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HomeMy Public PortalAboutTBP 1999-04-21TOWN OF ERASER • "Icebox of the Natio P.O. Box 120 / 153 Fraser Avenue Fraser, Colorado 80442 (970) 726-5491 FAX Line: (970) 726-5518 E-Mail: faser®rkymtnhi.com TOWN BOARD AGENDA REGULAR MEETING April 2.1,1999, 7:30 p.m. 1. Roll Call 2. Approval of 4/7/99 minutes 3: Open Forum 4. Public Hearings 5. Action Items ~ _ a) Recommendation for the Boazd of Adjustment and Appeals on the request for variance for 120 Eisenhower Drive. , - . b) Request for liquor license renewal, Shazlcy's Eatery. 6. Discussion Items a) Grand Recycles, Intergovernmental Agreement b) Fraser Valley Pazlcway, should we support the project? 7. Staff Choice a) Update on the discussions with Shazky's relative to their lease. 8. Boazd Choice Upcoming Meetings Apri128th: May 5th: May 19th: May 26th: Planning Commission regulaz meeting Town Board regular meeting Town Board regulaz meeting Planning Commission regulaz meeting TOWN OF ERASER "Icebox of the Nation" ~ P.O. Box 120 / 153 Fraser Avenue Fraser, Colorado 80442 {970)726-5491 FAX Line: (970) 726-5518 E-Mail: faser®rkymtnhi.com Manager's Briefing: Apri116,1999 Next Wednesday you will consider a variance request made by Stuart Hester and Jack Gerstein for their property at 120 Eisenhower Drive. Enclosed is details about the request. You will not actually make the decision, but rather you will make a recommendation to the Board of Adjustme><rt and Appeals. The BOAA is meeting on Wednesday, Apri128th to consider this matter. Sharky's Liquor License is up for renewal. You aze being asks to adopt an intergov;;....~.ental agreeme>irt that would provide funding for Grand Recycles for a five year period. The draft IGA is enclosed. Also, the County has asked if Fraser supports the Fraser Valley master road plan -- I'd like to get direction from you on this and . I will have information on the original agreement between Fraser, Winter Park, and the County on this issue. During staff choice I'll update you on the lease discussions with Sharky's. I put in a call to Rod McGowan late Friday to see if we can draw a nexus between the lease and the liquor license but I have not heard back yet from Rod. Enclosed for your review is Sharky's development p~....~~. Finally, Greg Horstman has asked you to assist funding a project he is working on: details are in the packet. See you Wednesday! • ýÿ i TOWN OF ERASER APRIL 7,1999 7:00 P.M. WORKSHOP Klancke made a motion to go into executive session for the workshop, 2nd Swatzell, carried. 7:30 p.m. Klancke made a motion to come out of executive session, 2nd Soles, carried. 7:30 P.M. OPEN REGULAR MEETING The regulaz meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. Boazd present were Mayor Johnston, Klancke, Swatzell, Rantz, McIntyre, Sanders and Soles. Staff present were Reid, Trotter, Winter and Stone. Swatzell made a motion to arr,„ ~e the minutes of the 3/17/99 with the spelling of Fraser corrected on page 1, 2nd Soles, carried. OPEN FORUM Robin Wirsing representing the Grand County Tourism Boazd gave the Board a update of what the Tourism Boazd has been funding during the past yeaz and entertained questions . ~ relating to the funding and expenditures of the Tourism Board. Tim Gagnon, Grand County Road and Bridge presented the County Road Master Plan as it relates to the Fraser and Tabernash area, focusing on all corridors west of Highway 40. Plans show new sections of road from Tabernash to County Road 50, linking to the existing Fraser Pazkway as well as the Fraser Parkway extension into the town of Winter Pazk as necessary for traffic flow in the Fraser Valley. Most discussion was on the Fraser Pazkway and the intersection of County Road 72 and the Pazkway ,both sides of the Railroad underpass. Concerns were expressed that the Roads be kept at slow speeds, dust controlled and safe intersections. CHAMBER UPDATE The Chamber provided written information for the Boazd. At; i iON 1 i r.MS Proposed Ordinance prohibiting conduct that disturbs the peace. The Boazd discussed the proposed Ordinance that prohibits disturbing the Peace. The audience made comment. McIntyre made a motion to change the proposed Ordinance with the addition of hours for weekdays (Sunday through Thursday)10:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. and Friday and Saturday hours from 11:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. 