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CompPAC – TOWN OF ESTES PARK
TO BE HELD VIRTUALLY
Thursday, January 13, 2022
9:00 am.
Estes Park, CO 80517
The Estes Park Board Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee will participate remotely due to the
Declaration of Emergency signed by Town Administrator Machalek on March 19, 2020, related to
COVID-19 and provided for with the adoption of Ordinance 04-20 on March 18, 2020. Procedures for
quasi-judicial virtual public hearings are established through Emergency Rule 06-20 signed by Town
Administrator Machalek on May 8, 2020, and outlined below.
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special communication arrangements for persons with disabilities. Please call (970) 577-4777. TDD available.
Prepared January 7, 2022
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AGENDA
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (CompPAC)
TOWN OF ESTES PARK
Thursday, January 13, 2022
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. AGENDA APPROVAL
3. CONSENT AGENDA APPROVAL
A. Minutes from December 16, 2022
4. PUBLIC COMMENT (Please state your name and address).
5. Brainstorming Activity
A. Key Community Choices (topics and scale of options) Director Garner
6. OTHER
A. Upcoming dates to remember: Director Garner
1. January 27th- CompPAC meeting may be canceled, Spanish-speaking
community engagement event (Estes Park Community Center, 6-8 pm)
2. February 8th- Logan Simpson update to Town Board
3. February 24th- Joint CompPAC/EVPAC meeting
4. March/April- Community Choices Engagement Series (including Earth Day
event)
7. ADJOURN
Prepared 01/07/2022
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Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, December 16, 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 December 16, 2021.
Committee:
Also Attending:
Chair Matthew Heiser, Vice-Chair Bob Leavitt, Members
David Bangs, Eric Blackhurst, Chuck Cooper, Kirby
Nelson-Hazelton, John Schnipkoweit, Frank Theis, Karen
Thompson, Rose Truman, David Wolf, David Shirk, Matt
Comstock
Community Development Director Jessica Garner,
Larimer County Community Development Director Lesli Ellis,
Trustee Barbara MacAlpine, Recording Secretary Karin
Swanlund, Logan Simpson staff Miriam McGilvray,
Taylor Broyhill, Jeremy Call
Absent: Shirk, Blackhurst, Thompson, Comstock
Chair Heiser called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
This meeting was jointly held with the Larimer County Planning Advisory Committee.
Members attending were: Rex Poggenpohl, Dave Converse, Frank Theis, Drew Webb,
Larimer County Commissioner Jody Shadduck-McNally.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
The motion passed with a visual thumbs-up vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None
CONSENT AGENDA:
Approval of Minutes from December 2, 2021
The motion passed with a visual thumbs-up vote.
VISIONING (for full comments, view the meeting recording)
Consultants Logan Simpson reviewed where the plan is in the process, with Phase 1
being complete and firmly into Phase 2, visioning outreach and community choices.
Shaping the ideas collected from statements received will help draft the Vision and
Guiding Principles of the Comprehensive Plan.
There was a lengthy group discussion on forming the Visioning Statement and Guiding
Principles. These principles include access to outdoor recreation, land management,
responsible growth, affordable housing, infrastructure, and transportation. It was
requested that both committees think it over, review notes and share input.
Visioning meetings will continue through January.
OTHER
In 2022, meetings will return to the second and fourth Thursdays, with the next meeting
on January 13.
There being no further business, Chair Heiser adjourned the meeting at 10:45 a.m.
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary
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ESTES FORWARD
DRAFT VISIONING IDEAS
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MEETING INFORMATION
Location: (remote) Zoom
Meeting: Joint CompPAC and EVPAC Meeting
Date: December 16, 2021
Time 9:00 – 11:00 AM
INVITED ATTENDEES
CompPAC
EVPAC
Town Staff
County Staff
Logan Simpson Consultant Team
Open to the public
ATTENDEES
Jessica Garner, Community Development Director, Town of Estes Park
Jeff Woeber, Senior Planner, Town of Estes Park
Karin Swanland, Administrative Assistant, Town of Estes Park
Lesli Ellis, Community Development Director, Larimer County
Barbara MacAlpine, Town of Estes Park trustee and liaison to the CompPAC
Jody Shadduck-McNally, Larimer County Commissioner
Logan Simpson Consultant Team
CompPAC Members
o David Bangs
o Chuck Cooper
o Mike Kennedy
o Bob Leavitt, Vice-Chair
o Matthew Heiser, Chair
o Kirby Nelson-Hazelton
o John Schnipkoweit
o Rosemary Truman
o Frank Theis
o David Wolf
EVPAC Members
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o David Converse
o Michael Kennedy
o Rex Poggenpohl
o Frank Theis
o Drew Webb
MEETING AGENDA AND NOTES
WELCOME & INTRODUCTION (Matthew Heiser, Chair of CompPAC)
Meeting called to order at 9:30.
Introduction included welcoming all attendees and the EVPac. Each attendee was called on to
state their name, role, and organization
CompPAC Business
Agenda Approval – no changes or additions. Agenda approved by show of hands.
CompPAC consent agenda with minutes from previous meeting – no changes or
additions. Consent Agenda approved by show of hands.
CompPAC members were invited to address any business that was not on the agenda. No
members raised any new business.
PROCESS UPDATE (Miriam McGilvray, Meeting Facilitator – Logan Simpson)
Summary of Progress To-Date:
Completed Phase I Deliverables:
Engagement Strategy, still a working document
Issue Summary
Comprehensive Plan Audit
Existing Conditions and Trends Analysis
Phase 2 Deliverables (In Progress):
Visioning Outreach Summary (Task 6)
Vision Document (Deliverable)
Community Choices Analysis and Outreach (delving into goals, policies, and
strategies that are implementable to achieve the vision)
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Phase 3 will begin in Spring 2022.
Participation Snapshot – includes input collected over the summer.
Plan Audit (31 responses)
33 One-on-One Interviews (more scheduled in January)
7 Listening Sessions
Joint CompPAC/EVPAC workshop
Separate CompPAC and EVPAC meetings
2 Virtual Visioning Workshops in November
4 Visioning Meeting in a Box – includes meetings that Jessica Garner has
conducted with community groups
Online Surveys (191 responses) –still open online and will close at the end
of December. Please invite anyone who would like to still engage to take the
survey.
All input collected to date has influenced and informed the development of the draft vision
statement and guiding principles.
Jessica Garner reminded the group that community participation is elastic and ongoing
throughout the process, but efforts to wrap up engagement will conclude in January for the
most part. January 12th will be a Spanish-language event for residents in the valley. She
expressed thanks to Lesli and Larimer county for translation assistance and collaboration.
Jessica is trying to line up a discussion with a tribal council to engage in a conversation about
visioning and priorities.
She will meet with the board of realtors coming up and Karen Thompson will be meeting with
another group in February as well. EVPAC members are encouraged to meet with people over
the next month and use the meeting in a box if they have an opportunity to do so.
DRAFT VISION & GUIDING PRINCIPALS WORKSHOP
(Jeremy Call, Meeting Facilitator – Logan Simpson)
Jeremy Call expressed thanks and gratitude for the committee members and is pleased with
what has been accomplished with the outreach effort so far and excited about momentum
going forward into 2022.
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Jeremy described that the purpose of today’s meeting is for the group to verify that the
information and ideas presented are on the right track. He requested the ideas and input from
the group to take the Vision and Guiding Principles a step forward toward eventually achieving
a clean unified draft of the Estes Valley vision.
The project is not yet there with identifying specific goals and policies, but today is about
making sure we are heading in the right direction. Some strong visions have already been
articulated for the valley, including the 1996 plan.
Jeremy described Guiding Principals as a set of shared community values that capture
specific elements of the Vision and provide additional direction for the Comprehensive Plan.
While some policies may be different between the town and the county, the Guiding Principles
remain consistent across the town and county.
The following Draft Vision and Guiding Principles were presented for discussion. A second
document contains Miriam’s notes from the discussion.
DRAFT VISION DRAFT GUIDING PRINCIPLES
Our mountain valley community
works together toward
harmonious co-existence and
as responsible stewards of the
natural beauty that inspires and
attracts residents and visitors
of all backgrounds, to sustain
our quality of life, sense of
community, economic vitality,
and mountain lifestyle.
Access to wild spaces, scenic vistas,
outdoor recreation, and the Rocky
Mountain National Park.
Resilient ecosystems, proactive land
management, and preserved wildlife.
Balanced and responsible growth and
governance though strong partnerships.
Year-round, diversified downtown economy
and services for visitors and residents.
Accessible and affordable housing for the
local workforce and young families.
Diverse and engaged community.
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Livable community with services for all
ages.
Resilient and environmentally responsible
infrastructure, utilities, services, and
buildings.
A regionally connected multimodal
transportation system.
Exercise: Group Discussion of Vision & Guiding Principles
Jeremy described today’s exercise: a discussion of the DRAFT plan Vision Statement and
Guiding Principles to further refine these overarching organizational elements of the plan.
Edits will be made in real-time track-changes as the group members refine and wordsmith the
Vision Statement and Guiding Principles.
To reiterate: the sources for the draft Vision Statement and Guiding Principles were the
various community and stakeholder outreach to date as well as previous Estes Valley planning
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Access to wild spaces, scenic vistas, outdoor recreation, and the
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Resilient ecosystems, proactive land management, and respected
wildlife.
Balanced and responsible growth and governance though strong
partnerships.
Year-round, diversified economy and services for visitors and
residents.
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Accessible and affordable housing for the local workforce and
young families.
Diverse and engaged community.
Livable community with services for all ages.
Resilient and environmentally responsible infrastructure, utilities,
services, and buildings.
A regionally connected multimodal transportation system.
Jeremy read the draft Vision Statement to the group and asked for their input to improve it.
VISION STATEMENT DISCUSSION
Does the Vision statement meet your expectations for brevity and in content? Does it
feel like a unified vision for both the Town and County areas?
Matthew Heiser invited members to speak up and will moderate if needed
John Schnipkoweit: Suggests including the following words: “welcoming” and
“investing in” because the goal is to do more than just sustain quality of life, but
to invest in the improvement of that quality of life.
John’s re-worded Vision Statement: Our mountain valley community works
together toward harmonious coexistence and as responsible stewards of the
natural beauty that welcomes residents and visitors of all backgrounds;
investing our quality of life, sense of community, and economic vitality to
sustain a mountain lifestyle.
Matthew H. – Avoid using the word sustain as previously discussed because it
is not active enough. Stewardship resonates better, indicating a constant
monitor or guardian.
Mike Kennedy – Agrees on using a different word than sustain.
David Converse – More than 40 words is too much for a Vision Statement. Needs
to be succinct. Stop at “works together”. Doesn’t think this is effective because
it is too long.
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David Bangs – Agree the statement is wordy. Suggest deleting “Mountain Valley
Community.” “Harmonious Coexistence” is a lengthy phrase.
Matthew H. – Repetitive statements are: “harmonious coexistence” and overuse
of the word “community”. What does Mountain lifestyle mean?
Jeremy C.--- How can we capture the lifestyle of the Estes Valley that is so
distinct and special?
Rex Poggenpohl– Concentrate on sense of place rather than lifestyle.
Mike K. – “Harmonious coexistence” is very important and expresses what
needs to be done to bring rural and urban areas together.
Jody Shadduck-McNally in chat: What does “mountain lifestyle” mean?
Drew Webb –Sustainability is meaningful because it implies action today and for
future generations and applies to how we approach development and growth.
Rosemary Truman – Agrees with using the words “Investing in” instead of
“sustain”. Sustaining works for natural resources, but does not acknowledge
social and economic needs of people who are struggling. “Mountain lifestyle” is
a vague term.
Barbara MacAlpine – Appreciates brevity; cut down the language. Agrees with
other comments.
Jessica G. –Additional group engagement is ongoing. Give it this statement
some thought and share with us. This is not the first and last time you will see
this statement for discussion.
Chuck Cooper – Agree with Rosemary. The second to the last sentence needs to
address improving economic vitality and “sustain” doesn’t apply to this.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES DISCUSSION
Rex P. – Guiding Principles fall into two categories with tension between them:
o Sustain/preserve natural sense of place
o Improve social outcomes, economic viability, responsible growth
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John S. – Guiding Principle #1 needs to address “responsible” access. Include
more specific language to protect the environment and responsible about
access to wild places. How can the community assist with RMNP being
overwhelmed? Need walkability and density in the right areas of town. Focus
more on walkability. Minimize impact on climate change as a community.
David C. –To be sustainable as a community requires a strong economic center.
Bob Leavitt– Preserve and protect: our history needs to be preserved, both
knowledge and our structures. This should be included in the Guiding Principles.
Jessica G.– Celebrate the history
Jody - posted NoCoPlaces 2050 vision statement in the chat. Appreciates that it
address the fact that growth brings new visitors and we have to address land
management issues related to that. Amazing people and special preserved
areas around the town must be protected. This is linked with goal of inclusive
and vibrant community. Glad to hear about Spanish-speaking community being
included. The word “inclusive” is very important. “Mountain lifestyle” doesn’t
mean the same thing to everyone.
