HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority 1996-01-17BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS
Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority
"January 17, 1996
Commissioners:
Attending:
Also Attending;
Absent:
Polly Gunn, Carl Henderson, George J. Hix,
Gary F. Klaphake, Randy R. Martin, Richard S.
Putney, Gerald W, Swank
Chairman Gunn, Commissioners Henderson, Hix,
Martin, Putney, and Swank
Executive Director Anderson, Deputy Clerk
Kuehl
Commissioner Klaphake
Chairman Gunn called the regular meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.
Chairman Gunn requested the Commissioners review EPURA's "Suggested
Goals and Objectives for 1996", the project schedule, and the
proposed project evaluation sheet, for discussion at the next Board
meeting.
MINUTES
The minutes of the December 5, 1995 meeting were accepted as
presented.
TREASURER/FINANCIAL REPORT
Director Anderson reviewed the financial report for November 30,
1995. _ The December report is incomplete at this time. The
Comparison of the Sales Tax Collections tabulation in the urban
renewal area was distributed.
STAFF REPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
Director Anderson reported on the installation of a monorail
transportation system in Las Vegas. The proposed construction of
a shopping and entertainment center in the town of Dacono at a
pro3ect cost of $60 million dollars was also discussed.
Director Anderson requested permission to attend two upcoming
conferences. It was moved and seconded (Putney-Henderson) the
Executive Director be authorized to attend the National American
Planning Association Conference, April 13-17, in Orlando, Florida
and the 5th Annual Rocky Mountain Land Use Conference in Denver on
March 7 and 8, and it passed unanimously.
Director Anderson's activities during the past month included:
Comprehensive Plan updates; parking lot location map draft; Moraine
Avenue Parking Lot design discussion with Van Horn Engineering;
Paver Resetting Contract draft; the Stanley Historic District Entry
Sign construction coordination with the contractor; Lease/Purchase
Agreement draft for the purchase of the Knoll, requested by UAC
Partnership, and coordinated with Attorney Windholz.
Director Anderson requested a work session at the end of the
meeting regarding the chipmunk sculpture.
TOWN LIAISON REPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS
No report.
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COMMISSIONER AND COMMITTEE REPORTS
Commissioner Martin requested that EPURA, the Town, and the Chamber
of Commerce coordinate an effort to construct entry signs on
Highways 7, 34, and 3 6 that would include a welcome message to
visitors. Chairman Gunn asked that Director Anderson pursue this
request through discussions with the Commissioners and Town staff
and present his findings at the next Board meeting. Commissioner
Martin noted that some directional signs removed during Elkhorn
Avenue/Moraine Avenue traffic signal replacement were not replaced.
Commissioner Hix requested a sign identifying Elkhorn Avenue be
placed at the Highway 34/36 intersection. Director Anderson
reported this will be included in this year's signage project.
David Czapp, KRKI, suggested that the traffic signals be numbered
to provide identification and location assistance.
AUTHORITY BUSINESS
Resolution No. 240, Designation of Location to Post Notices: The
Colorado Sunshine Act of 1972, CRS Section 24-6-402(2) (C) , requires
a designated public place to post Authority meeting notices.
Director Anderson read the resolution. It was moved and seconded
(Hix-Swank) Resolution No. 240 be approved, and it passed
unanimously.
Moraine Avenue Parking Lot - Progress Report: John Spooner, Van
Horn Engineering, presented the following options regarding the
west retaining wall of the Moraine Avenue Parking Lot:
Option #1 Build a 20' high continuous concrete wall along the west
and north sides, which would require extensive footings,
fill, and create safety and aesthetic issues.
Option #2 Build two parallel walls, each 9' high in a step
formation with plantings, which would improve both
aesthetics and safety.
Option #3 Build the back wall with buttresses to anchor the wall to
the rock; incorporate the present rock face in some
locations; lower wall height variance between 6' and 9';
plantings between the walls; a fence across the top;
colored concrete walls or exposed aggregate to match the
rock, with shadowing, recesses, and animal silhouettes
embedded into the concrete walls; and a pedestrian walk
and curb along Davis Street.
Director Anderson requested that the project be bid in February,
the contract awarded in March, with construction in April, and
completion in mid-May. It was moved and seconded (Putney-Swank) to
approve Option #3, and it passed unanimously. Chairman Gunn
requested that Van Horn Engineering return in February with the
complete design work ready for bid for Option #3. ^ David Czapp
suggested that the art community be permitted to paint murals on
the proposed concrete walls.
EPURA Board Meeting Schedule: Director Anderson requested the
following changes to the Board meeting schedule: February 14,
March 6, and April 10. The Board approved these dates by a
unanimous vote.
There being no further business, it was moved and seconded (Hix-
Putney) the Board adjourn to a work session to discuss the chipmunk
sculpture, and it passed unanimously. The meeting adjourned at
8:59 a.m. The next regular meeting is scheduled for February 14,
1996, at 8:00 a.m.
KuoJlfi.
Tina Kuehl, Deputy Town Clerk