2nd Swatzell, carried. Sanders made a motion to adopt Ordinance 261, prohibiting conduct that disturbs the peace with the amendment to hours, 2nd Swatzell, carried. ýÿ • Proposed Ordinance establishing a water supply protection district. The Boazd reviewed the proposed ordinance. Geoff Elliott has mapped for the Town the critical azeas necessary for the protection of the Town water wells. Elliott also reviewed information provided by the Dept. of Health with regards to protection of wells from contamination, and is recommending a 500 feet protection azea from water and wells. The proposed Ordinance is structured with this recommendation in mind. Attorney Rich Newton asked various questions regazding the proposed Ordinance. After lengthily discussion McIntyre made a motion to adopt Ordinance 262, establishing a water supply protection district as an emergency, 2nd Rantz, all voting aye. Proposed Ordinance adopting the 1997 Fire Code. Todd Holzwarth, Fire Chief EGFPD gave an overview of the changes in the code from the prior code. Reid had a question with regazds to stating in the proposed Ordinance that the definition of the administrator was the Boazd of Directors of the Fire District rather than the Fire Chief. Reid prepazed that Ordinance to state the administer was the Fire Chief. Soles made a motion to Adopt Ordinance 263, 2nd Swatzell, carried. Und~..~ ~ and electric at GCWSD Bruce Hutchins submitted an estimate from Mountain Pazks Elec. to place the existing electric service from the highway to the first pole at $48,000. Boazd discussed this and agreed that the cost was to high therefore GCWSD will not be required to underground electric service at that location. Award paving contract phase I. Reid reviewed the bids that were received for Phase I of the paving project. Low bidder is Elam Construction Co., and staff would recommend awazd of the bid to that company. Swatzell made a motion to awazd the paving bid to Elam Construction Inc. in the amount of $1,398,480, 2nd Klancke, carried. BWR construction management contract. BWR has presented a contract to rY ~ vide construction management for phase one of the drainage and paving project in the amount of $53,872. Rantz made a motion approving this contract, 2nd Swatzell, carried. BWR contract for design and access permit / 2nd access at the new Safeway. Swatzell made a motion to approve a contract for $15,547 to provide design specifications and secure access permit from CDOT to construct the "2nd access" to the Safeway site, 2nd Soles, carried. • ýÿ • STAFF CHOICE Reid stated that Nat Havens, the Finance Manager, started work on March 22nd. Havens will be working on water account arrears with the goal to get all accounts currant by the start of the next quarter, or terminate service to customers not paying their bills. Maryvale augmentation plan was settled out of court. IceBox News was included in the water billing, and discussed the Paving project. McIntyre made a motion to give $250 to the prom fund, 2nd Rantz, carried. Winter presented a liquor license application to Modify the premises at the Grand Orleans Restaurant so that part of the parking lot can be used for a one day event. McIntyre made a motion arr.., ping the modified premises application, 2nd Rantz, carried. BOARD CHOICE Klancke advised that the Walk Through History Pazk Foundation was gifted shazes in Protector Gamble by the Mazgazet and Herbert Hetzler. The shares have been sold for a • revenue of approx. $19,900. The money is to be used for the bronzing of the Indian and Eagle and bronzing of others. HIancke discussed the parking at the Mustang site by Sharkeys Eatery customers. Boazd directed Reid to pursue the pazking situation with Shazkeys. No