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Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado, February 14, 2017
Minutes of a Regular meeting of the TOWN BOARD STUDY SESSION of
the Town of Estes Park, Larimer County, Colorado. Meeting held at the
Town Hall in Rooms 202/203 in said Town of Estes Park on the 14th day of
February, 2017.
Board: Mayor Jirsa, Mayor Pro Tem Koenig, Trustees Holcomb,
Martchink, Nelson, Norris and Walker
Attending: Mayor Jirsa, Trustees Holcomb, Martchink, Nelson, Norris
and Walker
Also Attending: Town Administrator Lancaster, Assistant Town Administrator
Machalek, Attorney White, Recording Secretary Doering
Absent: Mayor Pro Tem Koenig
Mayor Jirsa called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m.
Review of the 2017 Street Improvement Plan (STIP).
Engineer Stallworth provided a presentation on the proposed street improvements
utilizing the 1A sales tax funding through 2024 to bring all Town roadways to a minimum
70 Pavement Condition Index (PCI) rating. The current average PCI for Town roads is
67 and in 2008 the average rating was 81. The decline in pavement condition has
occurred due to lack of maintenance (crack sealing, overlays, patching, etc.) over the
past 9 years. Implementation of the street improvement plan would result in improved
road conditions throughout Town; extensive preventative maintenance would impact a
larger percentage of roadways, as opposed to focusing only on major reconstruction
projects; and the entire road system PCI would be increased.
For 2017, the proposed spending includes:
$1,000,000 - MacGregor Avenue Improvements ($450,000 for street improvements,
$300,000 from the Open Lands fund and $250,000 from the 1A Trails Expansion Fund
for the proposed trail improvements)
$100,000 - Crack Sealing of Town streets
$400,000 - Seal Coating 5 miles of Town streets
$400,000 - Hot Mix Asphalt overlay on 0.9 miles of Town streets
$200,000 - Personnel, equipment, etc.
$70,000 - Design costs
(Note: a 10% contingency has been included in the proposed project work).
Board discussion followed and has been summarized: questioned if chip seal is most
economical and recommended for residential roads; was the chip seal contractor’s
performance as expected; if there are additional funds can excel on the list of repairs;
questioned if Cleave Street was a consideration at this time; questioned the status on
the drainage issue at the home on Manford. Staff finds chip seal a useful technique and
can add traction; the chip seal contractors overall performance was good, crack seal
could have been better; if crack seal costs go down there would be acceleration on the
list; the Cleave Street project would require additional planning and funding to complete.
The Town awaits a response from the homeowner to proceed.
Municipal Code Changes:
Police Chief Kufeld discussed changes to the Wildlife Ordinance to address issues
regarding bears and grease bins. A discussion followed regarding lack of proper
containers available from commercial suppliers, citizens dropping trash on top of
containers and how to resolve moving forward issues.
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Staff requested that Section 7.08.030 Poisoning Animals Prohibited be amended to
remove contradictory language. Trustee Walker brought up several issues with the
ordinance regarding horses, livestock and acreage. Chief Kufeld and Town
Administrator Lancaster stated these items would be investigated further and discussed
at another time.
Police Chief Kufeld and Attorney White proposed changes to sections of the Muni Code
referring to snow and ice removal. Proposed changes would include issues caused by
private plowers and damage caused, allowing the ability to enforce these items.
Discussion regarding sidewalk clearing, snow banks that block visuals and result in
accidents, liability and enforcement of current regulations ensued. Chief Kufeld
recommended these issues be changed as the community moves into the snowiest time
of year.
Attorney White reported on proposed changes to Sections 09.08 and 09.12 of the
Municipal Code dealing with disturbing the peace, disorderly conduct, obstructing public
streets, panhandling and solicitation on public and private property. The changes would
bring the Municipal Code into conformance with recent United State Supreme Court
decisions.
Mayor Jirsa requested the issue of lifetime dog licensing, microchipping and tattooing
be investigated further by Chief Kufeld.
Town Government Role in Economic Development as it Relates to the Estes
Valley EDC and other Organizations.
Town Administrator Lancaster questioned if the Town should have a role in economic
development and if so as a lead, supportive, reactive, or to not rule and let the market
decide. Board discussion followed and consensus reached to discuss the robust
economy section of the strategic plan and review the avalanche report at a future study
session to clarify the Boards position. Jon Nicholas(President/CEO Estes Park EDC)
informed the board of a vacancy on the Board of the EDC and questioned if the position
should be filled with a member of the Town Board. Trustee Holcomb volunteered to fill
the position and the item would be brought forward to a Town Board meeting for
approval.
TRUSTEE & ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS & QUESTIONS.
Trustee Norris stated the Planning Commission would meet on February 21, 2017 and
he would be asking for the status of the Comprehensive Plan update.
There being no further business, Mayor Jirsa adjourned the meeting at 6:48 p.m.
Tami Doering, Recording Secretary