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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 1994-01-11Town of f Estes Park,Larimer county, Colorado,.January.11 . . ,19 .94 Minutes of a .Regular ...meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town o f Estes Park,Larimer County,Colorado .Meeting held in the Municipal Building i n said Town of Estes Park on the .11th .day of .. ..January . A .D ., 19 .94 at regular meeting hour . H . Bernerd Dannel s Meeting called to order by Mayor Present : Mayor H . B . Dannel s Also Present :Gary F . Klaphake , Town Administrato r Gregory A . White , Town Attorne y Vickie O'Connor , Town Clerk Absent : Absent : Non e Mayor Dannels called the meeting to order at 7 :32 P .M . and introduced Ralph and Polly Gunn who presented the premiere showin g of "Remember the Children". The 15-minute documentary focused o n the Childrens Center and Kreative Kids . Mayor Dannels acknowledged the School Board's attendance and commended Ms . Gunn for he r significant involvement in the Center . Administrator Klaphak e advised that when a video is completed,a copy will be submitted t o the Division of Local Government (grant agency). In addition, thi s project may be submitted to CML for their Innovative Award Program . PUBLIC INPUT . Al Sager commented on the Light & Power 1/1/94 deadline whereb y residential customers with electric space heat using over 20,00 0 kWh/yr . will no longer be provided the Residential Rate . The letter identified four options . Mr . Sager reported he ha d installed a demand controller and questioned how many deman d controllers and thermal storage electric heaters have bee n ordered/installed in Town buildings . In light of the recen t computer conversion and hand-held metering equipment, Mr . Sage r took exception to and questioned the Town's philosophy i n suggesting customers convert to natural gas . Administrato r Klaphake reported that the Town has realized enormous cost-saving s due to reducing peak loading, and that Mr . Sager's questions wil l be addressed during the February 10th Light & Power Committe e meeting . Louis O'Riordan suggested the Childrens Center obtain copies of th e "Remember the Children" slide presentation and sell them to assis t in raising funds . In addition, Mr . O'Riordan addressed businesse s outside Town limits benefiting from the Town's advertising effort s while they are not required to pay a business license fee, an d repeal of the local food tax on groceries . Odd Lyngholm stated that with or without their consent, businesse s inside Town limits collect the 4% local sales tax for the Town , and, if the business is a member of the Chamber the busines s receives referrals . A business located outside Town limits coul d be a Chamber member, receive referrals and is not subject to th e collection of local sales tax or the fee for a business license . Those outside Town limits should pay their fair share, perhap s equal to 4% of their gross which would allow all businesses to "b e on a level playing field ." Mr . Lyngholm was advised the Town ha s no jurisdiction outside the Town limits . Richard Matzke,Light & Power Director verified on-peak and off - George J . Hix, Mayo r ProTem , Gary R . Brown , Robert L . Dekker , Susan L . Doylen , Stephen W . Gillette , David Habecke r Trustees :