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Home My WebLink AboutPACKET Town Board Study Session 2023-09-12September 12, 2023 5:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. Board Room 5:00 p.m. Dinner No public comment will be heard This study session will be streamed live and available on the Town YouTube page at www.estes.org/videos 5:15 p.m. Distributed Energy Resources Strategy Overview. (AMI Coordinator Clark) 5:45 p.m. Bed & Breakfast Code Update. (Town Clerk Williamson) 6:15 p.m. Overview of Town-Owned Parcels. (Deputy Town Administrator Damweber) 6:35 p.m. Trustee & Administrator Comments & Questions. 6:40 p.m. Future Study Session Agenda Items. (Board Discussion) 6:45 p.m. Adjourn for Town Board Meeting. Informal discussion among Trustees concerning agenda items or other Town matters may occur before this meeting at approximately 4:45 p.m. AGENDA TOWN BOARD STUDY SESSION Page 1 Page 2 Distributed energy resource strategy Estes Park Town Board | Sept. 12, 2023 Overview •What are distributed energy resources (DERs)? •DER strategy vision and guiding principles •Flexible DERs and the virtual power plant (VPP) •What is a VPP and how does it support a decarbonized electric system? •Work in process and next steps 1 2 Page 3 DERs Energy efficiency Demand responseDistributed generation Distributed energy storageElectrification Save energy and save money by using energy more efficiently Reduce greenhouse gases by replacing fossil fuel use with increasingly decarbonized electricity On site noncarbon generation provides customer benefits and reduces utility investments Shift energy to align electric use to renewable availability and to decarbonize the electric system in a cost effective and reliable manner DERs are devices that can be deployed on the electric distribution system or on customer premises that can be used to provide value to all customers through electric system optimization and individual customer benefits. DER strategy (2021) Vision •To integrate DERs into the electric system through collaboration and coordination between the owner communities and Platte River to provide value to all customers. Guiding principles •Maintain system reliability and utility financial sustainability while enhancing environmental responsibility and the customer experience •Implement safety practices in all facets of DER planning, operations and customer programs to protect the public, utility employees, contractors and customers •Maintain physical and cybersecurity of utility-owned grid assets and privacy of customer data •Facilitate deployment of DERs across all customer groups in a way that provides benefits to those customers and the electrical system •Provide consistency, transparency and flexibility among Platte River and the owner communities in DER planning, operations and programs •Employ common processes, industry best practices and innovation for the integration of DER technologies onto the grid Full document located here: https://www.prpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/2021-Distributed-energy-resource-strategy.pdf 3 4 Page 4 Flexible DERs and the VPP Energy efficiency Demand responseDistributed generation Distributed energy storageElectrification Save energy and save money by using energy more efficiently Reduce greenhouse gases by replacing fossil fuel use with increasingly decarbonized electricity On site noncarbon generation provides customer benefits and reduces utility investments Shift energy to align electric use to renewable availability and to decarbonize the electric system in a cost effective and reliable manner Flexible DERs that can form a VPP What is a VPP? A VPP is a portfolio of flexible DERs that can provide customer and electric system benefits by responding in near real time to manage the electric supply-demand balance Examples of flexible DERs •Distributed solar •Distributed energy storage •Electric vehicles •Charge management •Vehicle to grid •Demand response or load reduction •Air conditioning •Electric heating and water heating •Industrial electric processes 5 6 Page 5 What can a VPP do? A VPP provides the following high-level functions to Platte River and the owner