further business, meeting adjourned at 10:45 p.m. ~. TOWN OF ERASER f ,~ "Icebox of the Nabton" " F P.O. Box 120 / 153 Fraser Avenue Fraser, Colorado 80442 (970) 726-5491 FAX Une: (970) 726-5518 r BASER BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEE Y ~Y+1G WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28TH,1g99 6:30 P.M. ~ ~ . • 1. Roll Call ~ - - - 2. -Public Hearing 6:30 P,M. _ Yazd setback variance request " - . Applicants = Stuart Hester/Jack Gerstein : - 3. Adjourn ~ ~ - - • TOWN OF ERASER 1,~ "Icebox of the Nation" " ~ P.O. Box 120 J 153 Fraser Avenue {~eva Fraser, Colorado 80442 pp0 ~p (970) 726-5491 FAX Une: (970) 726-5518 TO: Chairman Knutson and Board Adjustment Members FROM: Catherine E. Trotter Q DATE: 4/14/99 RE: Boazd of Adjustmen meeting on 4/28/99 . We have scheduled a Board of Adjustment meeting for 4/Z8/99 at 6:30 P.M.::. Stuart I-luster and Jack Gerstein are the applicants requesting a variance. Stuart and Jack. . came to the Planning Commission last year with a proposal to add additional `employee_ ,:: ,. ~ ~.. ~. housing' units to their lot on Eisenhower Drive in Fraser. ~ The R2, Medium Density ~., . _ .. . ~ Zoning District allows them to build no more than four (4) dwelling units under one, roof.: ~ ~ ~ . There is an existing duplex on the lot ~ The. R2 zoning would. allovrrthem to-add two. more , :: =~ units oho the existing structure. ,The applicants wanted to add four additional units.•. ~ `' ~ ;. ? : ~ ' .: ~, . Without going through a rezoning process, the only other solution that would enable the • ~: ~,'~ . . _ applicants to construct the additional four units is to split the existing lot into two. ~~ The .:: ; :. . Planning Commission; realizing a community wide need for additional housing units, ~ _ .. .~ indicated a willingness to work with the applicant. As we worked with Stuart and Jack toward meeting their goal, we discovered that the ~ . •~ applicants' lot juts out 20' into the Eisenhower Drive right-of-way. The Town of Fraser ~~ has requested that the applicants deed this 20' discrepancy to the Town. In doing so, the existing structure encroaches in the front setback. You will also note that the proposed new lot line between Tract 1 and Tract 2 does not allow the side and reaz setback to be met. This area has been highlighted in yellow for you They aze requesting a variance to Section 13-3-2(3) of the Fraser Town Code. This section of the code specifies that in an R2 zone the following yazd setbacks must be met: 20' in the front Yazd, ?' in the side yards, and 10' in the rear yard. The Boazd of Adjustment procedure is enclosed for your review. Please call me with questions prior to the meeting. • • Date: 04/11/99 To: Fraser Board of Adjustment and Adjacent Property Owners: From: Stuart Huster and Jack Gerstein Jack aad I have lived in the Fraser Valley for over twenty-four years. We have owned 120 Eisenhower Drive since 1981, and have personally lived there for over fifteen years. We are business owners in Fraser and in Winter Park and we cu.r~~~.l1y ~...rloy over 80 people within our community. Over the course of time we have seen housing not only rise in price but also become one of the scarcest commodities that every community needs for its survival, and ours is no exception. As business owners, we constantly fear the inability to hire people due to the lack of affordable housing. We ~~,;,.~ly have four of our ~~..~~,loyees living in our duplex at 120 Eisenhower. We are proposing to build four additional two-b ;, J. ~ ~ om units on our property for the purpose of ~;,.~ rloy~ hou~ng. Our project would provide four spacious 750 square foot quality apartments. We feel that this investment wdl not only r~-~~~ ride housing for our business, but could futuristically !'~•~" ~ ride " housing for quality people that want to live in ow great community. In rei7;. ~:,..ce to Fraser Code Section 13-10-4, we believe that our project wdl benefit the welfare of the public. In order to make this project work we will need a variance to Section 13-3 2-(3) of the Fraser Town Code which deals with setbacks to r.,~ ~ ~ erly lines. We are requesting setback distances varying E.~~,~.~. 0:3' to 10.00' along the proposed new property line :`r.. dividing Tract 1 aad Tract 2 as shown on the encloses map. All other codes have been ~'= _ "~~~~~ • ~ ' `': met and are in compliance with the Fraser Town Code. In researching this project we have uncovered a Right of Way Issue with the Town of Fraser. According to County metes and bounds we ~ ~ .. ~. a twenty-foot section running the length of our property which sits in the proposed Fraser Stmt Right of Way. For consideration of our project and the requested variance we would be willing to deed the r ~. , ~ ~'r arty in question to the Town of Fraser. Pursuant to the Towa of Fraser Zoning Regulations all adjacent landowners have been sent a map of the site plan and a copy of this letter. On the map you will find the high-lighted area that the set back variances to Section 13-3 2-(3) are being requested. The Board of Adjustment healing will take place at the Fraser Town Hall on Apri128s; 1999 at 6:30 PM. Both Jack and myself appreciate your consid:.. ~.t,:on in this matter. 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The proposed project is in accord with the Business Zone Regulations and does not propose any prohibited use. 2. The project will occupy a vacant building and provide a community need. 3. This approval is based upon the findings of the Planning Commission, the proposed design of the project, and your acceptance of these terms and conditions. 4. The terms of approval include representations made by you at the Planning Commission meeting on Wednesday, October 23, 1996 as to the nature of the project. CONDITIONS: 1. This permit is valid only for the uses proposed in the application. 2. The applicant will provide four (4) 10' x 20' parking spaces in front of the building. The Town is not imposing a paving requirement on these four (4) parking spaces because the former owners of Lorenzo's were not required to pave. When the Town replaces and/or repairs the existing catch basin partially located in the northern most parking space, the Town will require the applicant to lay class C gravel in these four (4) parking spaces. The applicant may use the adjacent alley for parking, per the Town Board meeting of August 4, 1994. The applicant has also requested, and received permission to utilize part of the Fraser Mustang site for six (6} parking spaces. The Town Board approved the temporary use for a six (6) months period beginning on the opening day of business. The applicant is responsible for snow removal at the Fraser Mustang site. The patrons will not be allowed to access U. S. 40 from the Mustang site. If the six (6) month period is extended, the applicant will be responsible for the delineation of the parking at the Mustang site during the spring, summer and fall months. 3. The trash receptacle will be located in the rear of the building and shall be screened from public view. Refuse screening shall be structurally sound. 4. The applicant will provide landscaping as indicated in their submitted plan, and is as follows: 2-4 hanging flower baskets, flowers for all existing planter boxes, and additional landscaping on the Fraser Mustang site, if this site is utilized for parking in the summer months. All landscaping shall be completed by June l 5th of each growing season, weather permitting. 5. The Planning Commission reserves the right to revisit this application if they feel that these conditions are not properly addressed. • 6. [f the terms and conditions of the approval are violated, the Town, in addition to criminal and civil judicial proceedings, may, if appropriate, issue a stop order requiring the cessation of work, revoke this permit, require removal of any improvements made in reliance upon this permit with costs to constitute a lien on the property and/or restoration of the property. 7. The terms and conditions of this permit are in compliance with the statements of the Fraser Planning Commission, Town staff and the applicant. 8. This permit does not become effective, and the project may not be commenced, unless and until the applicant accepts the preceding findings and conditions in writing and transmits the acceptance to the Town of Fraser. \ . TOWN OF ERASER DATE: ~'~l ~, ~/~ C~ 4 jy. 1,, `7Y Q+1J (ir2ai ~`ina and/or Greg Blair, applicant DATE: I ~~3, ~q C~ ,r • • ~v • GRAND RECYCLES INTERGOVERNMENTAL MASTER AGREEMENT AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT PROVIDING FOR FUNDING OF GRAND RECYCLES. THIS AGREEMENT is made and entered into this first day of January, 2000, by and between the Towns of Hot Sulphur Springs, Fraser, Granby, Winter Park, and Grand Lake, bodies corporate and politic, (hereinafter the "Towns") and Grand County (hereinafter the "County"). WITNESSETH: WHEREAS the Towns, and the County are all political subdivisions of the State of Colorado; and WHEREAS the Constitution of the Statutes of the State of Colorado, particularly Part 2, Articles 1, Title 29, Colorado Revised Statutes, as amended, authorizes political • subdivisions to enter into contracts which may be mutual benefit to all parties; and WHEREAS the political subdivisions are authorized by law to govern solid waste disposal for the benefit of the public; and WHEREAS the Towns' Boards of Trustees have authorized the execution of this intergovernmental agreement between the Towns and the County; and WHEREAS the Board of County Commissioners has authorized the execution of this intergovernmental agreement between the Towns and the County; and WHEREAS it is recognized that there is a need for a coordinated effort to increase recycling in Grand County, thereby reducing the amount of solid wastes disposed at the Grand County landfill; and WHEREAS attendees at the Grand County Commissioners, Mayors and Managers Meeting of April 12, 1999 agreed to recommend funding of Grand Recycles to their respective organizations; and WHEREAS through its contributors this organization will have the ability to leverage this funding to acquire grants, thereby more effectively utilizing the resources of its • supporting contributors; and ýÿ -4 WHEREAS funding for Grand Recycles shall, in no way, restrict the contributing • entities from the exercise of their respective budgeting authority; NOW THEREFORE in consideration of the forgoing premises, and of the mutual covenants herein contained, it is agreed by and among all parties as follows: SECTION I The County and Towns agree to contribute the following annual amounts. Year 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Grand County $20,100 $20,904 $21,740 $22,609 $23,513 Kremmling $ 5,200 $ 5,408 $ 5,624 $ 5,849 $ 6,083 Fraser $ 5,225 $ 5,434 $ 5,651 $ 5,877 $ 6,112 Granby $ 5,575 $ 5,798 $ 6,030 $ 6,271 $ 6,522 Grand Lake $ 2,850 $ 2,964 $ 3,083 $ 3,206 $ 3,334 Hot Sulphur Springs $ 1,250 $ 1,300 $ 1,352 $ 1,406 $ 1,462 Winter Park $ 9,750 $10,140 $10,546 $10,968 $ 11,406 TOTAL $49,950 $51,948 $54,026 $56,186 $ 58,432 • SECTION II The Mission of Grand Recycles is to provide an ecological alternative to landfills through recycling services, and create awareness of each individuals responsibility to conserve resources. The purposes and objectives of Grand Recycles shall be to provide recycling services for residents, businesses, and agencies in Grand County by operating drop off recycling centers in Fraser, Granby, Grand Lake and Kremmling. Grand Recycles will collect, process, and coordinate shipping of said recyclable materials. Grand Recycles will strive to increase the volumes of material collected, and provide recycling education programs as the opportunities arise. SECTION III Grand Recycles will maintain non-profit 501 (c)3 corporation status, complete with Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. SECTION IV The agreement may be amended at any time by mutual consent. • ýÿ ~ .~ 1~ • • SECTION V The agreement shall expire December 31, 2004, unless extended by mutual consent, or another funding mechanism has been identified and implemented. SECTION VI The agreement is subject to annual appropriation by all parties. Adopted and approved this first day of January, 2000. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS James Newberry, Chairman ATTEST: County Clerk TOWN OF HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS Stan Bernall, Mayor ATTEST: Town Clerk TOWN OF WINTER PARK TOWN OF GRANBY Ed Raffety, Mayor ATTEST: Town Clerk TOWN OF FRASER Jeff Johnston, Mayor ATTEST: Town Clerk TOWN OF GRAND LAKE Nick Teverbaugh, Mayor Gene Stover, Mayor ATTEST: ATTEST: Town Clerk Town Clerk TOWN OF KREMMLING ATTEST: Peg Toft, Mayor Town Clerk • ýÿ Grand Recycles formula for intergovernmental agreement Following is the formula used to determine support for Grand Recycles. This formula is based upon a total of $50,000 in cash support from the County and the municipalities. $25,000 is the multiplier for each entity's percent of sales tax collected and it's percentage of the population. Population figures come from the Department of Local Affairs. Municipality 98 Sale Tax % of Totai Amount of Popuiatpan % of Total Amount of Total Revenue Sales Tax Contribution (per ~QLAj Population Contribution Contribution '1:997 Fraser $979,078 .137 $3,425 712 .072 $1,800 $5,225 Winter Park $2,347,000 .328 $8,200 612 .062 $1,550 $9,750 Granby $714,069 .1 $2,500 1,214 .123 $3,075 $5,575 Kremmling $437,206 .061 $1,525 1,456 .147 $3,675 $5,200 Grand Lake $587,359 .082 $2,050 320 .032 $800 $2,850 Hot Sulphur Springs $46,912 .006 $150 435 .044 $1,100 $1,250 Grand County $2,042,276 .285 $7,125 5,130 .519 $12,975 $20,100 Totals $7,153,900 .999 $24, 975 9,879 .999 $24, 975 $49,950 3/25/99 K. Soles • • ~ :~ 4 r ýÿ G'i~G~RY p. g~~~'~ PO Box 3224.1Mnter Park, CO 80482 • (970) 726-9688 • 8 March 1999 Chuck Reid, Manager Town of Fraser PO Box 120 Fraser, CO 80442 Re: Colorado River cutthroat trout/boreal toad recovery projects, Grand County, Colorado. Dear Chuck, This spring I will initiate Phase #2, Umiting Factor Mitigation, of the cutthroat trout recovery project on Little Vasquez Creek. Phase #1, from a research perspective, was very suaessfui. I am also in the initial stages of developing Phase #1, Population Inventory, Habitat Analysis, and Limiting Factor Determination, for a outd~roat trout population in the South Fork Ranch Creek and for a state endangered boreal toad population at the Pol® Creek God Course. These two species are the most imperiled vertebrates in Grand Countyy, and each relies on suffldent water quality and quantity for their suss. The Pole Creek Project is espeaally significant, as it will be the first site-~r~cific recovery project for the boreal toad in Colorado. It will also be a precedent setting, cooperative effort by a private landowner to assist the state in an effort to keep an amphibian "candidate species° off the federal threatened/endangered species list. , My combined, projected budget for Phase #1 of the two new projects is N$37,000, of which N$12,000 has thus far been secured in the f.~~ ~ ~ ~ of cash and in-kind services from the Colorado Division of Wildlife, US Forest Service, Colorado Trout Unlimited, and the Fraser Valley Metropolitan R~~ ration District. I also have current applications/r~uesfs for fundir~ from several other public/private entities, and I will continue to pursue other funding sources until I exhaust my options. The success of these two projects, like the little Vasquez Creek project, is primarily dependent upon funding from the private sector. The link between the survival of these two species and clean water is obvious. I would like to take this opportunity to invke you to join is effort to preserve Grand County's biological heritage. Any future contribution by the Town of Fraser or the Fraser Water Department toward these projects would be greatly appreciated. If 1 ran provide support documentation, more detailed project descri ~tions and budgets, or represent myseff and these projects at a future counal meeting, I wii be glad to do so. Please call me regarding any questions. Thank you very much for your time and consideration. Sinoerel , G. P. Ho/r5~'nan cc: Jeff Johnston Liz McIntyre •