A Regular Meeting of the Town Board Was Held on August 19, 2010 at 7:00 P.M. in the Town

MINUTES

August 19, 2010

A regular meeting of the Town Board was held on August 19, 2010 at 7:00 p.m. in the Town Hall Auditorium.

Item 1 – Roll call. Those present and answering roll call: Trustees; Gustafson, Heaton, Moos, Thomas, Truax and Mayor Moser. Trustee DeVore appeared later. Attorney Anson was present.

Item 2 – Review of the Minutes of the July 15th meeting. Trustee Gustafson moved the minutes of July 15th be approved as written, seconded by Trustee Thomas. Motion carried 5 – 0.

Item 3 – Special presentation to Joe Metcalf for 25 years of service to the Town. Gary introduced Joe Metcalf to the new members of the Board stating he has completed 25 years of service to Town on August 1st. He was hired in 1985 doing general maintenance and when Frank Bargas, who was the cemetery sexton, retired in the early 1990’s Joe took his place. Gary encouraged the Board to go out and look at the Cemetery as we have received several compliments stating it’s the nicest one in the area. Joe has proven to be consistently reliable and a very hard worker. Gary presented a plaque and check to Joe in appreciation for his service to the town. Mayor Moser also stated he has worked with Joe through his business and expressed appreciation for his public relations skill and the quality condition of the cemetery.

Item 4 – Restricted parking request – Eaton Vision Clinic: Don Simonson. The board received a letter of request from Drs. Don & Heather Simonson at 215 Elm Avenue – Eaton Vision Clinic, to post a sign by the single parking space along the curb on each side of the entrance to their parking lot indicating “2-hour parking from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. The Simonsons reported that residents and businesses now leave vehicles parked in the two spaces along the curb in front of their clinic all day every day during business hours. Some vehicles are left there for days and even weeks at a time without ever being moved. These parking spaces have evolved into a storage area for seldom used vehicles. The Simonsons have been in business for 25 years and have never had a problem with parking until the last 2 years. Concluding discussion Trustee Moos moved to table the matter until further research can be done by Attorney Anson and staff on a workable solution, seconded by Trustee Gustafson. Motion carried 5 – 0.

Item 5 – Ordinance No. 549 regarding Business Licenses, first reading. The fee schedule for this ordinance will be established by resolution at a later date. Concluding the reading and discussion, Trustee Moos moved to adopt on first reading, seconded by Trustee Gustafson. Roll call; DeVore-aye, Gustafson-aye, Moos-aye, Heaton-aye, Truax-aye and Thomas-aye. Motion carried 6 – 0.

Item 6 – Ordinance No. 550 regarding Prohibiting Medical Marijuana. Before the reading of this ordinance Attorney Anson explained he needed to add Section 6: Penalty Clause, which he will read when reaching that section of the reading and thereby will change the Publication and Effective Date to Section 7. Concluding the reading and further discussion, Trustee Moos moved to adopt the ordinance on first reading, seconded by Trustee DeVore. Roll call; Thomas-aye, Truax-aye, Heaton-aye, Moos-aye, Gustafson-aye and DeVore-aye. Motion carried 6 – 0.

Item 7 – Letter of support for NFRMPO Fiber Optic grant application. Trustee Thomas gave the other members some background information regarding this issue and felt the town should support it. This letter supports the Tiger II application submitted by the North Front Range Metropolitan Planning Organization in conjunction with Colorado Department of Transportation on behalf of the towns, cities and counties along Interstate-25 (I-25) north of the Denver Colorado metropolitan region. This application, if awarded, will connect over 500,000 people to the State’s Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) fiber optic backbone. Trustee Thomas moved to support the NFRMPO Fiber Optic Grant Application, seconded by Trustee Heaton. Motion carried 5 -1 (Trustee Truax voted nay).

Item 8 - Citizen Comments/Questions. Ella Mae White appeared before the Board to request support having a permit process for garage sales in town. The consensus of the Board is not to grant the request.

Steve Bagley, resident at 1381 Ridge Ct. and representative of the Great Western Trail Authority Board, appeared before the board to request an engineering drainage study be done of the flooding problems with water coming off of the agricultural lands to the north into town and flooding basements, etc. Steve believes that it’s the town’s responsibility to manage the flooding problem. Trustee Thomas stated during the flooding problem last week, she had been asked if the trail along the railroad tracks could have been modified thereby allowing the water from the fields to flow more freely into the town. Steve reported there had been no modifications to the trail.

Item 9 – Reports. Gary reported the Union Pacific Railroad wants to close the crossing on First Street. They have met with Agland Inc. and town staff to discuss plans for the closure and improvements to Factory Road and East Collins Street. EPA met with staff and attorneys and wants to move forward with Super Fund to clean up the Sugar Factory property. Gary reported the offer is always open from NISP to have a tour of the project and see the plans.

Item 10 - Adjourn. As there was no further business the meeting was adjourned at 8:55 p.m.

Erika C. Bagley, Town Clerk