communities •Visibility:operational data from DERs in near real time to support system operation •Predictability:ability to predict load and flexible DER operation •Control or dispatch:ability to achieve flexible operation through direct utility control (within agreed parameters) or provide price signals to allow customer control •Optimization:prioritization among different uses (e.g., customer, owner communities and Platte River) •Other (examples):customer enrollment, customer notification, incentive payments, bill credits, energy market participation, etc. “The VPP is a power plant that runs on data rather than fuel.” VPP data and communications A VPP relies on advanced information systems to enable communication, coordination and appropriate data sharing among •Customers with DERs •DER original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and “aggregators” •The electric system operated by •Owner communities’ distribution utilities •Platte River Power Authority •Regional electricity market Much of this data sharing and communications must be done on a near real-time basis. 7 8 Page 6 How can a VPP support a noncarbon electric system? Supports achievement of Resource Diversification Policy goal of a 100% noncarbon resource mix by 2030 while maintaining reliability, financial sustainability and environmental responsibility •Reliability:a VPP can improve grid operator situational awareness and provide a dispatchable resource •Financial sustainability:a VPP can reduce electric use or provide electric energy during high-cost times and increases use or stores energy during low cost times •Environmental responsibility:a VPP can shift load from times with low noncarbon generation to times with high noncarbon generation VPP opportunities in a high noncarbon energy (NCE) system Projected summer month of load and NCE supply for system with 100% annual noncarbon energy •NCE surplus:opportunity for VPP to consume or charge storage with lower-cost energy •NCE deficit: opportunity to consume less or discharge storage to offset higher-cost energy 9 10 Page 7 Work in process and next steps •Coordination and collaboration with the owner communities •DER Advisory Committee •DER Programs and Planning Team •DER Customer Programs Work Group •Joint Energy Efficiency Team •Program and customer segment work groups (Efficiency Works) •DER forecast and potential study •DER integration technology gap assessment and roadmap •Distributed energy resource management system (DERMS) procurement •DER customer program planning Questions 11 12 Page 8 TOWN BOARD STUDY SESSION September 12, 2023 Bed & Breakfast Code Update. No packet material provided. A presentation will be provided during the meeting. Page 9 Bed & Breakfast Inn Code Update Town Board of Trustees September 12, 2023 Why Are We Here? Ordinance 06-23 was passed placing a moratorium on bed & breakfast license for 6 month – November 23, 2023. Increased interest in B&B license with vacation home cap and moratorium on waitlist. Review staff research to date and discuss open questions with the Board to assist staff with the development of code amendments. Bed & Breakfast Licenses Increased interest in Bed & Breakfast licenses X A result of the residential cap & waitlist moratorium X How property improvements can maximize renting options: X Owner suites X Owner occupied ADUs X Breezeways to connect buildings X A need to clarify the difference between Bed & Breakfasts and Vacation Homes for both owner and staff X Clarify owner residency Commercial Property Tax Rates X Must meet State requirements C.R.S. 39-1-102 X Mixed-use property classification tax rate X Based on square footage of rental area X Must meet the State requirements Bed & Breakfast Definitions Estes Park Current Definition Municipal Code A detached single-family dwelling accommodation that is operator-occupied or an on-site manager resides on the premises during the accommodation use. Development Code A residential dwelling unit that is rented, leased or occupied as a single accommodations unit for accommodations purposes for terms of less than 30 days and is owner-occupied on a full-time basis or an on-site manager employed by the owner