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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 2021-10-26Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, October 26, 2021 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall and Virtually in said Town of Estes Park on the 26th day of October, 2021. Present: Wendy Koenig, Mayor Trustees Carlie Bangs Marie Cenac Barbara MacAlpine Scott Webermeier Cindy Younglund Also Present: Travis Machalek, Town Administrator Jason Damweber, Assistant Town Administrator Dan Kramer, Town Attorney Jackie Williamson, Town Clerk Absent: Patrick Martchink, Mayor Pro Tem Mayor Koenig called the regular meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and all desiring to do so, recited the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATION: Mayor Koenig read a proclamation in honor of Miller’s Indian Village and 67 years in business at the corner of Elkhorn Avenue and Moraine Avenue. AGENDA APPROVAL. It was moved and seconded (Cenac/Webermeier) to approve the Agenda, and it passed unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS. John Meissner/Town citizen thanked the Mayor and staff for the accuracy of the proclamation for Miller’s Indian Village. He stated concern with the Town’s consideration of the Grand Prix auto race and its impacts on the downtown businesses. He requested the museum staff confirm the date the Park Theater Mall tower was built. TRUSTEE COMMENTS. Trustee comments were heard and have been summarized: Visit Estes Park has an open seat and individuals interested could complete an application on the Town’s website; the Larimer County Solid Waste Committee reviewed the location of the new landfill and its impacts on the private providers; Estes Park Planning Commission discussed ADUs, RM- 2 zoning designation, and removal of RE-1 as a zoning district; CompPAC discussed how to receive additional public input and would hold virtual workshops; Western Heritage did not win large rodeo in 2020; and restated the importance of vaccinations for COVID and the flu. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT. Town Administrator Machalek stated vaccinations and masks indoors are important to address COVID with over 90 patients in the ICUs. The increase in COVID cases continue to tax the healthcare workers. He further stated the importance of the flu vaccine. CONSENT AGENDA: 1.Bills. 2.Town Board Minutes dated October 12, 2021, Town Board Study Session Minutes dated October 12, 2021 and Town Board Budget Study Session Minutes dated September 30, 2021 and October 7, 2021. Board of Trustees – October 26, 2021 – Page 2 3.Joint Town Board, Larimer County Commissioners, and Visit Estes Park Board Study Session Meeting Minutes dated October 5, 2021. 4.Community and Family Advisory Board Minutes dated June 3, 2021 and September 2, 2021 (Acknowledgement only). 5.Estes Park Board of Adjustment Minutes dated March 2, 2021 (acknowledgment only). 6.Estes Park Planning Commission Minutes dated August 17, 2021 and September 21, 2021 (acknowledgment only). 7.Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Minutes dated August 26, 2021, September 9, 2021, September 23, 2021, and October 7, 2021 (acknowledgment only). 8. Resolution 73-21 Management Control Agreement for Combined Regional Information Systems Partnership with Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority, Larimer County, Fort Collins, Loveland, Timnath, and Colorado State University. 9. Resolution 74-21 Memorandum of Understanding Regarding Restorative Justice Services with Estes Valley Restorative Justice Partnership Inc. and the Larimer County Sherriff's Office. 10. Purchase Approval for an Elgin Regenerative Air Street Sweeper $248,261, Budgeted. 11. Resolution 75-21 Supporting the Public Health Order Issued October 15, 2021, by the Larimer County Public Health Director. It was moved and seconded (Webermeier/MacAlpine) to approve the Consent Agenda, and it passed unanimously. PLANNING COMMISSION ITEMS: Items reviewed by Planning Commission or staff for Town Board Final Action. 