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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 2007-05-08Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, May 8, 2007 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 8th day of May, 2007. Meeting called to order by Mayor Baudek. I Present:John Baudek, Mayor Bill Pinkham, Mayor ProTem Trustees Eric Blackhurst Dorla Eisenlauer Richard Homeier Chuck Levine Wayne Newsom Also Present:Town Attorney White Jacquie Halburnt, Deputy Town Administrator Jackie Williamson, Town Clerk Absent:Randy Repola, Town Administrator I Mayor Baudek called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and all desiring to do so, recited the Pledge of Allegiance. PROCLAMATION. Mayor Baudek read a proclamation to proclaim the month of May Foster and Kinship Care Month in Estes Park. Christina Ulrich-Jones/Larimer County Human Services Foster/Kinship Care Program was present to accept the proclamation and spoke briefly on the benefits the program provides to the children of our community. PUBLIC COMMENT. None. TOWN BOARD COMMENTS. Trustee Levine attended the scholarship distribution meeting earlier tonight and was overwhelmed with the number of groups and individuals supporting the youth of our community. Trustee Blackhurst reminded the public that the Housing Authority monthly meeting would be held Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. in Room 203 and the Public Works Committee would meet Thursday at 8:00 a.m. in the Town Board Room. 1. CONSENT AGENDA (Approval of): 1. Town Board Minutes dated April 24, 2007. 2. Bills. 3. Committee Minutes; A. Public Safety, April 26, 2007: a. “Heart to Help” Bronze Statue - Fundraising Campaign. b. PropertyRoom.com - Contract. B. Community Development, May 3, 2007: Special Events: 1. Bond Park Cabin Policy. $20,000 Budgeted, $13,000 Board of Trustees - May 8, 2007 - Page 2 It was moved and seconded (Pinkham/Levine) the Consent Agenda be approved, and it passed unanimously. 2. ACTION ITEMS: 1. ORDINANCE #9-07 - AMENDING SECTION 17.88.010 LOCATION OF BANNERS. Dir. Pickering presented the Ordinance, reporting that the Community Development Committee recommended approval. Town Attorney White read the Ordinance. It was moved and seconded (Newsom/Eisenlauer) Ordinance #9-07 be adopted, and it passed unanimously. 2. ORDINANCE #10-07 - AMENDING MODEL TRAFFIC CODE APPENDIX. Police Chief Richardson addressed the proposed Ordinance that amends the appendix to include inconsistencies with loading zones, timed parking, on street parking and speed limit signs. This amendment also adds the new parking lot names to the appendix. New signage is required to be consistent with the proposed changes at a cost of $1,578.87. The Public Safety Committee recommended approval of the proposed changes and additional signage. Trustee Eisenlauer questioned the current amendments that appear to be in contradiction with a letter submitted by the East End Riverwalk Condo Association requesting an on-street loading zone and the conversion of the Brownfield parking lot to 30 minute parking. Chief Richardson stated this would not be consistent with time parking currently in place. Officer Tyson will continue to work with the merchants in this area to address parking concerns. Discussion was heard and summarized as follows; loading zone hours and parking restrictions, allowing parking along MacGregor Ave. in front of Town Hall on the weekends, maintaining 30-minute parking after 5:00 p.m. on the weekdays, increased enforcement of the shuttle stops. Staff will monitor the parking issue during the upcoming season and research recommendations to determine what would be consistent with other like communities to support an informed decision. Town Clerk Williamson read the Ordinance, and following discussion, it was moved and seconded (Newsom/Pinkham) Ordinance #10-07 be adopted and new signage at a cost of $1,578.87 from account #101-3100-431-25-25, and it passed unanimously. 3. ORDINANCE #11-07 - AMENDING SECTION 7.12 TO INCLUDE DOMESTIC CATS RUNNING AT LARGE. Police Chief Richardson reported the department along with Community Development has received complaints of cats running at large and damaging property. The Public Safety Committee recommended approval to add domestic cats to the current dogs running at large Ordinance. Carol Dahlgren/575 Chaplin Lane encouraged the Board to pass the Ordinance to provide the Police Department a mechanism to address cats running at large. Attorney White read the Ordinance, where it was moved and seconded (Blackhurst/Levine) Ordinance #11-07 be adopted, and it passed unanimously. I I Board of Trustees - May 8, 2007 - Page 3 I I 4. ORDINANCE #12-07 - ADDING SECTION 9.36 COLORADO CLEAN INDOOR AIR ACT. Deputy Town Administrator Halburnt, presented the Ordinance, reporting violations of the Colorado Clean Indoor Act would currently be written into County court. This Ordinance would allow violations to be addressed by the Municipal court and fines to be collected locally. Attorney White read the Ordinance. Following discussion, it was moved and seconded (Eisenlauer/Levine) Ordinance #12-07 be adopted, and it passed unanimously. 5. CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. Currently, code enforcement is a position within Community Development: however, the Protective Inspection (Building) Department has doubled its work load in the past ten years and is managing enforcement in a reactive manner with inspections taking a higher priority. Moving the position to the Police Department will allow for proactive enforcement and higher service. Police Chief Richardson reported the Police Department will assume responsibilities for code enforcement on a full time basis when a qualified person is selected, target date of June 18,2007. Discussion followed and is summarized: the number of permits issued relative to the permit valuation, reviewed job duties of each position within the Building Department, response by a police officer would be timelier and followed up by the code enforcement officer, addition of a full time position will increase the expenses without offsetting revenue, the current situation is not providing the community an appropriate level of service, code enforcement in the County is conducted by the Town through an IGA with the County. Chief Building Official Birchfield stated 364 complaints were received last year with 25% related to building permits or floodplains. Approximately 10% of the Building Department staff time is spent on code enforcement. Trustee Blackhurst stated the Building Department has outsourced plan reviews in the past and questioned the need to outsource in the future once code enforcement is removed from the department. CBO Birchfield suggested there will be fewer need to outsource; however, the department’s performance standards will dictate the need. Director Joseph stated code enforcement will continue in Community Development as it relates to development and building code complaints for current projects. Following discussion, it was moved and seconded (Newsom/Levine) to remove code enforcement from Community Development and add a full time code enforcement officer to the Police Department, and it passed unanimously. Attorney White stated that Judge Brown is our most effective tool in gaining code compliance. 6. TOWN ADMINISTRATOR REPORT. • The childcare survey has been distributed and a summit will be held at the Holiday Inn on May 21,2007. • The new Town Flag contest ballots will be in the May utility bills and distributed to children at the schools. Whereupon Mayor Baudek adjourned the meeting at 8:18 p.m. ohn Baudek, Mayor Board of Trustees - May 8,2007 - Page 4 ^ O Q . fs. ~ Jawie Williamson, Town Clerk I I