resides on the premises during the bed and breakfast use. State Definition (for taxation purposes C.R.S. 39- 1-102) An overnight lodging establishment, whether owned by a natural person or any legal entity, that is a residential dwelling unit or an appurtenance thereto, in which the innkeeper resides, or that is a building designed but not necessarily occupied as a single-family residence that is next to, or directly across the street from, the innkeeper’s residence, and in either circumstance, in which: X Lodging Accommodations are provided for a fee; X At least one meal per day is provided at no charge other than the fee for the lodging accommodations; and X There are not more than 13 sleeping rooms available for transient guests. Goals X Provide clarification for staff, owners, and neighbors: X Requirements for owner/on-site manager residency X Meal service X Development & Municipal Code consistency – Ensure Town’s intent is met X Clarify Town bed & breakfast definition to differentiate from vacation homes and clearly define use. X Address issue before it becomes an unintended consequence X Eliminating grandfathering concerns Conceptual Questions X How is a Bed & Breakfast different from a Vacation Home? X Is it possible to reliably distinguish Bed & Breakfast from a Vacation Home? X If not, should they be treated more like a vacation home? X Should they be subject to the Vacation Home residential cap? X Should existing Bed & Breakfast be grandfathered under current regulations? Details: - No true on-site management interacting with guests - No meal provided - Linkage fee does not apply - Fire pits and other solid fuel devices allowed with on-site management - Confusion with neighbors - Vacation Home vs Bed & Breakfast Example #1 Example #2 Details: - Addition separated from main house by garage - No meal provided - Multiple kitchen facilities - Fire pits and other solid fuel devices allowed with on-site management - Confusion with neighbors - Vacation Home vs Bed & Breakfast1stfloor remodel Main/Existing Home New kitchen verified by CBO Details: - No true interactions with guests - Separate living spaces Details: - True on-site management interacting with guests - One meal provided per day -Shared spaces - Fire pits and other solid fuel devices allowed with on-site management - Clearly operates as a Bed & Breakfast - One kitchen facility Example #3 Municipal Code Current Code Staff InputBoard Input Needed B&B may provide meal service. B&B shall provide at least 1 meal per day at no additional charge. Should current licenses be grandfathered? Kitchen facilities not allowed in guest room, sleeping room or bedroom. - Require one kitchen utilized by both the owner/on-site manager and guest, or - Allow owner/on-site manager to have a separate kitchen Should the number of kitchen facilities be limited? B&B cannot exist on a lot with an ADU. ADUs are an accessory use to the principal single-family home. Allowing an ADU to be occupied by an owner/on-site manager would make the principal use a B&B. Should ADUs be allowed. Should owner/on-site manager be allowed to reside in and ADU on the same property as a B&Bs, if so, vacation homes as well? Owner/on-site manager must reside on the premises when the B&B is operated. Owner/on-site manager must reside on the premises full-time. Should current licenses be grandfathered? Application requires the number of bedrooms used for accommodations. A floor plan shall be submitted in conjunction with the application, which indicates square footage & areas for guest use/common use. Should current licenses be grandfather? Conceptual Questions X How is a Bed & Breakfast different from a Vacation Home? Onsite management required - Short-term rental hosted (County Term) Meal requirement, shared spaces, guest interaction, and use of solid fuel devices, i.e. fire pits X Is it possible to reliably distinguish Bed & Breakfast from a Vacation Homes? May be difficult to monitor/manage with an ADU or pseudo duplex X If not, should they be treated more like a vacation home? Short-term rental usage whether hosted or not Bed & Breakfast would not be subject to the workforce housing regulatory linkage fee X Should it be subject to the Vacation Home residential cap? Moratorium on waitlist – No new applications would be accepted. X Should existing Bed & Breakfast be grandfathered under current regulations? Bed & Breakfast Definition Updates Estes Park Draft Definition A residential dwelling unit in which the owner or an on-site manager employed by the owner resides (within the dwelling unit) or (on the same parcel of the dwelling unit) full-time, in which: X Lodging Accommodations are provided for a fee for terms less than 30 days; X At least one meal per day is provided at no charge other than the fee for the lodging accommodations; and X The owner or on-site manager is available for guest interaction at reasonable times. State Definition C.R.S. 39-1-102 An overnight lodging establishment, whether owned by a natural person or any legal entity, that is a residential dwelling unit or an appurtenance thereto, in which the innkeeper resides, or that is a building designed but not necessarily occupied as a single-family residence that is next to, or directly across the street from, the innkeeper’s residence, and in either circumstance, in which: X Lodging Accommodations are provided for a fee; X At least one meal per day is provided at no charge other than the fee for the lodging accommodations; and X There are not more than 13 sleeping rooms available for transient guests. Board Discussion/Direction & Questions Page 10 TOWN ADMINISTRATOR Report To: Honorable Mayor Koenig Board of Trustees Through: Town Administrator Machalek From: Jason Damweber, Deputy Town Administrator Date: September 12, 2023 RE: Overview of Town-Owned Parcels Purpose of Study Session Item: Provide the Town Board with information on parcels owned by the Town. Town Board Direction Requested: Staff requests that the Town Board review the list of Town-owned parcels and discuss whether there is interest in further evaluating any particular parcel for other uses. Present Situation: After a Study Session held on July 25, 2023, where Town staff sought direction from the Town Board on whether to evaluate the development potential of a Town-owned parcel located off Dry Gulch Road, a Trustee requested a future Study Session to review a more comprehensive list of properties owned by the Town. That list is attached and a GIS map of the properties is available online: https://gisdata- estespark.hub.arcgis.com/apps/7b68b2d01eb74607aef09fc3ff6fd946/explore. It is important to note that many of the properties listed as Town-owned may not be suitable for development, as they may have conservation easements, wetland areas, or have other such restrictions. Proposal: Staff proposes that the Town Board review the list of Town-owned parcels and discuss whether there is interest in further evaluating any particular parcel for other uses. Advantages: ●Information about Town-owned parcels helps the Town Board gain a better understanding of options for how the parcels might be used to meet community needs and desires with respect to things like workforce/attainable housing, parks and open space, potential land-swapping opportunities, etc. It is also valuable information for the public. Page 11 Disadvantages: ● None. Finance/Resource Impact: To be determined. Level of Public Interest Medium Attachments: 1. List of Town-owned parcels Page 12 Parcel Number Description Current Use Zoning Restrictions Approximate Acreage 3525121986 Small Parcel on Moraine, South of Rockwell St None CD None Noted 0.01 3525122943 Strip on North Side of Rockwell None CD None Noted 0.01 3525226903 Parcel East of Water Weel Bridge/S of Elkhorn None CD None Noted 0.02 3525227923 Parcel West of Water Wheel Gift Corner None CD None Noted 0.02 3525121968 Parcel East of Ivy Bridge Road RM None Noted 0.05 3525400928 Ridgeview Lane Parcel Road E None Noted 0.05 3525406918 Picadilly Square Parking 1 Parking CO None Noted 0.05 3536307942 Venner Ranch Estates Town land E-1 None Noted 0.06 3401216903 West of CH PUD 6th and South of HWY 7 None E None Noted 0.10 3525112902 Town Hall 5 Municipal CD None Noted 0.10 3525113901 Town Hall 6 Municipal CD None Noted 0.10 3525119906 DQ Parking Lot 1 Municipal CD None Noted 0.10 3525119907 DQ Parking Lot 