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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 . 26th . day of ....Jtaly A .D .,19 .9.11 .
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 Administrator
Gregory A . White ,
Town Attorne y
Vickie O'Connor ,
Town Clerk
Trustees :Robert L . Dekker, Mayo r
ProTe m
Susan L . Doylen ,
Stephen W . Gillette ,
William J . Marshall ,
J . Donald Paule y
Absent :
Absent :
Michael E . Miller, Truste e
Mayor Dannels called the meeting to order at 7 :30 P .M .
Light and Power Director Matzke introduced John McDougall an d
presented two Certificates ratifying John's completion of th e
Apprentice Lineman Program . Training includes 7,600 hours of o n
the job training plus 576 hours of related instruction . Mayo r
Dannels and the Board commended John on being the first to complet e
the training program .
PUBLIC INPUT .
There was no public comment .
CONSENT CALENDAR :
1.Town Board minutes dated July 12, 1994 .
2.Bills .
3.Committee Minutes :
A.Light & Power, July 14, 1994 .
B.Planning Commission, July 19, 1994 (acknowledgemen t
only).
It was moved and seconded (Dekker/Gillette) the consent calendar b e
approved,and it passed unanimously .
ACTION ITEMS :
1 .Approval of Budgeted Expenditures :The Light & Power
Committee recommended approval of the following : (1) Fixe d
Asset Module ® Light & Power Director Matzke reported that
this module will integrate with the general ledger and
purchasing software for the mainframe computer . It was move d
and seconded (Dekker/Pauley)the expenditure of $5,000 for th e
module, $1,360 for training/travel expenses and $1,200 for a n
annual support fee, for a total of $6,360 .00 be approved, an d
it passed unanimously .
(2) Minolta Microfiche Reader/Printer This expenditure ,
which will be shared between the Light & Power, Water an d
General Funds, is for a microfiche reader/printer used fo r
subdivision plats which are on 35 mm aperture cards . It wa s
moved and seconded (Dekker/Marshall)the expenditure of
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that, following presentation of the proposed strategy, that h e
favors re-investment in lieu of bonded indebtedness, and tha t
the "window of opportunity is now". Trustee Pauley noted tha t
a growing community does not correspond to TABOR . Truste e
Marshall stated that the ballot question language should b e
concise and positive, citizens have two options : re-invest i n
the community or take something away from it ; the proposa l
does not raise taxes, and the food tax refund is an excellen t
idea . Clerk O'Connor read a letter from Trustee Miller whic h
he prepared due to his absence : supports TABOR, the strateg y
outlined to him is in keeping with the spirit and intent o f
the amendment, categories of projects that the funds could b e
expended for are heavily weighted towards needs of th e
community v . wants, there are no provisions for incurrin g
additional debt, and allows the Town Board an opportunity t o
hold open discussions on the priorities of the community--
Trustee Miller supported the proposal . Mayor Dannel s
commented that the Town does have the opportunity to determin e
"want v . need", establish priorities, and that a unanimou s
consensus was reached to proceed, thereby, directing staff t o
initiate the process .
4 .Town Administrator's Report .Administrator Klaphake previewe d
an Event Center Brewery bottle with an Estes Park label . Th e
historic photograph (copy) was supplied from the Museu m
photograph collection .
Following completion of all agenda items, Mayor Dannels commente d
on a letter received from Polly Gunn/Chairman, Woman's Clu b
commending Town staff for their assistance during the Annual Boo k
Sale held in Bond Park July 13 . There being no further business ,
Mayor Dannels adjourned the meeting at 8 :24 P .M .
Mayo r
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Town Clerk