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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority 1998-10-21BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS i/festes Park Urban Renewal Authority October 21, 1998 Commissioners: Attending: Also Attending: Absent: Polly Gunn, Carl Henderson, Richard S. Putney, Paula Steige, Gerald W. Swank, A1 Wasson, Rich Widmer Gunn, Henderson, Putney, Swank, Wasson Project Manager Anderson, Finance Officer Vavra, Deputy Clerk van Deutekom Commissioner Steige Chairman Gunn called the regular meeting to order at 8:00 a.m. CITIZEN PARTICIPATION None. MINUTES The September 16, 1998 regular meeting minutes were accepted as presented. TREASURER/FINANCIAL REPORTS Finance Officer Vavra presented the financial reports for August and September. The sales tax tabulations for the urban renewal area were distributed. COMMISSIONER AND COMMITTEE REPORTS Commissioner Wasson reported on the RuralTeleCon 98 conference he attended October 4-6, 1998. A summarization of the conference discussion was distributed to each commissioner prior to the meeting. Chairman Gunn reported on the Colorado Community Revitalization Association 1998 Annual Conference held October 2, 1998. Project Manager Anderson distributed a summarization of the conference discussion to each commissioner prior to the meeting. It was noted that several communities were advertising themselves to their own communities in an effort to overcome the negatives of the community. Commissioner Putney reported that statistics of the National Park visitation are currently being compiled and reviewed. Commissioner Swank reported on his trip to the Zion National Park Cinemax Theratre in Springdale, Utah. They are currently showing their own movie plus Everest (every other hour). He reported that there is great opportunity for some very good communications between Estes Park and Springdale. In the beginning, Springdale experienced a tremendous amount of opposition from the local community. However, now they have very good support locally. BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority, October 21, 1998 - Page 2 ADMINISTRATIVE COMMUNICATIONS Commissioner Widmer reported that the Chamber and the MAC group will unveil a new proposed Town logo and slogan on October 22nd. EPURA Commissioners are encouraged to attend. If the logo and slogan are accepted by the community, the Town plans to adopt it as well and gradually convert over to the new one. PROJECT REPORTS/ACTIONS It was moved and seconded (Swank-Putney) that Deputy Town Clerk van Deutekom be accepted and appointed as Recording Secretary, and it passed unanimously. 1999/2000 Budget Introduction: ♦ will be refining numbers after input from the Town ♦ the final budget will be adopted at the December 2, 1998 meeting. Approval of Funding for Focus Groups: ♦ an additional focus group was added to the Front Range Survey. It was moved and seconded (Wasson-Swank) that the payment of the additional focus group expenditure of $399.98 be accepted, and it passed unanimously. Downtown Sign Update: ♦ the poles for the downtown signs are up ♦ the signs will be installed prior to November 1, 1998 Chairman Gunn adjourned the meeting at 8:40 a.m. The next regular meeting will be November 18, 1998, at 8:00 a.m. Rebecca van Deutekom, Deputy Town Clerk