2 Municipal CD None Noted 0.10 3525119908 DQ Parking Lot 3 Municipal CD None Noted 0.10 3525119909 DQ Parking Lot 4 Municipal CD None Noted 0.10 3525119910 DQ Parking Lot 5 Municipal CD None Noted 0.10 3525119911 DQ Parking Lot 6 Municipal CD None Noted 0.10 3525119912 DQ Parking Lot 7 Municipal CD None Noted 0.10 3525121959 257 East Riverside None RM None Noted 0.10 3525121966 Riverside Parking Lot Parking CD None Noted 0.10 3525220908 Spruce Parking Lot 1 Parking CD None Noted 0.10 3525220909 Spruce Parking Lot 2 Parking CD None Noted 0.10 3525220910 Spruce Parking Lot 3 Parking CD None Noted 0.10 3525224906 Big Horn Parking Lot 2 Parking CD None Noted 0.10 3525105953 Access to 3525105931 from Stanley Circle Drive None E None Noted 0.15 3525121967 231 W Riverside Drive Town Housing RM None Noted 0.15 3525122938 Post Office Parking Lot 3 Parking CD None Noted 0.15 3525122939 Post Office Parking Lot 4 Parking CD None Noted 0.15 3525122940 Baldwin Park 4 Park CD None Noted 0.15 3525228956 Wiest Parking Lot 3 Parking R None Noted 0.15 3525228958 Parcel Above Wiest 1 None R None Noted 0.15 3525228960 Parcel Above Wiest 2 None R None Noted 0.15 3402409901 Kiowa Pump Station Water Utility E-1 Deed Restriction 0.20 3522225902 Fall River Estates Water Tank Water Utility E-1 None Noted 0.20 3525100916 Brownfields Parking Lot Parking CD None Noted 0.20 3525121973 Baldwin Park 1 Park CD None Noted 0.20 3525122937 Post Office Parking Lot 2 Parking CD None Noted 0.20 3525122941 Baldwin Park 5 Park CD None Noted 0.20 3525210921 Fall River Village Entrance Parcel Open Space CO Conservation Easement 0.20 3525223904 Performance Park Parking Lot 1 Parking CD None Noted 0.20 3525100903 Town Hall 1 Municipal CD None Noted 0.25 TOWN-OWNED PARCELS ATTACHMENT 1 Page 13 3525100910 Town Hall 2 Municipal CD None Noted 0.25 3525228977 Davis Parking Lot 2 Parking CD None Noted 0.25 3525229906 Private Drive from Moraine to Davis Road E None Noted 0.25 3525230928 Tregent Park 1 Park CD None Noted 0.25 3525230947 Tregent Park 3 Park CD None Noted 0.25 3536400914 101 W Peak View Drive Park (Entrance to Thumb)E-1 None Noted 0.25 2530212901 Stanley Park West Frontage Events/Fairgrounds/Museum CO Deed Restriciton (Stanley)0.30 3525121975 Baldwin Park 3 Park CD None Noted 0.30 3525224901 Big Horn Parking Lot 1 Parking CD None Noted 0.30 3525228973 Davis Parking Lot 1 Parking CD None Noted 0.30 3525122936 Post Office Parking Lot 1 Parking CD None Noted 0.35 3525230945 Tregent Park 2 Park CD None Noted 0.35 3401216902 Strip btwn CH PUD 6th and HWY 7 None CD None Noted 0.40 3405000933 Glacier Creek Settling Pond Water Utility A None Noted 0.40 3405000935 Glacier Creek Tank Water Utility A None Noted 0.40 3514000948 Black Canyon Creek WTP Site South None Unclear (outside EVDC)None Noted 0.40 2530407909 Woodstock Drive, Trailblazer/Utilities Offices Municipal CO None Noted 0.48 2531105963 Golf Course Road Parcel Access to Golf Course RM Road Use 0.50 3401126901 Saint Vrain and Scott Drive South Strip None R None Noted 0.50 3401126902 Saint Vrain and Scott Drive North Strip None R None Noted 0.50 3401126906 Strip btwn N. Morris Court and HWY 7 None R None Noted 0.50 3525106901 Knoll-Willows 3 Open Space CO Conservation Easement 0.50 3525121974 Baldwin Park 2 Park CD None Noted 0.50 3525228955 Wiest Parking Lot 2 Parking CD None Noted 0.50 3525122932 Tregent Park Parking Lot 1 Parking CD None Noted 0.60 3525122933 Tregent Park Parking Lot 2 Parking CD None Noted 0.60 3525145905 George Hix Memorial Riverside Plaza Park CD None Noted 0.65 3525226902 Mrs. Walsh's Garden Park CD Conservation Easement 0.70 3525121982 Downtown Big T Open Space 3 Open Space CD Conservation Easement 0.75 2530213920 179 Stanley Circle Town Housing E None Noted 0.76 2530213944 Entrance to Parking Structure Parking CO None Noted 0.80 3536307943 1452 Prospect Mountain Drive 0.83 3525121931 Downtown Big T Open Space 2 Open Space CD Conservation Easement 0.85 3405000930 Glacier Creek Treatment Plant Water Utility A None Noted 0.90 3514000946 Black Canyon Creek WTP Site North None Unclear (outside EVDC)None Noted 0.90 3525113903 Town Hall 7 Municipal CD None Noted 0.90 3525137901 Knoll-Willows 4 Open