HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES CompPAC 2022-07-14Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, July 14, 2022
Minutes of a JOINT Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee meeting of the
Town of Estes Park. Meeting held Virtually in said Town of Estes Park on
July 14, 2022.
Committee: Chair Matthew Heiser, Vice-Chair Bob Leavitt, Members
David Bangs, Charles Cooper, Eric Blackhurst, John
Schnipkoweit, Frank Theis, Karen Thompson, Rose Truman,
David Wolf, David Shirk, Matt Comstock
Also Attending: Community Development Director
Jessica Garner, Larimer County Community Development
Director Lesli Ellis, Trustee Barbara McAlpine, Commissioner
Jody Shadduck-McNally, Drew Webb, Mike Kennedy,
Consultant Jeremy Call, Consultant Taylor Broyhill, Recording
Secretary Karin Swanlund
Absent: Members Comstock, Bangs
Chair Heiser called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES from June 23, 2022
The motion passed with a visual thumbs-up vote.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None
DISCUSSION: (for full comments, view the meeting recording at engageestes.org)
Jeremy Call reviewed the meeting details from earlier in the week with the Town Board
and the Larimer County Commissioners.
This meeting was conducted in a workshop format focusing on Future Land Use and Built
Environment. Questions asked were:
1.Do any of the Land Use Categories need to be reworked or redefined?
2.How do you feel about the Draft Future Land Use Map?
3.Are there any major concerns with the direction of the Built Environment goals and
policies?
Taylor Broyhill raised the question of do we proceed with caution or courage.
Consolidating the Future Land Use categories from 18 down to 10 was discussed at
length. Members were urged to study the documents and share their opinions and
thoughts with Directors Garner and Ellis.
OTHER:
There will be a community-wide meeting on August 3 at the High School to discuss the
draft plan.
The next CompPac meeting is scheduled for July 28.
There being no further business, Chair Heiser adjourned the meeting at 11:00 a.m.
Karin Swanlund, Recording Secretary