HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES CompPAC 2021-06-10 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, June 10, 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 10 Jun 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, Kirby Hazelton, Bob Leavitt John Schnipkoweit, Dave
Shirk, Karen Thompson, David Wolf, Matt Comstock, Mike
Kennedy, Community Development Director Randy Hunt,
Larimer County Community Development Director Leslie Ellis,
PIO Kate Rusch, Trustee Barbara MacAlpine, Senior Planner
Jeff Woeber, Planner II Alex Bergeron, Planning Tech Charlie
Rugaber, Recording Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: Member Truman
Director Hunt called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
It was moved and seconded (Wolf/Cooper) to approve the agenda. The motion
passed 10-0.
* It was decided that a roll-call vote would not be necessary on certain items.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None
GROUP DYNAMICS:
Director Hunt presented a slide titled “Suggestions on Committee Culture,” reviewing
appropriate conduct in meetings. This slide will be available on the website as a visual
commitment to the public.
ACTION ITEM:
1. Approval of Minutes from May 25, 2021
It was moved and seconded (Hazelton/Blackhurst) to approve the minutes. The
motion passed 10-0.
2. Election of Chair and Vice-Chair
For Chair, Dave Shirk nominated Matt Heiser (accepted), Mike Kennedy nominated Bob
Leavitt (accepted), Bob Leavitt nominated Matt Comstock (declined). By majority rule,
Matt Heiser was elected Chair. For Vice-Chair, Dave Shirk nominated Bob Leavitt
(accepted), David Bangs nominated Kirby Hazelton (declined). By majority rule, Bob
Leavitt was elected Vice-Chair.
It was moved to elect Chair Matthew Heiser and Vice-Chair Bob Leavitt. The motion
passed 10-0.
DISCUSSION ITEMS:
1. Logan Simpson Scope of Service
Director Hunt reviewed the plans Logan Simpson has outlined, consisting of three
phases: Setting the Foundation, Defining the Direction and Realizing the Plan.
There are numerous tasks within these three phases.
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2. Bang the Table is an electronic public outreach company working with Logan
Simpson and staff by providing multi-media engagement. The website is
scheduled to go live before the end of June.
3. CPAW, Community Planning Assistance for Wildfire, is a parallel effort to help
provide development regulations and communications to improve resiliency to
wildfire.
4. Other long-range planning products include: Development Code, Trails Master
Plan, Strategic goals and objectives, and landscaping, among many others. Over
the next few meetings, different departments will be asked to discuss their
Comprehensive Plan elements.
5. Plan Branding: Name, Logo, Color scheme as a visual identity.
Senior Planner Woeber presented three logos and three-color schemes for
discussion. Due to many different opinions, it was decided to continue this
discussion to the next meeting.
6. Issue Identification: state two issues you think are most important for the Comp
Plan to address.
7. Visioning exercise: come up with one or two keywords you think need to be
included in the Comp Plan Vision Statement.
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REPORTS
Over the next few meetings, different department heads will be part of the CompPAC
meeting program to discuss their specific element related to the Comp Plan. Public Works
and Logan Simpson will attend the June 24 meeting.
All members have been assigned town emails.
Member Blackhurst advocated for the Committee to meet in person as soon as possible
to get to know each other personally and professionally, noting that face-to-face
interaction is vitally important.
There being no further business, Chair Heiser adjourned the meeting at 11:00 a.m.
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary