HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES Town Board 1994-05-24Town of Estes Park,Larimer County, Colorado,.May .24 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 . ?4U . day of ....Mn A .D ., 19 .9 A .
at regular meeting hour .
Meeting called to order by Mayor ..H .. Bernerd .... Dannels .
Present : Mayor
Trustees :
H . B . Dannels
Robert L . Dekker, Mayo r
ProTem
Susan L . Doylen ,
William J . Marshall ,
Michael E . Miller ,
Also Present :
J . Donald Paule y
Gary F . Klaphake ,
Town Administrato r
Gregory A . White ,
Town Attorne y
Tina Kuehl ,
Absent :
Deputy Town Clerk
Absent :
Stephen W . Gillett e
Mayor Dannels called the meeting to order at 7 :30 P .M .
PUBLIC INPUT .
Frank Hix extended an invitation to the Trustees for the museu m
open house May 26 at 4 :00 p .m . Lou Canaiy requested the Boar d
reconsider the business license fee assessed to the Fire Departmen t
for their yearly craft show . Louis O°Riordan expressed th e
following needs : a Fire Department Appreciation Day, accessibl e
handicapped spaces, creation of additional handicapped' space s
through removal of reserved parking in the Town Hall lot ,
elimination of no benefit minimum wage jobs, elimination of th e
Recreation District, and subsidization of rent through the 4 %
grocery tax . Administrator Klaphake reported that appreciation i s
extended to the Fire Department through various events . He furthe r
stated that ADA changes are underway through re-striping, new cur b
cuts, and repositioning of reserved parking spaces, and furthe r
changes will continue during the multi-year transition perio d
allowed by ADA .
'CONSENT CALENDAR :
1 .
Town Board minutes dated May 10, 1994 .
2 .
Bills .
3 .
Committee Minutes :
A.Light & Power, May 12, 1994 .
B.Planning Commission, May 17, 1994 (acknowledgement only).
4 . Resolution #10-94 - Setting public hearing date of June 14 ,
1994 to consider New Beer and Wine Liquor License Applicatio n
filed by the Crown and Thistle, Inc ., dba Matinee Cafe, Ltd .,
206 E . Elkhorn Avenue .
5 . Amended Plat of Lots 8 and 9, Arapaho Meadows, Mary Ann Kundt z
Trust/Applicant - Continue to June 14, 1994 .
It was moved and seconded (Doylen-Pauley) the consent calendar b e
approved,and it passed unanimously .
ACTION ITEMS :
1 .
Planning Commission, May 17, 1994 :
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A.Public Hearing -Final Plat of Tract 15, Fall Rive r
Addition, Edwards Investment Co ./Applicant (continue d
from May 10, 1994).Mayor Dannels opened the publi c
hearing . Director Stamey reported the owners of thi s
subdivision are requesting an exception from the minimu m
lot size . This request will divide 1 .88 acres into 2
lots of .94 acres each . The adjoining 29 tracts of th e
neighborhood were examined . The tract sizes range fro m
as small as 15,750 sq . ft . up to 208,906 sq . ft . Sixteen
tracts are larger, and 13 tracts are smaller than th e
proposed 41,000 sq . ft .for the resultant tracts of Trac t
15 . Therefore, by separating Tract 15, the new trac t
size will not be out of character . Applicant's
representative Bill Van Horn stated that this area wa s
included in the Fall River annexation at a time whe n
there were no regulations regarding character of lo t
size . There being no further discussion, Mayor Dannel s
declared the public hearing closed . It was moved an d
seconded (Doylen-Marshall) the Final Plat of Tract 15 ,
Fall River Addition be approved with conditions specifie d
in Planning Commission minutes, April 19, 1994,and i t
passed unanimously .
B.Public Hearing - Amended Plat, Lot 41, Fall Rive r
Addition, Frank & Alma Hix/Applicant (continued from Ma y
10, 1994).Mayor Dannels opened the public hearing .
Director Stamey reported the owners of this subdivisio n
are requesting an exception from the minimum lot area .
This request will divide 2 .2 acres into 2 lots, 1 .1 acre s
each . Applicant's representative Bill Van Horn state d
that the lots will be accessed from a private drive,a
portion of which is existing . These lots are somewha t
secluded and are removed from views of nearby homes .
Water line easement and sewer line easement issues hav e
been resolved . Charlotte Miller expressed concern o f
overdevelopment . There being no further testimony, Mayo r
Dannels declared the public hearing closed . It was move d
and seconded (Doylen-Dekker) the Amended Plat of Lot 41 ,
Fall River Addition be approved with conditions a s
specified in Planning Commission minutes, April 19, 1994 ,
and it passed unanimously .
C.Public Hearing Final Plat, Lots 1 and 2, Stanle y
Village Subdivision, Park National Bank/Applicant .I t
was moved and seconded (Pauley-Doylen)this plat b e
continued to June 14, 1994,and it passed unanimously .
D.Public Hearing - Final Plat, Lot 3, Stanley Histori c
District,FHK Partnership/Applicant .It was moved an d
seconded (Pauley-Doylen)this plat be continued to Jun e
14, 1994,and it passed unanimously .
2.
Resolution #11-94 - Lake Estes Hike/Bike Trail Enhancemen t
Project Funding .
Attorney White explained that thi s
resolution approves the $265,000 contract between Estes Par k
and Colorado Department of Transportation to secure 80%-20 %
funding (CDOT, 80%; Estes Park, 20%) for Phase I of th e
Hike/Bike Trail . Awarding of bids will be finalized whe n
permits are obtained from the Bureau of Reclamation . The Tow n
has the right to cancel the project at any time befor e
construction is started . It was moved and seconded (Pauley -
Doylen) that Resolution #11-94 be approved as presented,an d
it passed unanimously .
3.LA TI DA - New Beer and Wine Liquor License .Mayor Dannel s
opened a public hearing to consider a Beer and Wine Liquo r
License application submitted by LaVonna Sue Kenney, LA TI DA ,
810 Moraine Avenue . LaVonna Kenney stated that he r
establishment is family oriented and will close at 9 :00 p .m .
Lou Canaiy requested that the Board place a moratorium on the
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issuance of liquor licenses . Attorney White explained tha t
the Board does not have statutory authority for such control .
Mayor Dannels declared the public hearing closed . The Boar d
of Trustees finds that the reasonable requirements of th e
neighborhood are not met by the present liquor outlets in th e
neighborhood and that the desires of the adult inhabitants ar e
for the granting of this liquor license . Based upon the abov e
findings, it was moved and seconded (Dekker-Doylen)the ne w
Beer and Wine License for LA TI DA be granted,and it passe d
unanimously .
4.
Park Entrance Estates - Approval of Memorandum o f
Understanding .It was moved and seconded (Pauley-Doylen) th e
Memorandum of Understanding for Park Entrance Estates b e
approved as presented,and it passed unanimously . Completio n
of Annexation is expected by October .
5.
Town Administrators Report Projects .
The committee meetings have been changed to a 60-day cycl e
during the summer months . Eight Comprehensive Plannin g
Workshops, Phase II, have been scheduled for the time period s
vacated by this change .
The Housing Authority meeting scheduled to follow the Jun e
14th Board of Trustees meeting has been changed to July 12th .
Phase I of cluster box installation is in operation and 254 o f
the 625 residents affected have registered for cluster bo x
use . Phase II will commence in late June with neighborhoo d
meetings . Town costs include paving of the turnouts an d
positioning of the pads ; cluster boxes are being located i n
the existing right-of-way with no additional land cost s
involved .
Attorney White reviewed the CML Legislative Update .
Trustees were extended an invitation to the Holin' Throug h
Luncheon, June 10, paid by the Town .
It was moved and seconded (Doylen-Dekker) that appointment s
for the Stanley Historic District Technical Review Committe e
(Gary Klaphake, Art Anderson, Steve Stamey, Don Brandes, an d
Kerry Prochaska) and Architectural Review Committee (Roge r
Thorp and Dave Barrett) be approved,and it passe d
unanimously .
Following completion of all agenda items, Mayor Dannels adjourne d
the meeting at 9 :12 P .M .
Mayo r
Deputy Town Clerk