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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 1996-09-10Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado,een1e LO •,9. Minutes of a .Regalar...meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estee Park,Larimer County,Colorado.Meeting held in the Municipal Building in said Town of Estee Park on the •o.tk1 .day of ,A.D.,19.. at regular meeting hour. ProTem Susan L.Doylen Meeting called to order by Mayor Present:Mayor Susan L.Doylen Trustees:Jeff Barker, John Baudek, George J.Hix, William J.Marshall, J.Donald Pauley Gary F.Kiaphake, Also Present:Town Administrator Gregory A.White, Town Attorney Vickie O’Connor, Town Clerk Absent:Robert L.Dekker,Mayor Mayor ProTem Doylen Called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m. PUBLIC COMMENT. None. CONSENT CALENDAR: 1.Town Board minutes dated August 27,1996. 2.Bills. 3.Committee Minutes: A.Board of Adjustment,September 3,1996 (acknowledgement only). 4.Special Review #96-5,Nicky’s RV Resort -Continued to September 24,1996 at the Applicant’s Request. It was moved and seconded (Hix/Barker)the consent calendar be approved,and it passed unanimously. ACTION ITEMS: 1.Jeffrey S.Zax,Ph.D.—Presentation of Economic Growth and Its Sources in Estes Park.Eric Blackhurst/Forward Estes Park,introduced Nellie Hester,CU,who conducted research (over 100 hours)and Dr.Jeffrey S.Zax who presented an Executive Summary of the aforementioned 5—month survey.The following points were discussed:Point 1 —The number of residences have increased and those existing residences are also being used for longer periods during the year;Point 2 - Sales have grown less quickly than the effective residential population;Point 3 —Businesses are working harder for each sale;Point 4 —The shift from Fall River to Beaver Meadows entrants has brought more tourists through the commercial districts of Estes Park;Point 5 —Residents are meeting increasing proportions of their consumption needs outside of the Town;Point 6 -Visitors entering Estes Park from Highway 34 plan to shop,eat or stay.Visitors continuing on through the Town to RMNP make additional purchases. Unanswered questions are:Do visitors who arrive on Highways 36 or 7,or from within RMNP differ in their contribution to the local economy?;Where are the economic consequences of the Board of Trustees -september io,1996 -Page 2 increases in effective residential population?;and,What is the economic health of the existing businesses within the Town?A question and answer period followed,with Dr.Zax reviewing the various sales tax category statistics.Mayor ProTem Doylen thanked Dr.Zax for his presentation,stating that the study will be placed in the Public Library and in the Administration Department. 2.First Street Storm Sewer Design Scope of Services -Approval of Budget Expenditure.The adjusted 1996 Budget contains $113,000 for the construction of a portion of the First Street Storm Drainage System.This portion will provide underground storm water facilities north along First Street from Highway 7 to Highway 36,then east to Third Street where it will connect to the existing system.RFPs were advertised and one bid was received from Rocky Mountain Consultants for $7,000. The scope includes surveying,design,bidding process,and construction management.Staff requested an additional $3,000 in contingency be maintained for material testing,underground investigation and additional management time for soils, hydrology and permitting.Construction could begin November 13,and be completed December 20,1996.It was moved and seconded (Hix/Pauley)the bid submitted by Rocky Mountain Consultants lie accepted,and that staff be authorized to maintain $3,000 in contingency,and it passed unanimously. 3.Ordinance #17-96 -Amending Chapter 7.08.070 Allowing the Keeping and Maintenance of Horses in the C-D and C-O Districts.Town Attorney White reviewed the ordinance section currently in the Code,and confirmed that the Ordinance updates existing regulations and adds a new section that would allow the keeping and maintaining of horses in the C-D and C-O commercial districts containing a minimum lot size of 15 acres or more,and a maximum number of horses to four.Due to the commercial districts,carriage rides proposals would still be required to follow the special review process.A permit would also be required.Attorney White read the Ordinance.With approval of a special review application,the Planning Commission would monitor the operation to ensure compliance with approval and/or Code. Planning Commission Chairman Sager received confirmation that ‘livery stables’have been deleted from Section 7.08.070 (new Ordinance)as such are not permitted uses.Concerning any potential conflicts between this Section and the zoning regulations,Administrator Kiaphake confirmed that the Municipal Code is currently being