Space CO Conservation Easement 0.90 3525255902 Performance Park Parking Lot 2 Parking CD None Noted 0.95 3525100912 Town Hall 3 Municipal CD None Noted 1.00 2530406917 Highway 7 and Community Dr. Parcel Open Space/CSU Experiment Lot RM Deed Restriction (Ped/Bike Paths and Picnic Areas)1.10 3525148901 Bond Park Park CD None Noted 1.10 2531200922 1001 Prospect Mounain Road Fire Base Station (radio?)E-1 None Noted 1.20 3401305932 Sanborn Water Tank Water Utility E-1 None Noted 1.20 3524436906 Stanley Lot 6 Open Space RM Conservation Easement 1.30 Page 14 3526000950 Elm Road Vacant Parcel North None I-1 None Noted 1.30 3401126905 Strip btwn Scott Ponds and HWY 7 None R None Noted 1.40 3524436905 Stanley Lot 5 Open Space CO Conservation Easement 1.50 3526109901 Old Ranger Road None E None Noted 1.50 3525256901 Performance Park Park CO None Noted 1.55 2530252902 Parks Shop Shop CD None Noted 1.70 3525171901 Visitor Center and Part of Parking Garage Municipal CD None Noted 1.70 2530284901 Visitor Center Parking Lot Parking CD None Noted 1.80 3524435903 Knoll-Willows 2 Open Space CO Conservation Easement 2.00 3526411901 Elm and Moraine Lot None CO None Noted 2.00 3525150901 Knoll-Willows 6 Open Space CO Conservation Easement 2.15 3536426902 Prospect Highlands Town land 2.21 3525100913 Town Hall 4 Municipal CD None Noted 2.50 3402406916 Grey Fox Water Pump Station Water Utility RE None Noted 2.60 3524436908 Stanley Lot 8 Open Space RM Conservation Easement 2.90 3536408902 Vacant Land on Curry Drive None E None Noted 3.45 3526428904 Open Space South of Transfer Station Municipal I-1 Groundwater monitoring 3.50 3401216901 Lot Between Larkspur Ave and Whispering Pines Drive None E None Noted 3.90 3525228951 Wiest Parking Lot 1 Parking CD None Noted 3.90 3522400923 Castle Mountain Water Tank Water Utility RE-1 None Noted 4.00 2520309903 Dry Gulch Property None E None Noted 4.10 3536426901 1544 Prospect Mountain Drive 4.1 3525137902 Knoll-Willows 5 Open Space CO Conservation Easement 4.30 3526428903 Transfer Station Municipal I-1 WM contract 4.50 3526428901 Electric and Water Shops Water and Power Utilities I-1 None Noted 5.00 2531425901 1360 Brook Drive Future Water Shop I-1 None Noted 5.60 3525105931 Downtown Big T Open Space 3 Open Space CD Conservation Easement 7.40 2530405943 Stanley Park Manford Parcel Events/Fairgrounds/Museum CO Deed Restriciton (Stanley)7.90 3402410902 Kiowa Ridge None E-1 None Noted 8.00 3405106901 480 Caring Lane 8 3524435902 Knoll-Willows 1 Open Space CO Conservation Easement 9.30 3526428902 Elm Road Storage Yard Water and Power Utilities I-1 None Noted 10.30 2519441901 Reserve Open Space South Open Space E-1 Conservation Easement 10.60 3401126903 Carriage Hills Open Space (Btwn Scott and Acacia)Vacant R None Noted 11.00 3536427903 Prospect Highlands 12.07 2519168901 Reserve Open Space Middle Open Space E-1 Conservation Easement 12.70 2519168902 Reserve Open Space North Open Space E-1 Conservation Easement 13.40 3536408903 Prospect Mountain PUD 14.43 2530300911 Stanley Park Southeast Parcel (Sanborn)Recreation CO None Noted - may be deed restrictions on portion16.50 3401126904 Scott Ponds None R None Noted 25.80 3536425913 Prospect Highlands 32.98 2530106901 Stanley Park North Parcel Events/Fairgrounds/Museum CO Deed Restriciton (Stanley)48.30 3516000938 Fish Hatchery Vacant/Museum/Town Housing A-1 None Noted 75.50 2531100901 Golf Course Golf Course CO Lease with EVRPD/Bond Restrictions 141.40 Page 15 Page 16 September 26, 2023 Joint Study Session with Larimer County Board of County Commissioners •Visit Estes Park Operating Plan •Proposed 6E Funding Plan October 10, 2023 •Updated ADA Transition Plan November 14, 2023 •Distributed Energy Resources Integration Planning Items Approved – Unscheduled: •Power Lines and Fire Mitigation •Noise Ordinance •National Flood Insurance Program Overview •Addressing Substandard Rental Housing •Governing Policies Updates •Stanley Park Master Plan Implementation •Downtown Loop Updates as Necessary •Southwest Energy Efficiency Project (SWEEP) Items for Town Board Consideration: •Community Wildfire Defense Grant Future Town Board Study Session Agenda Items September 12, 2023 Page 17 Page 18