HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 1996-10-22Town of Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado,..O•coer .•,
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Minutes of a 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 .•2•2•day of ...Q0P..•,
at regular meeting hour.
Robert L.Dekker
Meeting called to order by Mayor
Present:Mayor ker Trustees:Susan L.Doylen,
Mayor Pro Tern
Jeff Barker
John Baudek
George J.Hix
William J.Marshall
Also Present:Gary Kiaphake,J.Donald Pauley
Town Administrator
Tina Kuehi,Deputy Town Clerk
Absent:Gregory A.White,Town Attorney
Mayor Dekker called the meeting to order at 7:30 p.m.
PUBLIC INPUT.
Louis O’Riordan expressed his disapproval regarding the Board’s
decision to deny Special Review #96-5.
CONSENT CALENDAR:
1.Town Board Minutes dated October 8,1996.
2.Bills.
3.Committee Minutes:
A.Light &Power,October 10,1996.
B.Public Safety,October 17,1996.
It was moved and seconded (Hix-Doylen)the consent calendar be
approved,and it passed unanimously.
ACTION ITEMS:
l.A.Water Main Design and Construction Management Scope of Service
-Approval.Administrator Kiaphake explained that,because of
the projected Highway 7 widening project,a water utility
upgrade along the Highway 7 Corridor is proposed which will
consist of 10,400’of 12”new ductile iron pipe.Rocky
Mountain Consultants has submitted a design and management
scope of services for this project in the amount of $102,630,
which will be split between the Town,$37,l52,06,and CDOT,
$65,477.94.Construction will commence prior to the
submission of formal documents for this cost-sharing
arrangement.It was moved and seconded (Doylen-Hix)that the
contract with Rocky Mountain Consultants be approved in the
amount of $102,630 for design and construction of the Highway
7 water main replacement,provided a formal cost-sharing
agreement with CDOT is granted,and it passed unanimously.
For review purposes,a summary of the water augmentation plan
will be presented to the Board.
Board of Trustees,October 22,1996 -Page 2
2.A.Municipal Parking Lot Change Order -Approval.Director
Matzke explained that the original trenching contract for the
Municipal Parking Lot totaled $7,390,and the change order
consists of:
1.Additional trench and conduits for rerouting of the
primary underground feed to the Municipal Building:
$3,497.20.
2.Per request of the Project Manager,the use of concrete
flow fill as backfill material:$11,672.27.
It was moved and seconded (Hix-Baudek)the change order
totalling $15,169.47 be approved as presented,and it passed
unanimously.
3.A.Closure of Elkhorn Avenue for Halloween Night Event,October
31,1996 -Approval.Captain Filsinger proposed that,for
public safety purposes,the following intersections be closed
from 5:00 p.m.to 9:00 p.m.for the Halloween festivities:E.
Riverside Dr.at E.Elkhorn Ave.;Moraine Ave./Bighorn Dr.at
B.Elkhorn Ave.;and Spruce Dr.at W.Elkhorn Ave.Four
officers have volunteered to patrol the area.This closure
will be publicized.It was moved and seconded (Marshall
Baudek)the request to close Elkhorn Avenue as explained for
the “ghosties and things that go bump in the night”(Halloween
Night festivities)be approved,and it passed unanimously.
Trustee Baudek complimented the Police Department for its pro
active endorsement of this activity.
4.A.Town Administrator’s Report.
Administrator Klaphake announced that Blue Cross has offered
to renew the existing PPO (Preferred Physician Plan)health
insurance plan at no rate increase.In 1995,for Plan Year
1996,the Board was told an HMO alternative was the only
choice;however,this was not implemented because of the non
participation of local medical facilities.It was moved and
seconded (Doylen-Hix)that,because of the time frame
involved,Staff be authorized to enter into an agreement with
Blue Cross Blue Shield for the proposed PPO Plan at no rate
increase for 1997,and it passed unanimously.
Administrator Klaphake thanked the Board for their support of
the Fire Station project.Mayor Dekker thanked the Staff for
their perseverance leading to the Fire Station Grand Opening.
Trustee Doylen commended the well-trained Fire Department
staff,and reminded the Board that water main upgrades,such
as the one approved at this meeting,will provide increased
fire protection in an emergency.
There being no further business,
at 8:05 p.m.
K-LQ
Deputy Town Clerk