HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Special Family Advisory Board 2023-02-24 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, February 24, 2023
Minutes of a Special meeting of the FAMILY ADVISORY BOARD of the
Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Estes
Valley Investment in Childhood Success Family Resource Center, Unit A,
1182 Graves Avenue in said Town of Estes Park on the 24th day of February,
2023.
Board: Members Nancy Almond, Vice-Chair Deanna Ferrell, Aleta
Kazadi, Rut Miller, Jessica Moffett, Nicole White, and Sue
Yowell
Also Attending: Deputy Town Administrator Damweber
Absent: Vice Chair Deanna Ferrell, member Aleta Kazadi, and Town
Board Liaison Younglund
Chair Almond called the meeting to order at 2:02 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
Laurie Dale Marshall, Estes Valley Investment in Childhood Success (EVICS) Director
shared information on opportunities for building and expanding Early Childhood
Education capacity in the Estes Valley.
REVIEW THE WORKFORCE AND CHILDCARE FUNDING PLAN FOR LODGING TAX
(6E) FUNDS. Deputy Town Administrator Damweber provided an overview of the
proposed 6E funding plan.
IDENTIFY FUNDING PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TOWN BOARD
CONSIDERATION. After discussion, it was moved and seconded (White/Yowell) to
recommend the Operating Plan reflect a partnership with EVICS for the execution
of specific activities within the plan that align with EVICS expertise and scope of
work and designate pass-through funds for those purposes, and it passed with
Member Miller abstaining.
Member Yowell left the meeting at approximately 3:00 p.m.
It was moved and seconded (White/Miller) to recommend the Town Board designate
6E funds to update the 2018 Childcare Needs Assessment and create a Community
Childcare Strategic Plan, including short and long-term goals and projected
allocations of funds for meeting the community’s childcare needs; and the 2024
Town Strategic Plan specifically reference the administration of 6E Lodging Tax
Funds, and appropriate strategies and outcomes to ensure accountability and
success, and it passed unanimously.
It was moved and seconded (White/Moffett) to recommend the Town Board direct
staff to create a Stakeholders Advisory Team comprised of key partners currently
executing programs and services related to housing and childcare, to meet prior
to the development of the annual funding plan and as needed based on
opportunities or needs as they arise, and it passed unanimously.
There being no further business Chair Almond adjourned the meeting at 3:42 p.m.
/s/Jason Damweber, Deputy Town Administrator