PALMER LAKE, COLORADO
Town Council Meeting - Record of Proceedings

MARCH 8, 2007

The Palmer Lake Town Council meeting was called to order by Mayor Parker at 7:05 p.m., March 8, 2007.

Attendees:

Trustees:

Mayor Parker
Allen
Coleman
Finan
Flake
Girlando
Miner

Attorney: Gaddis
Audience: 9

Pledge of Allegiance:  Trustee Coleman

April Planning Commission Liaison – Trustee Miner (Apr 11 and 18)
May Planning Commission Liaison – Mayor Parker (May 9 and 16, 2007)
June Planning Commission Liaison- Trustee Allen (June 13 and 20, 2007)

Item 3:  Approval of the Agenda

Trustee Finan requested Item #11 be moved and presented as Item 5a citing it appeared to be a simple request.

Trustee Finan  made a motion to approve the agenda as amended, seconded by Trustee Coleman.  Motion carried unanimously.

Item #4:  Consent Items

• Approval of Minutes – January 11, 2007
• Approval of Minutes – February 8, 2007
• Payment\Ratification of Bills – February 2007
• Palmer Lake Sports Riders

Trustee Allen made a motion to approve the consent items, as written , seconded by Trustee Coleman.  Motion carried unanimously.

Item #5: Appointment – Jen Martin, Planning Commissioner

Trustee Flake made a motion to appoint Jen Martin as Planning Commissioner, seconded by Trustee Miner.  Motion carried unanimously.

Item #5a (Item #11):  Change in Venue – Guilermo Moratorio – Alma Construction
(Selling Kit Sheds at 702 Hwy 105)

Mr. Moratorio stated his business license had been approved for the location at 702 Hwy 105, but that the owner would not allow a fence to be construction per the town’s zoning requirements.  Mr. Moratorio asked for a change in venue to the land owned by Jim Fitzgerald, across Highway 105 from Vale Street.  Trustee Finan stated that this would be an improvement, no fences would be necessary.  This land would require a conditional use, going through the proper procedures per town ordinances. 

Mr. Moratorio asked if the town would be interested in leasing town owned land on County Line Road.  The consensus of the board was that a field trip should be scheduled in order for all members of the board to be familiar with the lot in question.

Kurt Ehrdardt, owner of land on Westward Lane, offered to speak with Mr. Moratorio regarding leasing his land for his business.  No action was taken on this issue.

Item #6:   Committee Reports

Mayor Parker – Mayor’s Report

• Attended a Water Committee meeting with Trustee Girlando
• Attended a meeting of the Tri-Lakes Economic Development Council.  The semi-annual Leadership Development Conference was scheduled for March 16th, but has been postponed until sometime in April or May.
• Attended the Pikes Peak Area Council of Governments meeting.
• Attended the monthly meeting with members of the Pikes Peak Regional Water Authority.  The engineering projects to determine the scope of obtaining and distributing a renewable water source from south of Colorado Springs have started.

Trustee Allen – Roads

• Placed 90 tons of Class 6 on South Highland in an attempt to dry up the surface clay that has come to the top. This is a temporary fix until such time this summer that he road can be fully rebuilt.  We will continue to monitor the road throughout the winter to provide a reasonable driving surface.
• Graded some roads and repaired potholes.
• Continue to remove remaining snow from shaded areas to accelerate melting from the road surfaces.  The snow in these areas creates potholes and mud.
• Continued snow plowing efforts.  Approximately17” this month  (close to 145” to date)
• Experimented with some milling on a stretch of County Line Road where it appears that the asphalt has disintegrated from a poor sub-base.  Report next month on results.
• Bob will be attending the Rocky Mountain Asphalt Conference February 28 – March 2.  He has been chosen as a panel member on “Successful Management Techniques for Rural County\Small Agency Road Networks”.
• We were awarded $3,035 from FEMA, of that we will receive 75% - $2276.

Trustee Coleman – Fire

• Pizza & Poker Night for all present and past members of the PLVFD was held on Saturday, February 17th at 5:00 pm in the fire station. 
• PLVFD responded to a house fire at 93 Hermosa.  Due to damage, the owner has offered to donate the building for fire training after an asbestos inspection has been conducted.
• Please place house numbers so they are visible from the street.  Wal-Mart sells large house numbers at a cost of approximately $11.00 per set.
• PLVFD will be doing some small controlled burns in the Parks during the next few months.

Trustee Finan  – Police

• The department is still working with Monument to update procedures that will be  similar.
• There is a possibility of obtaining used vehicles from Douglas County at a very responsible cost.
• Current investigations are being conducted regarding crimes against the elderly.
• Bids are being obtained regarding a new computer system.
• Police software is available to the department at no cost, the department will allow other departments to observe how the software works.
• Sundance Kennel is once again open and willing to help with dogs-at-large.

Trustee Flake – Parks and Recreation and Buildings

Buildings

• The urinal at the library has been repaired.

Parks and Recreation

• Easter Egg Hunt, Saturday, April 7, 10:30 am, in the Town Hall.  BYOB (Bring your own basket)
• EPC\Palmer Lake Master Plan Committee will meet next Tuesday, 5:00 pm, at the Museum.
• Great Starts enrollment is at 77, with more people making inquires.
• Repairs need to be done at EPC Park due to snow damage by Winterfest preparations and by R Rock Yard stockpiling snow.  Bob will look into repairs.

Trustee Girlando – Water

• Held a meeting of the Water Committee to discuss the course to take regarding Steve Orcutt’s replacement.

Trustee Miner – Economic and Community Development

• 20 members of the Streetscape Committee met regarding the Safe to School Grant. We have gotten preliminary approval, but no formal approval.
• Sub-committees have been set:  design aesthetics, design layout, engineering, and project oversight.
• Need to schedule a meeting with CDOT regarding their intentions with Highway 105.
• Exploring a business district.  Trustee Allen stated the level of involvement by the business owners was very positive.

Bob Miner – Fountain Creek Watershed

• There was not meeting last month. 
• The Visioning Committee is asking for funding from all associated entities.  After discussion, it was decided that more information on the structure of the Visioning Committee was needed before the town could commit actual funds.

Trustee Flake made a motion to the commitment of a donation of an unset amount to be determined at a later time to be an active partner in the Fountain Creek Visioning Committee, seconded by Trustee Miner.  Motion carried unanimously.

Awake the Lake – No Report
Staff – No Report

Item #7:  Request for shared “Short Spaced” co-channel mobile system between Castle Pines and The Town of Palmer Lake – Don Kluth – Dana Kepner

Tim McIlroy, Dana Kepner, replaced Don Kluth.  Castle Pines is asking to share the radio license for the radio meter reading.  Dana Kepner has experience with similar situations and guarantees there will be no interference with our operations.  The radio reads are usually done only two days per month.  Mayor Parker indicated that based on his military experience there should be no problems.  Trustee Allen stated that if there is interference, adjustments can be made to deflect the problem.

Trustee Finan made a motion to approve the Short Spaced Co-channel Mobile System between the Town of Palmer Lake and Castle Pines, seconded by Trustee Coleman.  Motion carried 6 Ayes, 1 Nay.

Item #8:  Bragghardt, LLP – Town Land located on Westward Lane – Kurt Ehrhardt

Previous council discussions determined that the best way to deal with this request was to lease the land to Mr. Ehrhardt.  The proposed lease was not available at this meeting and Mr. Ehrhardt was asked to return next month.

Item #9:  Request for a Minor Subdivision – Sharon Smith\Illumination Point Subdivision 71090-01-09, Lot 2, The Meadows Subdivision

Applicant did not have a written easement to access the property from Highway 105. Attorney Gaddis recommended that the request for a Minor Subdivision be tabled until the access issue was resolved, but that the rezoning should be decided upon in order to eliminate the issue of the size of the flag lot as defined under the residential zoning.

Trustee Miner made a motion to table Item #9, Request for a Minor Subdivision, seconded by Trustee Coleman.  Motion carried unanimously.

Item #10:  Request for a Rezone - Sharon Smith\Illumination Point Subdivision 71090-01-09, Lot 2, The Meadows Subdivision

Trustee Coleman made a motion to approve the Request for Rezone, seconded by Trustee Allen.  Motion carried unanimously.

Item #11:  Moved to Item 5a.

Item #12:  Public Input

Bob Radosevich asked for permission to have Attorney Gaddis prepare a checklist for the residents of Lakeview Heights Unit 1 to form a Special Improvement District.  Permission was granted.

Kurt Ehrhardt asked for council to once again consider taking possession of his well, with the option of selling water taps and placing hydrants at the east end of town.  When asked, Mr. Ehrhardt indicated that his well is a Dawson (shallow well) and that his building, The Westend Center, currently utilizes all of the acre feet of allowable water.  Council stated they would research the possibility.

Trustee Flake asked for an update on the ambulance agreement with Larkspur.  Trustee Coleman stated the situation is still the same, that each page indicates the severity of the call and that mutual aid will still be used.

Trustee Miner made a motion to adjourn at 9:45 pm, seconded by Trustee Finan.  Motion carried unanmously.

Approved as written or amended this 12th day of April, 2007.

Max Parker, Mayor
Della Gray, Town Clerk

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