HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES CompPAC 2021-08-12 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, August 12, 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 August 12 2021.
Committee: Chair Matthew Heiser, Vice-Chair Bob Leavitt, Members
David Bangs, Eric Blackhurst, Chuck Cooper, Kirby Nelson-
Hazelton, John Schnipkoweit, Dave Shirk, Karen Thompson,
Rose Truman, David Wolf, Matt Comstock, Mike Kennedy
Also Attending: Community Development Director Randy Hunt, Larimer
County Community Development Director Lesli Ellis, Trustee
Barbara MacAlpine, Parking and Transit Manager Vanessa
Solesbee, Town Clerk Jackie Williamson, Recording
Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: Member Bangs
Chair Heiser called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
It was moved and seconded (Leavitt/Nelson-Hazelton) to approve the agenda. The
motion passed with a visual thumbs-up vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None
ACTION ITEM:
Approval of Minutes from July 22, 2021
It was moved and seconded (Blackhurst/Kennedy) to approve the minutes. The
motion passed with a visual thumbs-up vote.
New Community Development Director Jessica Garner was introduced. She and Director
Hunt will be sharing the title until his retirement in October.
DISCUSSION ITEMS: (all comments have been summarized)
1. Parking and Transit Manager Solesbee presented a PowerPoint to the
Committee. She explained that the transit program started in 2006 with a
shopper shuttle, growing to six fixed routes today, and serves 12 town-sponsored
events. Funding comes from the General Fund, sponsorship programs, Federal
stimulus bills and Federal and State grants.
The parking program is mainly funded through the General Fund. A special
revenue fund was set up in 2021 to include citations, permits, and fees to
reinvest the profits to needed projects. There are 25+ Level II and III Electric
Vehicle charging stations around town.
The Future: EV Infrastructure and Readiness Plan; more involvement with
trail planning and bike paths; consideration of who roadways are for, how
can they meet the needs of residents; impact fees; parking codes within
affordable housing projects; connecting housing projects to public
transportation.
The plan is to keep the vision on the big picture and not throw too many changes
to the community in a short amount of time.
2. Town Clerk Williamson discussed the history of Vacation Homes in the Estes
Valley and the steps required to get a Vacation Home or Bed and Breakfast
license. Three items that could affect the Comp Plan are transferability,
residential cap and potential revenue sources. Considerable conversation was
held on these three issues.
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3. Branding and logo discussion/decision was tabled to a future meeting.
OTHER:
Chair Heiser stated that starting in September, he would like to see the Committee set
priorities and goals for internal discussions relating to the Comp Plan. He welcomes
any thoughts on this.
The August 26 meeting will be a joint meeting on Zoom at the regular 9:00 a.m. time.
Three November and December meetings fall on holidays. Changes to dates will be
discussed at a future meeting.
There being no further business, Chair Heiser adjourned the meeting at 11:15 a.m.
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary