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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Parks Advisory Board 2020-9-17The Parks Advisory Board will participate in the meeting 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 Options for the Public to Participate Remotely and Provide Public Input: 1. By Electronic Mail: Members of the public may provide public comment or comment on a specific agenda item by sending an email to publicworks@estes.org. The email must be received by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday September 16, 2020. All emails will be provided to the Parks Advisory Board and incorporated into the minutes. 2. By Telephone Message: Members of the public may provide public comment or comment on a specific agenda item by calling (970) 577-3587. The calls must be received by 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 16, 2020. All call-in information will be provided to the Parks Advisory Board and incorporated into the minutes. 3. No public attendance at this meeting. Public Comment Chair Merle Moore Approval of August Meeting Minutes Chair Merle Moore Colorado Parks & Wildlife Grants Grant Specialist, Christy Crosser - Update to Estes Valley Master Trails Plan - Trail Upgrades Mrs. Walsh’s Garden Committee Update Chair Merle Moore EVLT Plaque Inventory/Wording Parks Supervisor Brian Berg AIPP Town Board Study Session Outline Co-Chair Rex Poggenpohl Project Updates Parks Supervisor Brian Berg Adjourn Marie Cenac, Town Board Trustee Liaison Brian Berg, Estes Park Public Works Staff Liaison Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, August 20, 2020 Minutes of a Regular meeting of the PARKS ADVISORY BOARD of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held virtually in said Town of Estes Park on the 20th day of August, 2020. Committee: Merle Moore, Chair, Rex Poggenpohl Vice Chair, Geoffrey Elliot, Dewain Lockwood, Vicki Papineau, Ron Wilcocks Attending: Merle Moore, Rex Poggenpohl, Vicki Papineau, Ron Wilcocks, Greg Muhonen, Kevin McEachern, Brian Berg, Megan Van Hoozer Absent: Geoffrey Elliot, Dewain Lockwood, Marie Cenac Town Board Liaison Chair Moore called the meeting to order at 8:33 a.m. PUBLIC COMMENT No public comment. APPROVAL OF MINUTES A motion was made and seconded (Wilcocks/Papineau) to approve the February meeting minutes and all were in favor. MRS. WALSH’S GARDEN COMMITTEE UPDATE Mrs. Walsh’s Garden (MWG) Committee has been meeting virtually via Zoom. They went through the selection process of the MWG Master Plan. AloTerra of Fort Collins was awarded as the low bidder. Planning meetings are ongoing and are hoping for finalization by the end of the year. Supervisor Berg added that the 30% design plans, for the waterfall and pond area, will be presented to the group in October. Moore informed the group that, due to the development plans and requirements for the Elkhorn Lodge, a sidewalk will be extended and crosswalk installed near MWG. PLAQUE APPROVAL FOR ESTES VALLEY LAND TRUST BENCH Supervisor Berg presented the group with the planned wording for a memorial bench from the Estes Valley Land Trust (EVLT). This specific bench has wording from the donor that is not consistent with what has been used prior, which is the reason for presenting this to the PAB. Once the PAB reviewed, it was determined that it would be requested this go back to the EVLT to work with the donor to have language consistent with other plaques installed. All members were in agreement. Berg will revisit this with the EVLT and bring this item back at the September meeting, along with a draft policy to address this information. Berg also informed the group that all EVLT bench plaques that are currently installed as stand-along plaques, will be removed and placed into rocks, as will all plaques moving forward. HISTORIC WOMEN’S MONUMENT UPDATE Member Wilcocks provided the most recent update on the Historic Women’s Monument project status. He stated that progress had to be put on hold for a couple months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He reminded the group that the project and requested location was approved unanimously by the Town Board. Light work has been done on funding for the monument , however there have been donations totaling approximately $6,000 to date. The group is now working on refining the requirements for the artwork. Wilcocks will provide an update to the group at next month’s Parks Advisory Board – August 20, 2020 – Page 2 meeting. Next steps include the Town publishing the Request for Proposal with Wilcocks managing the information being sent. Moore suggested offering this opportunity to only local or regional artists which was well- received by the group. Wilcocks assured the PAB that work on this effort will be a collaborative one between the monument committee and the PAB so all will be on the same page. PROJECT UPDATES Supervisor Berg informed the group that it has been a rough year with the elk and rodents eating flowers and plants throughout downtown. He gave his team a lot of credit for all the work put into making downtown beautiful this year. Irrigation at the roundabout at Wonderview Ave. (US 34) & MacGregor Ave. intersection will be installed, along with hardscape, in the fall. Additionally, the recreation and picnic area near the parking structure will also be occurring this fall. The Town is still working through the conservation easement for the Thumb Open Space. The purchase agreement has been signed, the geological survey has been completed and approved by GOCO. There has already been much work performed along the trail by members of the Access Fund and the Estes Valley Land Trust , and it is looking great. Current work is going in to ensuring the trail has reasonable access for persons with disabilities, specifically the 3-wheel vehicles. Co-chair Poggenpohl asked the PAB to provide their thoughts on pushing for A rts in Public Places (AIPP) funding in 2021 with the current budget constraints. This would provide seed money to begin building an art budget. Supervisor Berg expressed that the Town was specifically guided to not ask for any new funding in 2021 due to the impacts of COVID-19. Director Muhonen suggested that Poggenpohl put together his proposal for potential discussion at an upcoming Town Board Study Session (TBSS) to get their reaction to the request prior to an official request being submitted. Poggenpohl agreed and Muhonen stated he’d get the date of the TBSS from the Town Administrator and would provide the information to the group. There being no further business, Chair Moore adjourned the meeting at 9:30 a.m. Megan Van Hoozer, Recording Secretary Colorado Parks & Wildlife (CPW) grant opportunities September 2020 The Town is planning to submit 2 grant applications to CPW: 1. Trails maintenance, US Hwy 34 between Estes Park Visitor Center and Lake Estes Marina parking lot 2. Planning grant to update the Estes Valley Master Trails Plan Requirements: • Town Board resolutions–will be presented for both grant applications on Sept 22 • Application content: o Maintenance: project description, scope, wildlife & natural resources, need, priority, sustainability, public comment o Planning: community need & benefit, urgency, cumulative impacts, wildlife & natural resources, collaboration, implementation, public comment • Budget & match requirement • Environmental considerations • Must be on Town-owned property • Maps & photographs • Support letters, maximum of 5 letters • Youth & volunteer engagement • Project must be completed within 2.5 years from award date *Highlighted tasks are what advisory committee members may help with for the application Schedule August 3 – October 1, 2020 Grant applications available on the CPW website September 8, 2020 Basic project scope and map emailed to Area Wildlife Manager and Trails Program email (dnr_trails@state.co.us) October 1, 2020 Grant applications due October – December 2020 CPW staff and subcommittee preliminary review January 2021 Applicant presentations to subcommittees January 2021 State Trails Committee reviews recommendations from subcommittees March 2021 CPW Commission makes the final decision on funding May – June 2021 CPW contracts are written and distributed to awarded project applicants. Existing Trails and Paths EVRPD NPS USFS Larimer County Other Town Sidewalk Land Use YMCA of the Rockies Conservation Easement Parks and Open Space Rocky Mountain National Park Boundary USDA Forest Service Town Boundary Estes Valley Trails Plan Existing Conditions EVPRD District North Larimer County Parks and Open Space Boulder County Boulder County Open Space Legend Points of Interest !@ NPS Visitor Center !C NPS Trailhead !C USFS Trailhead !C EVRPD Trailhead 012340.5 Miles 36 36 34 34 66 7 MARYS LAKE GRAND LAKE LAKE ESTE S LONG D R A W R E S E R V O I R PIN E W O O D RES E R V O I R Beaver Meadows Upper Beaver Meadows Deer Mountain/ Deer Ridge Moraine Park Fern Lake Bierstadt Lake Cub Lake Hallowell Park Bear Lake Lumpy Ridge Cow Creek Dunraven Dunraven Corral Creek La Poudre Pass Chapin Pass Rock Cut Ute Crossing Beaver Ponds Cache La PoudreCrater Milner Pass Fall River East Portal Sprague Lake Glacier Gorge East Inlet Tonahutu North Inlet Fish Creek Homer Rouse Lily Mountain Wild Basin Lily Lake Twin Sisters Longs Peak Sandbeach Lake Finch Lake Bright Bright Extension Coulson Gulch EVRPD BOUNDARY EVRPD BOUNDARY LARIMER COUNTY BOULDER COUNTY GR A N D C O U N T Y Prospect Mountain Crosier Mountain Hermit Park Open Space Blue Mountain Bison Ranch Johnny Park Homestead Meadows Lyons Drake Pinewood Springs Estes Park Glen Haven Hall Ranch Open Space ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK COMANCHE PEAK WILDERNESS NEOTA WILDERNESS ARAPAHO & ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FORESTS BU T T O N R O C K RE S E R V O I R