Frank Theis – Consider the extremes…will these statements still apply in
decades if Estes Park is a town with no cars with only mass transit like some
European mountain communities? These statements must remain relevant and
enduring.
Miriam McGilvray–Carbon-neutrality came up frequently in the engagement
process and those ideas would likely resonate with community members.
Frank T. – Conflicts between locals and visitors, especially in the summer at
RMNP and on the road.
Matthew H. – “mountain lifestyle” vs. “sense of place;” addressing tension…It all
come down to SHARING. Our town and our natural resources.
Jessica Garner – Estes Park has an Environment And Sustainable Task Force
that is tasked with presenting recommendations to the town board in Jan. or
Feb. Their recommendations will be germane to the comp plan and should be
included. Would like to make productive use of their work to plug it in to the
comp plan. There will be an event on Earth Day.
Jeremy C. – Great timing to align the efforts of this task force as we develop
goals and policies in the spring.
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Frank T. – Estes Valley Watershed Coalition is the only broad environmental
group in the valley focused on watershed, forest, and wildlife conservation. They
should be included as a group for outreach.
Rosemary Truman – Housing is critical as a guiding principle….”service for all
ages,” specifically emphasize childcare because it is such an issue.
Drew Webb–Protect natural resources and balance the demands of the public
workforce, retirement community with differing goals and visions.
Barbara M.– Guiding Principles cover the most important things. Would like to
spend time reviewing them, but was impressed with the comprehensive nature
of the principles.
David C.– Guiding Principles will be difficult to execute as two groups. Big
differences between rural and urban. “Governance” should be its own point
because it covers multiple issues. Governance applies to more than just
responsible growth. It applies to everything.
Jessica G.– “Governance” includes more agencies than just the town and
county.
Rex P.– Governance in this context should be focused on land use. Which is
only regulated by the county and town.
David Wolf – To accomplish this vision will require a commitment from the
community and everyone, not just government agencies. This should be stated.
Our vision is dependent on coming together to achieve the goals.
David Bangs – Supports the broader approach to “governance” being not just
town and county. Two biggest land holders here are national park and forest.
The third Guiding Principle should be split into two. Balance & growth addressed
in one, and strong partnerships addressed in the other.
Chuck C.–What does “resilient ecosystems” and “proactive land management”
mean?
Frank T. – Have been an advocate for governance as prominent component of
the comp plan. Would like to see it included in the plan. A unified government
for the Estes valley. The fire district, hospital, school districts are already
unified.
Kirby Nelson-Hazelton –Be more specific with language of Guiding Principles. for
example: what kind of engaged community? Acknowledge history and diversity
of these lands prior settlement as a town.
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John S. – Acknowledge shared responsibility among different governing bodies.
Align and activate resources of the different groups that are involved. Challenge
them not just to have a strategic plan, but to identify specific actions that make
an impact. Specific and focused actions.
Matthew H. – Avoid a vision that is too broad and aspirational that it cannot be
achieved. Be intentional about how we use words, example: what do we expect
diversity to look like and how will we achieve it?
David B. – Agree with Matt and Kirby. Last bullet point: regionally connected
transportation…does this imply the whole Front Range? Would prefer focusing
on improvements at the community rather than regional level. Need to develop
local system before putting effort into the region.
Jessica G. – Consider reliance and dependence on transit and transportation
system that brings people from the metro are. Improvements are needed at that
regional level to continue bringing people here in a sustainable way. Need to do
both – focus on deficiencies at the local level AND focus on how to bring people
into the Estes Valley that is mindful of the environmental issues that stem from
individual cars driving here.
Drew W. – Most Guiding Principles are focused on our community and year-
round residents. Remember tourism and visitors. Important to our history and
economy. Residents of Taos are developing a tourist education program on how
the community would like the tourist to treat Taos – open spaces, wildlife, the
locals.
Frank T. – Discourage people from moving here just to retire here. Need to
embrace a more diverse community.
Transportation – embrace the tourists and have a free system of scooters.
Barbara M. – Be careful not to group all retirees into the same category
Mike K. – Agree with Drew. Merchants should take advantage of retirees to
stimulate economy. Would be a more stable source of funding for merchants
than tourism.
Jessica G. – Different demographics and age groups have different purchasing
power and consumer preferences. As people move through life they become
poor consumers because of fixed income, not buying new things. Consider how
to diversify consumer base.
