PALMER LAKE, COLORADO
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OCTOBER 13, 2005 The Palmer Lake Town Council meeting was called to order by Mayor McDonald at 7:04 p.m., October 13, 2005. Attendees:
Pledge of Allegiance: Trustee Finan October Planning Commission Liaison: Trustee Girlando (no meeting in October)
Item 3: Setting the Agenda NO ACTION TAKEN Item #4: Consent Items
Payment of the bills was removed from the consent items to be voted on at the November, 2005 meeting. TRUSTEE FINAN MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE CONSENT ITEMS AS AMENDED WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE PAYMENT OF BILLS, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE PARKER. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Item #7: Updated Committee Reports Trustee Coleman - Fire Trustee Coleman reported Chief Beckman and Member Nora Birt were in New Orleans helping with animal rescue. The Palmer Divide Public Safety Group will be working on updating and holding mock implementations of combined Emergency Operation Plans beginning with evacuation plans.
3 calls were Mutual Aid Calls PLVFD attended a Railroad Safety class sponsored by Larkspur Fire Department. The Palmer Lake Railroad Festival was held in the fire station. Department members served Hobo Stew, supplied by Sylvia Amos, Palmer Lake Country Store. The Annual Chili Supper and Star Lighting will be held November 26, 2005. Reminder: Place house numbers where they can be seen from the road. Trustee Cornell - Water Passed Trustee Finan - Police October is Domestic Violence Month - a stamp has been designed by a local resident and accepted by the U.S. Postal Service. It has come to the police's attention that there have been discussions on allowing crafts on the lake. The police and fire need to be included in these discussions. The Town has no equipment or training for water rescues. Trustee Flake - Parks and Recreation Passed. Trustee Girlando - Economic and Community Development and Buildings Julie has been doing considerable work in the basement, sealing the walls and building shelves. The Town Hall will be decorated for the holidays on November 17. Trustee Parker - Roads Hot patch was placed in Forest View, on Dixie and Upper Glenway. Mayor McDonald- Mayor's Report Passed. Fountain Creek Watershed - Bob Miner Passed. Awake the Lake - Jeff Hulsmann Mr. Hulsmann asked for Trustee Cornell to give a report in writing similar to the ones provided by the Police and Fire. They will put in writing the information they are asking for. The committee is also asking for a copy of the Discharge Permit and the results of the Water Samples. The first Pavers are to be set on May 15, 2005. The Historical Society has agreed to tend the pathway. After discussion, Council agreed to remove the cost of attorney fees from the invoice. TRUSTEE CORNELL MADE A MOTION TO REMOVE THE ATTORNEY FEES FROM THE INVOICE GIVEN TO THE AWAKE THE LAKE COMMITTEE, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE COLEMAN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Staff - Attorney Gaddis Attorney Gaddis stated the Town needed to make a decision on the water rates. Mediation with Willow Creek will take place on October 20, 2005. Item #6: Sign Request - The Inn at Palmer Divide (Mozaic) - Al Fritts Sign dimensions: The lighting will be totally enclosed, shining through cutouts. The State has a 50 foot right-of-way (25 from center line), the sign will be 52 feet (26 feet from center line). The decal lane, going to Palmer Lake, will be 520 feet long. Trustee Cornell stated the sign is 4 times larger than the 20 sq. ft. limit for a free standing sign and the ordinance calls for a 2 sq. ft. landscaped area per sq. foot of signage. Mr. Fritts responded there would be a 14 ft. lane on each side of the sign as well as 27 acres which would be kept free of rubbish. The sign had already been approved by Planning Commission and was already built. Attorney Gaddis explained that signs had been being approved by Planning Commission only since the ordinance's adoption in 1998. There is a provision in the ordinance allowing for larger signs based on the scope of the project. Trustees Flake and Finan stated that the applicant was under the impression that the sign had been approved since Planning Commission had approved it at its September meeting. That if the Town was going to approve signs approved since November 1998 through August 2005, this sign should also be approved. TRUSTEE FINAN MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SIGN REQUEST FOR THE INN AT PALMER DIVIDE, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE FLAKE. MOTION CARRIED. 4 AYES 2 NAYS. Item #7: Sign Request - Overby Real Estate - Joane Overby The Overby Real Estate sign had also been approved by Planning Commission in September. TRUSTEE PARKER MADE A MOTION TO TABLE THE SIGN REQUEST FOR OVERBY REAL ESTATE. A discussion was held that the sign for Overby Real Estate should be treated the same as the request for the Inn at Palmer Divide. Attorney Gaddis thanked Trustee Cornell for pointing out the need for Council approval of a sign. A decision was made that the sign ordinance should go back to Planning Commission in an attempt to streamline the ordinance. Trustee Parker, with the help of Trustee Cornell, will develop an application form as a checklist in order for more complete information to be given to planning commission and council. TRUSTEE PARKER WITHDREW HIS PREVIOUS MOTION. TRUSTEE FINAN MADE A MOTION TO APPROVE THE SIGN REQUEST FOR OVERBY REAL ESTATE, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE COLEMAN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Item #8: Resolution 5-2005 - Approval of Sign Requests from November 11, 1998 to August 2005. TRUSTEE CORNELL MADE A MOTION TO ADOPT RESOLUTION 5-2005 APPROVING SIGN REQUESTS FROM NOVEMBER 1998 TO AUGUST 2005, SECONDED BY TRUSTEE PARKER. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Item #9: Liquor License Hearings - On Applications for License, Transfer or Renewal Attorney Gaddis will redraft the procedure to indicate each application will be treated on a case-by-case basis to establish the parameters of the survey. Item #10: Name Change - Changing Frontier Lane to Circle Road A letter will be sent to the four (4) residences affected by this name change before any action is taken. Item #11: Preliminary Budget The proposed budget was submitted to council. Clerk Gray asked for any trustee with questions to contact the office to set a time to meet. Item #9: Public Input Attorney Gaddis stated it would be in the Town's interest to look at the pros and cons of Referendums C & D as placed on the ballot by the State. The Gazette has been running a very good series regarding these issues. TRUSTEE CORNELL MADE MOTION TO ADJOURN AT 8:47 P.M., SECONDED BY TRUSTEE FINAN. MOTION CARRIED UNANIMOUSLY. Approved as written or amended this 9th day of November, 2005. Nikki McDonald, Mayor |
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