1.ACTION ITEMS: A. ORDINANCE 15-21 AMENDING CHAPTERS 3, 4, 5 AND 13 AND ADDING CHAPTER 14 TO THE ESTES PARK DEVELOPMENT CODE REGARDING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION FACILITIES (WCF). Planner Woeber requested the item be continued to the Novembr 9, 2021 meeting. It was moved and seconded (Webermeier/Younglund) to continue Ordinance 15- 21 to the November 9, 2021 Town Board meeting, and it passed unanimously. ACTION ITEMS: 1.PUBLIC HEARING - 2022 BUDGET: Director Hudson presented the proposed 2022 budget, including the Highway Users Trust Fund Revenues. A primary focus of the 2022 budget was the need to balance ongoing capital expenditures as well as costs eligible for the De-bruced revenues. A number of services, including a police officer, funding year-round transit service, salary increase for positions regraded, and additional funding for the employee home ownership program, were not funded due to the lack of available funds for general government services limited by Tabor. The proposed budget restores many of the remaining pandemic operational reductions from April 2020. The three pandemic reductions remaining include the deferred hiring of a Planner I, moving pavement markings back to the General fund from the Streets Improvement fund, and the transit operation expansions originally planned for 2020. The proposed budget contains an estimated revenue increase of 24.5% over 2019 revenues, $500,000 set aside for workforce housing reserve, an increase of 6 FTEs: Human Resource Generalist, Police Sergeant, Emergency Services Dispatcher, and a three member Stormwater Maintenance Crew. An additional Board of Trustees – October 26, 2021 – Page 3 limited term FTE would provide for a new Engineer funded out of the 1A tax funds. Board discussion followed on the Town’s ability to De-bruce and maintain revenues for governmental services rather than restricting the additional revenues to infrastructure and maintenance of infrastructure, how to educate the public on the topic, and the need to consider additional restrictions from the original De-brucing language passed by the Town voters in 2000. It was moved and seconded (Webermeier/Younglund) to continue the public hearing for the 2022 budget to the November 9, 2021 Town Board meeting, and it passed unanimously. 2.RESOLUTION 76-21 AMENDED AND RESTATED WATER SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE TOWN OF ESTES PARK AND THE YMCA OF THE ROCKIES. Assistant Town Administrator Damweber presented an amendment to the existing water service agreement between the Town and YMCA, including modification of the language to allow additional time to work with Northern Water to ensure properties receiving water service are in the Northern Water inclusion boundary; a permanent transfer of 32 CBT water units from the YMCA to the Town unless the agreement terminates with a provision for the YMCA to continuously lease the units to the Town until the transfer can occur; removal of the 60-year lease; and commencing payment of utility access fee from the YMCA to the Town on January 1, 2022 or when water service begins, whichever occurs first. Under the agreement the YMCA would pay the Town a system development charge of $1,007,438 in annual installments over ten years, an agreed upon treatment water rate, and in lieu of tax revenue, a payment equal to 2.25% of all YMCA’s taxable sales. It was moved and seconded (Cenac/MacAlpine) to approve Resolution 76-21, and it passed unanimously. 3.ORDINANCE 16-21 AMENDING SECTION 5.20.110 OF THE ESTES PARK MUNICIPAL CODE ON ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR VACATION HOMES AND BED AND BREAKFAST INNS. Town Clerk Williamson reviewed the proposed code amendment that would place a moratorium on the residential vacation home waitlist as of October 12, 2021. The current list contains 60 applications, a four to five year waitlist. The moratorium would allow the properties on the waitlist to continue to wait for an available license while placing a cap on the rapid growth of the list. If passed, the Town would not accept new residential vacation home applications, and a new system would be established for accepting and processing residentially zoned applications. Mary Murphy/County citizen and local realtor requested the waitlist remain in place with no moratorium. It was moved and seconded (Bangs/MacAlpine) to approve Ordinance 16-21, and it passed with Trustee Webermeier voting “No”. REPORT AND DISCUSSION ITEMS 1.2021 NATIONAL COMMUNITY SURVEY RESULTS. Public Information Officer Rusch reviewed the results of the Town’s 2021 National Community Survey (NCS). The NCS customized survey has been used by more than 600 local jurisdictions across the country which allows the Town to benchmark its results with other communities. The Town has conducted the same survey in 2011, 2014, 2016 and 2018. The survey was delayed in 2020 due to the pandemic. Whereupon Mayor Koenig adjourned the meeting at 8:38 p.m. /s/Wendy Koenig, Mayor /s/Jackie Williamson, Town Clerk