It was suggested a site review be sent to impacted departments and agencies much like the Town’s Development Review process. Revisions to the policy will be made based on the board’s comments. Merle Moore requested board members help with a one-page summary of the document. Members will share comments on one-page summary at next meeting. Brian Berg requested the board finish up the Public Art policy before tackling a new Tree Ordinance. With no other business to discuss, a motion was made and seconded (Lockwood/Moore) to adjourn the meeting at 12:00 pm, with all voting in favor.