reviewed for a thorough re— codification ordinance which will be presented in the near future. It was moved and seconded (Hix/Baudek)Ordinance #17-96 lie adopted,and it passed unanimously.Whereupon Mayor ProTem Doylen declared the Ordinance duly passed and adopted,ordered it numbered 17-96,and published according to law. 4.Parade Permits.Special Events Director Hinze presented the following standard parade permits for approval which were being directly to the Board as the Community Development Committee had been cancelled: A.Town of Estes Park -Fire Station Grand Opening,October 19,1996.The parade staging area is on MacGregor Avenue,from the existing fire station,south to Elkhorn Avenue,directly to Highway 36 to the new station. Anticipate 15 units. B.Town of Estes Park -Annual Christmas Parade,November 29,1996.The parade route is identical to that used in 1995.Approximate units are 35.Chief Repola has Board of Trustees -September 10,1996 -Page 3 approved both permits. It was moved and seconded (Marshall/Hix)both Parade Permits be approved,and it passed unanimously. 5.CDOTICitizen Construction Schedule Input Meeting for the 1997 Highway 7 Pro-ject,Tentatively Scheduled September 19,1996, 5:30 p.m.,Room 203.Administrator Kiaphake announced said meeting date for the purpose of obtaining citizen comments on CDOT’s Highway 7 Project.Mayor Dekker and Public Works Committee members are requested to attend. 6.Reappointment/Estes Park Urban Renewal Authority.It was moved and seconded (Hix/Pauley)Richard Putney be reappointed as an EPURA Commissioner,for a 5—Year Term,expiring September 14,2001,and it passed unanimously. 7.Resolution #14-96 —Supporting the Northern Colorado Transportation Feasibility Study.Mayor ProTem Doylen reviewed the Resolution for said study that is being requested by State Representative Bill Kaufman.Representative Kaufman is committing himself to help facilitate a review of options that should be made available to the people of Northern Colorado to begin addressing growing traffic congestion.It was moved and seconded (Hix/Barker)Resolution #14-96 be adopted,and it passed unanimously.There is no cost to the Town by approval of this Resolution. 8.Ordinance #18-96 -Authorizing the Transfer of the Lone Tree Property to the Estes Park Housing Authority.Town Attorney White briefed the Trustees on this Ordinance that is necessary as the transfer was never completed due to the December 12, 1995 Special Election on the Affordable Housing Issue.It is necessary to transfer the property to the Estes Park Housing Authority in order to enable the Housing Authority to fulfill its proposed contractual commitment with Lone Tree Village Apartments Limited Partnership.Attorney White read the Ordinance.It was moved and seconded (Hix/Marshall)Ordinance #18—96 be adopted,and it passed unanimously.Whereupon Mayor ProTein Doylen declared the Ordinance duly passed and adopted, ordered it numbered 18-96 and published according to law. 9.Town Administrator’s Report: A.None It was moved and seconded (Hix/Barker)the Town Board meeting be adjourned at 8:55 p.m.to convene a meeting of the Estes Park Housing Authority,and it passed unanimously. ESTES PARK HOUSING AUTHORITY 1.Appointment of Officers.The following is the current list of officers: Chairman -H.B.Dannels Vice Chairman —Susan L.Doylen Secretary -Robert L.Dekker Treasurer -Stephen L.Gillette Mayor ProTein Doylen submitted the following for appointment, which was based on tenure: Chairman -Robert L.Dekker Vice Chairman —Susan L.Doylen Secretary -Marshall Treasurer —Pauley It was moved and seconded (Hix/Baudek)the above officers be Board of Trustees -September 10,1996 -Page 4 appointed,and it passed unanimously. 2.Resolution #1-96 Approving the Contract and Transfer of the Lone Tree Property.Attorney White reviewed the Resolution and Agreement approving the sale and purchase of said property for the purpose of providing affordable housing units within the Town of Estes Park.Staff also provided a brief history of the affordable housing project for new board members. Closing should occur September 20 and construction could begin September 27,1996.Attorney White clarified the Town’s various guarantees including a default clause which states that the Purchaser (Lone Tree Village Apartments Limited Partnership)must commence construction within ninety days or the property will revert back to the Town,plus a reimbursement of $2,500±in attorneys’fees,Staff comments were:the note is interest—free,the Federal Government,not the Town will monitor the Project for compliance,and the Purchaser will pay all applicable taxes,sewer and tap fees. It was moved and seconded (Hix/Pauley)Resolution #1-96 be approved,and it passed unanimously. There being no further business,Vice Chairman Doylen adjourned the meeting at 9:15 p.m. o .. Susan L.Doylen,Mayor ProTem 1 Vickie O’Connor,Town Clerk n