PALMER LAKE, COLORADO
Town Council Meeting Minutes

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JANUARY 5, 2006

The Palmer Lake Town Council meeting was called to order by Mayor McDonald at 7:16 p.m., January 5, 2006.

Attendees:

Trustees:
Mayor McDonald
Coleman
Cornell
Finan
Flake
Girlando
Parker

Attorney: Gaddis - excused

Audience: 10

Pledge of Allegiance: Trustee Parker

February Planning Commission Liaison - Trustee Finan (February 8 and 15, 2006)
March Planning Commission Liaison - Trustee Flake (March 8 and 15, 2006)
April Planning Commission Liaison - Trustee Girlando (April 12 and 19, 2006)

Item 3: Approval of the Agenda

TRUSTEE CORNELL MADE A MOTIONTO ACCEPT THE AGENDA AS SET, SEONDED BY TRUSTEE FLAKE. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Item #4: Approval of Minutes - December 8, 2005

TRUSTEE CORNELL MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS PRESENTED, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE COLEMAN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Item #5: Committee Reports

Trustee Coleman - Fire

Chief Beckman is in Oklahoma helping to fight the wildfires. Two members, Nora and Alex, will be returning to New Orleans to help with further animal rescue.

Trustee Cornell - Water

Residential taps 866
Commercial taps 47
Taps sold to date for 2005 11

November:

Gallons sold from tributary sources 4,930,131.68
Gallons sold from non-tributary sources 78,204.00
Wastewater credits 0.23 acre feet

November:

Water Enterprise Fund balance $ 73,013.74
Water Capital Improvement balance 200,130.34
Water Enterprise Expenditures 27,463.86
Water Capital Improvement Expenditures 11,119.46

Trustee Finan - Police

During November Dog calls were high, custody arrests were higher and New Years was reported as being fairly quiet.

Trustee Flake - Parks and Recreation

The property slated for a parking lot in Centennial Park will be posted stating the meeting dates to discuss the removal of the trees. A meeting will be scheduled to meet with Tri-Lakes Athletic Association to discuss maintenance by their organization and by the Town. A meeting will also be scheduled to meet with El Paso County to discuss procedure for a master plan for the area around the lake.

Tree City USA application for 2005 has been submitted.

Trustee Flake indicated that Mr. Kim Makower had contacted her regarding the combining of the workshop and the regular meeting. Stating that the Colorado Tennis Association had planned on presenting the grant award of $2,500 at the regularly scheduled meeting on January 12.

Clerk Gray explained that no contact had been made with the office regarding this issue and that with the timeframe constraints on the Special Event Liquor Licenses, the two meetings were combined to the date of the workshop.

Mr. Makower asked for a press conference to be held on January 12, 2006. Mayor McDonald stated it would be a press conference, not a special meeting. Any trustees wishing to attend were encouraged to do so. There will be public posting.

Mr. Makower presented a copy of Title 24-6-402 that indicated a public meeting by a local government will be posted at least 24 hours previous to the meeting date and time and that at the first meeting of the local government designated posting sites will be voted upon.

Trustee Girlando - Economic and Community Development and Buildings

Trustee Girlando stated he had no report for this month, but anticipated discussions would be forthcoming regarding fundraisings and summer activities.

Trustee Parker - Roads

Trustee Parker indicated the request for bids on the grader had resulted in no bids. It is the intent to go ahead with the purchase not to exceed $179,000.

Mayor McDonald- Mayor's Report

Trustee Coleman will be the only trustee to remain seated resulting in positions for 5 trustees and 1 mayor will be open for the April 4 election.

Fountain Creek Watershed - Bob Miner

Passed.

Awake the Lake - Jeff Hulsmann

Mr. Hulsmann reported they have sold approximately 28 bricks and still have bricks for sale.

TRUSTEE FINAN MADE A MOTION TO DESIGNATE THE POST OFFICE, THE TOWN OFFICE AND THE TOWN HALL AS OFFICIAL POSTING PLACES FOR PUBLIC MEETINGS, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE COLEMAN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Item #6: Sign Request - Clara Jean's - 56 Hwy 105 - Clara Smith

Not in attendance - Not heard - will be contacted for February meeting.

Item #7: Request for new Business License - Wired Wrock Enterprises - Marguerite Pond
702 Hwy 105 Lot #24-B
Palmer Lake Mobile Home Ranch
Landscaping

Not in attendance - Not heard - will be contacted for February meeting with the request the application be completed.

Item #8: Ordinance 1 - 2006 (formerly Ordinance 7 - 2005) - Amending the Definition of Disturbed Areas in the Palmer Lake Hillside Overlay District

Mayor McDonald requested Planning Commission review the Hillside Ordinance and to obtain copies of other municipalities for comparison.

TRUSTEE CORNELL MADE A MOTION TO WITHDRAW ORDINANCE 7 - 2005, RESERVING ORDINANCE 1, 2006 FOR FUTURE USE, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE COLEMAN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Item #9: Discussion - Jeff Hulsmann - Progress on Community Parking Lot in Centennial Park

Mr. Hulsmann stated he did not want to discuss the parking lot but rather the issue of parallel versus diagonal parking on the State land across Highway 105 from his business, O'Malley's. Mr. Hulsmann is concerned with the impact on his business, and other businesses along Highway 105, if the areas that are posted, by CDOT, 'parallel parking only' are enforced by the local police department.

Trustee Finan stated the issue would be discussed at the police committee meeting scheduled for the following week.

Item #10: Public Input - None

TRUSTEE PARKER MADE MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:03 P.M., SECONDED BY TRUSTEE FINAN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY.

Approved as written or amended this 9th day of February, 2006.

Nikki McDonald, Mayor
Della Gray, Town Clerk

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