HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES CompPAC 2021-05-25Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, May 25, 2021
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Advisory
Committee of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting
held via ZOOM in said Town of Estes Park on 25 May 2021.
Committee: David Bangs, Eric Blackhurst, Chuck Cooper, Matthew
Heiser, Bob Leavitt, Kirby Nelson-Hazelton, John
Schnipkoweit, Dave Shirk, Karen Thompson, Rose Truman,
David Wolf, Matt Comstock, Mike Kennedy
Attending: David Bangs, Eric Blackhurst, Charles Cooper, Matthew
Heiser, Bob Leavitt, Kirby Hazelton, John Schnipkoweit, Dave
Shirk, Karen Thompson, Rosemary Truman, David Wolf, Matt
Comstock, Mike Kennedy, Community Development Director
Randy Hunt, Senior Planner Jeff Woeber, Larimer County
Community Development Director Leslie Ellis, Larimer County
Principle Planner Matt Lafferty,
Town Attorney Dan Kramer, PIO Kate Rusch, Trustee
Barbara MacAlpine, Planning Tech Charlie Rugaber,
Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: Planner II Alex Bergeron
Director Hunt called the meeting to order at 10:00 a.m. Introductions, including
backgrounds and aspirations for the Comp Plan, were made by all attending.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
It was agreed upon to elect a Chair and Vice-Chair at a future meeting.
The Bylaws have been approved and adopted by the town board.
It was moved and seconded (Blackhurst/Hazelton) to approve the agenda. The
motion passed 11-0.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None
LEGAL ASPECTS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS AND OPERATIONS.
Town Attorney Kramer reviewed the legal aspects of being on an appointed Committee,
including open meetings and Sunshine laws, Open Records (CORA) and conflicts of
interest. He invited all members to reach out to him directly if they have any concerns or
questions. Town email addresses will be given to all Committee members. Allowing non-
voting members to make a motion is a decision the Committee Chair should make. The
Committee can overrule the Chair.
ACTION ITEM: APPROVAL OF BYLAWS
It was moved and seconded (Cooper/Blackhurst) to approve the Bylaws. The motion
passed 11-0.
ACTION ITEM: SETTING OF REGULAR MEETING DATES AND TIMES.
Meeting times were discussed, and it was decided to initiate a Doodle Poll to decide on
a time, with a preference of the 2nd and 4th Thursday of the month.
ALL DISCUSSION ITEMS WERE CONTINUED TO THE NEXT MEETING
Logan Simpson Scope of Services, Roles of Bang the Table and CPAW, Plan Branding
There being no further business, Director Hunt adjourned the meeting at 11:33 a.m.
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary