HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Family Advisory Board 2023-04-06 Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, April 6, 2023
Minutes of a meeting of the FAMILY ADVISORY BOARD of the Town of
Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in Rooms 203 of the
Estes Park Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 6th day of April,
2023.
Board: Chair Nancy Almond, Vice Chair Deanna Ferrell, Members
Aleta Kazadi, Rut Miller, Jessica Moffett, Nicole White, and
Sue Yowell
Also Attending: Town Board Liaison Younglund, Deputy Town Administrator
Damweber, and Deputy Town Clerk Beers
Absent: None.
Chair Almond called the meeting to order at 3:35 p.m.
PUBLIC COMMENT.
None.
It was moved and seconded (Kazadi/Moffett) to amend the agenda to merge the
Sunsetting Discussion and Next Steps, Identified Priorities and
Recommendations to the Town Board into one discussion item, and it passed
unanimously.
MINUTES DATED FEBRUARY 24, 2023, AND MINUTES DATED MARCH 2, 2023.
It was moved and seconded (White/Miller) to approve the meeting minutes dated
February 24, 2023, and March 2, 2023, and it passed unanimously.
Sue Yowell arrived at 3:44 p.m.
STAFF LIAISON UPDATE.
Deputy Town Administrator Damweber stated a joint study session with the Town Board
and the Estes Park Housing Authority to discuss 6E and the Workforce Housing
Regulatory Linkage fee funding would be held on April 25, 2023. He stated the Lifelong
Learning of Estes Valley building has been on the market and may be considered for
childcare opportunities. He stated the May meeting would be held in the Administration
Conference room while Town Hall upstairs rooms 202/203 are utilized by staff during
Community Development Department remodeling. He stated the Town Board have held
two Strategic Planning Study Sessions and a provisional 2024 Strategic Plan would be
considered by the Town Board in May and adopted formally in the fall. He added a
Town web page would be published which provides updates to the public on Strategic
Plan objectives and goals progress.
SUNSETTING DISCUSSION AND NEXT STEPS, IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES AND
RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE TOWN BOARD. Chair Almond stated the Town Board
postposed the sunsetting of FAB to allow FAB to finish current business, review and
comment on Resolution 28-23, and for staff to assist in the transition of FAB to a
community-based board. The FAB discussed the memo FAB supplied to the Town
Board for the February 28, 2023 study session and identified all recommendations were
already being addressed by staff or outlined in the Town’s 2023 Strategic Plan. Staff
recommended FAB members discuss the Community Survey process with the Town’s
Public Information Officer related to the recommendation to appoint a citizen task force
to provide input on the survey. Discussion ensued regarding a recommendation to
create a youth committee, and it was identified Estes Valley Investment in Childhood
Success (EVICS) and the Estes Valley Library are currently forming a youth committee
and opportunity may exist for members of FAB or the community based committee to
support those efforts. The FAB recommended the Town explore efforts to engage
community input on diversity, equity and inclusion which may include the formation of a
task force. It was determined the FAB recommendation to provide access to broadband
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services to low-income families and the Operating Plan for 6E funds, conducting an
updated Childcare Needs Assessment and creating a Community Childcare Strategic
Plan were identified in the Town’s provisional 2024 Strategic Plan or were currently
being addressed by staff and would not be recommended to the Town Board.
It was determined recommendations to the Town Board discussion would continue at
the May 4, 2023 meeting.
The FAB discussed the transition into a community-based board, commitment and
plans to meet regularly and composition. Comments have been summarized: Options to
coordinate with a local organization such as EVICS and operate under their umbrella;
identifying the needs not met in the community; providing a voice through the formation
of a new community-based board; determine a focus area; and whether operating under
an existing organization may limit or create misconceptions on the focus.
Additional comments regarding recommendations to the Town Board and Resolution
28-23 (sunsetting) would be discussed at the May 4, 2023 meeting.
There being no further business Chair Almond adjourned the meeting at 5:04 p.m.
/s/Bunny Victoria Beers, Deputy Town Clerk