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Bob L. – Enhance our ability to act as a gateway to RMNP through
transportation and responsible tourism to mitigate impact and negative
externalities. With restricted access to the park, more people are spending time
in the town.
John S. - Housing: multigenerational housing. Increasing density and
encouraging mixed use where it makes sense. Leveraging community amenities
for added density such as schools. Appealing to folks like young families.
Matthew H. –Agreement on infrastructure and housing with the groups. Need to
ensure we have the infrastructure to sustain and last. Need more housing for
ALL.
David C. – Infrastructure: not the same between county and town. In county
electric is provided, but residents have to provide their own sewer and well. The
valley has no way to provide water/sewer if they cant get wells and septic.
Frank T. – It’s becoming more difficult to get permit for well or septic. Agree
with Matthew about housing: reinforce the idea that affordable housing can
mean many things and can include private developers building smaller and
alternate housing types.
Jessica G.– Wells/septic annexation conversation may change over time as
wells/septic are discouraged.
CLOSING COMMENTS & NEXT STEPS
Next Meetings
January 12 – Visioning & Choices Meeting at Community Center (held in Spanish)
January 13 – CompPAC Meeting
January 20 – EVPAC Meeting
January27– CompPAC Meeting
February 8 – Estes Board of Trustees
February 9 – County PC/BOCC Joint Worksession
February 15 – Estes Planning Commission
TBD Tribal Council Listening Session
TBD March-April – Community Choices Event Series
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Before next meeting, review notes that will be provided. Please send those to Jessica and Lesli
before next meeting.
Jeremy – We will keep the conversation going by continuing to talk one-on-one listening
sessions with community members who requested it.
Jessica – Haven’t heard from young adults and kids. Please let me know if you have contacts.
Rosemary T. – Youth in Action is a high school group
Barbara M.– HS environmental club
Matthew H.– Thank you for participating, everyone.
COMPAC business: Meetings for the next three months. 2nd and fourth Thursdays. Next
meeting Jan 14th
Any other business? Hearing none, thank you. Meeting adjourned at 10:40am
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Joint CompPAC/EVPAC Meeting
December 16, 2021 @ 9AM
Process UpdateProcess Update
Phase 1 Deliverables (Completed):
Engagement Strategy
Issue Summary
Comprehensive Plan Audit
Existing Conditions and Trends Analysis
Phase 2 Deliverables (Ongoing):
Visioning Outreach Summary
Vision Document
Community Choices Analysis and Outreach
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Visioning Outreach ParticipationVisioning Outreach Participation
Plan Audit (31 responses)
33 One-on-One Interviews (more scheduled in January)
7 Listening Sessions
Joint CompPAC/EVPAC workshop
Separate CompPAC and EVPAC meetings
2 Virtual Visioning Workshops
4 Visioning Meeting in a Box
Online Surveys (191 responses)
Common
Values
Online
Surveys One-on-
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Interviews
Listening
Sessions
Plan Audit
CompPAC/
EVPAC
Workshop
Separate
CompPAC
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Virtual
Visioning
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Visioning
Meeting in
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Activity
What are we doing today?What are we doing today?
Reviewing draft components of a Vision and set of
Guiding Principles
This draft represents core values that have emerged from
the public participation process so far
Your ideas will input into a clean, unified draft vision for
the Town and surrounding County
Vision/
Guiding
Principles
Goals
Policies
Strategies
and Tools
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Draft Vision and Guiding PrinciplesDraft Vision and Guiding Principles
What is a Vision?
An aspirational statement for the future
of the community that articulates core
values, priorities, and assets.
What are Guiding Principles?
Set of shared community values that
capture specific elements of the Vision
that provide additional direction for the
Comprehensive Plan.
Discussion QuestionsDiscussion Questions
1.Does the Vision statement meet your expectations for brevity and in
content? Does it feel like a unified vision for both the Town and County
areas?
2.What’s missing? Are there other values that should be elevated to the
Vision or Guiding Principles?
3.Should the Guiding Principles be organized by the six resiliency themes?
If so, should there be a single statement for each?
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Community Development Department Planning Building
970-577-3721planning@estes.org building@estes.org
170 MACGREGOR AVE. P.O. BOX 1200, ESTES PARK CO. 80517 WWW.ESTES.ORG
UPCOMING CompPAC MEETING DATES:
Once the new year starts, we will go back to our original meeting dates on the
SECOND and FOURTH Thursday of the month
Thursday, January 13
Thursday, January 27
Thursday, February 10
Thursday, February 24
Thursday, March 10
Thursday, March 24
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