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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 2007-01-23Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, January 23, 2007 I Minutes of a Regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 23rd day of January, 2007. Meeting called to order by Mayor Baudek. Present: Also Present: Absent: John Baudek, Mayor Bill Pinkham, Mayor ProTem Trustees Eric Blackhurst Dorla Eisenlauer Richard Homeier Chuck Levine Wayne Newsom Town Attorney White Randy Repola, Town Administrator Jackie Williamson, Town Clerk None I Mayor Baudek called the meeting to order at 7:03 p.m. and all desiring to do so, recited the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATION. Mayor Baudek presented a Proclamation to' Doug Frisbie, Jane Princehorn, Lynn Young and Eileen Flaherty/Salud Center acknowledging the week of January 21, 2006 as “Salud Week” in Estes Park. Eileen Flaherty/Salud Center Director invited the community to an open house at the new facilities on January 26th from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. ROOFTOP RODEO PRCA-2006 SMALL RODEO OF THE YEAR. Art Mutschler/President informed the Board and the community that the Rooftop Rodeo received the Small Rodeo of the Year award for 2006, the second such award in three years. He thanked the Town and staff for all their efforts and support throughout the years. PUBLIC COMMENT. None. TOWN BOARD COMMENTS. Trustee Blackhurst reminded the public that the Public Safety Committee would meet Thursday at 8:00 a.m. in the Town Board Room. 1. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval ofi: 1. Town Board Minutes dated January 9, 2007. 2. Bills. 3. Committee Minutes: A. Public Works, January 11,2007. B. Utilities, January 18, 2007. 4. Estes Valley Planning Commission, December 19, 2006 (acknowledgement only). Board of Trustees - January 23, 2007 - Page 2 5. Motion to set a public hearing date of February 27, 2007 on proposed rate changes to the Wind Energy surcharge for Light and Power customers. 6. Resolution #02-07 - Schedule public hearing date of February 27, 2007 for Change of Location for a Beer & Wine Liquor License held by SWEET BASILICO CAF^, INC. dba Sweet Basilico Cafe, from 401 E. Elkhorn Ave. to 430 Prospect Village Dr. It was moved and seconded (Pinkham/Blackhurst) the Consent Agenda be approved, and it passed unanimously. 1A. PLANNING COMMISSION AGENDA fAporoval ofi: Mayor Baudek opened the Public Hearing for all the following Consent Agenda Items: I 1. CONSENT ITEMS: A. PRELIMINARY CONDOMINIUM MAP 1. Sunny Acres Condominiums, Lot 5A, Amended Plat of Lot 5 of the Amended Plat of Sunny Acres Subdivision, Van Horn Engineering/Applicant. 2. Bobcat Ridge Condominiums, Lot 2A, Shanafelt Minor Subdivision, Gary & Christine Shanafelt/Applicant. B. FINAL CONDOMINIUM MAP 1. Lakeview North Condominiums at Mary’s Lake Lodge, Units 19 and 20, Lot 3, Mary’s Lake Subdivision, Rams Horn Development Co./Applicant. C. AMENDED PLAT 1. Amended Plat of Lot 5 of the Amended Plat of Sunny Acres Subdivision, a Portion of the SW % of the NW y4 of Section 25, T5N, R73W of the 6th P.M., Van Horn Engineering/Applicant. It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Levine) Consent Agenda be approved with Planning Commission conditions of approval, and it passed unanimously. 2. ACTION ITEM: Ordinance #02-07, Rezoning Request from E-1-Estate and R-2-Two- Family Residential to RM—Multi-Family Residential, Lot 5A Amended Plat of Lot 5 of the Amended Plat of Sunny Acres Subdivision, Van Horn Engineering/Applicant — Mayor Baudek opened the public hearing. Planner Chilcott stated this is a corrective rezoning. The property was incorrectly rezoned during the valley wide rezoning in 2000. Attorney White read the Ordinance into the record. It was moved and seconded (Homeier/Blackhurst) Ordinance #02-07 be approved with the condition that the Town shall reserve the right to rezone the property if the amended plat is not recorded within the timeframes estabiished in the Estes Vaiiey Deveiopment Code, and it passed unanimously. 2. ACTION ITEMS: 1. MODEL TRAFFICE CODE REVISION - ORDINANCE #03-07. Mayor Baudek opened the Public Hearing. Administrator Repola stated the Police Department and Public Works Department recommended new names for the parking lots downtown at the Public Works Committee meeting on I Board of Trustees - January 23, 2007 - Page 3 I J I January 11th that more accurately reflect the location of the lot. This was one of the recommendations from the comprehensive parking study completed by Republic Parking in 2005. Discussion followed regarding the new name for the current Brownfields Lot (proposed name Pedestrian X-Walk Lot), addition of the Brownfields Lot to the 3-Hr. Limit category, removal of the duplicate listing for Subway under the On- Street Parking Limit category, inclusion of all parking along Park Lane, correction of Far View Ln. to Far View Dr. under the Speed Limits category, retaining the Visitor Center - Main Lot name versus the Visitor Center Lot and parking limits at the Post Office on Sundays. Administrator Repola stated the appendix to the Model Traffic Code would be reviewed by the Police Department and discussed at the February Public Safety Committee. Attorney White suggested the Board consider the Ordinance revising the Model Traffic Code after the February Public Safety meeting. It was moved and seconded (Levine/Eisenlauer) the new parking lot names be approved with the renaming of the Pedestrian X-Walk Lot to the Brownfields Lot, and it passed unanimously. 2. ADOPTION OF 2007 ORGANIZATION CHART Administrator Repola reviewed the 2007 Town of Estes Park organization chart. The chart will be updated to add the Audit Committee and the CVB Marketing Advisory Committee under Advisory Committees. Following discussion, it was moved and seconded (Newsom/Blackhurst) the 2007 Organization Chart be approved, and it passed unanimously. Administrator Repola stated the Public Works Director position has been announced and interviews would take place the end of March with a decision in April. 3. 4|h QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORT. Finance Officer McFarland reported the year end sales tax is estimated to come within 1 % of the budgeted sales tax revenue. Both the General Fund and Enterprise Funds have exceeded budgeted revenues with expenses lower than budgeted. The 2006 sales tax report will be reviewed at the February 27th meeting once the December sales tax numbers are available. Trustee Blackhurst stated the numbers reported are a reflection of a healthy business community and commended the local business community for their efforts. Trustee Levine commended staff for the quality of the financial reports. 4. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT. • A Town Board Study Session will be held on Monday, January 29, 2007 at the Museum meeting room from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. to discuss the utilities financial plan, capital improvement plan as related to the General Fund and the Community Reinvestment Fund, Marketing District and Fire District. 5. REQUEST TO ENTER EXECUTIVE SESSION: 24-6-402(4)(B), C.R.S. - Conference with Town Attorney White for the purpose of receiving legal advice on current lawsuits involving the Stanley Hotel. Motion It was moved and seconded (Pinkham/Levine) the Town Board enter Executive Session for a conference with Town Attorney White for the purpose of receiving legal advice on the Item listed above under C.R.S. Section 24>6-402(4)(B), and it passed unanimously. Whereupon Mayor Baudek adjourned the meeting to Executive Session at 8:04 p.m. Board of Trustees - January 23, 2007 - Page 4 Mayor Baudek reconvened the meeting to open session at 8:45 p.m. Whereupon Mayor Baudek adjourned the meeting at 8:45 p.m. n Baudek, Mayor V^.n /\/sA. CS. J^kie Williamson, Town Clerk I I