HomeMy Public PortalAboutTBM 2015-03-18FRASER BOARD OF TRUSTEES
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DATE: Wednesday, March 18, 2015
MEETING: Board of Trustees Regular Meeting
PLACE: Fraser Town Hall Board Room
PRESENT
Board: Mayor Peggy Smith; Mayor Pro -Tem Philip Vandernail; Trustees; Eileen
Waldow, Katie Soles, Cody Clayton Taylor, Andy Miller and Jane Mather
Staff: Town Manager Jeff Durbin; Town Clerk, Lu Berger; Public Works Director
Allen Nordin; Plant Supervisor Joe Fuqua, Town Attorney Rod McGowan,
Police Chief, Glen Trainor,
Others: See attached list
Mayor Smith called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
1. Regular Meeting: Roll Call
2. Approval of Agenda:
Trustee Soles moved, and Trustee Taylor seconded the motion to approve the Agenda.
Motion carried: 7-0.
3. Consent Agenda:
a) Minutes — February 18, 2015
Trustee Taylor moved, and Trustee Waldow seconded the motion to approve the
consent agenda. Motion carried: 7-0.
4. Open Forum:
5. Public Hearings:
6. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding:
a) Memorandum of Understanding with Infinite West (Grand Roots Project)
The MOU would establish a partnership with Infinite West for the Grand Roots Project to
plant heirloom vegetables in beds owned by the Town, allowing residents and visitor's
access to the fresh vegetables. The need for liability insurance to cover possible issues
that may arise will need to be addressed. TM Durbin will work on a solution.
The Trustees directed staff to move forward with the MOU and to bring it back to the
April 1, 2015 meeting for approval.
b) Economic Development Request for Proposals
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The Joint meeting of the Fraser Town Board, Winter Park Town Council and the Winter
Park Fraser Chamber of Commerce brought about the desire to work together regarding
economic development. A strategy to bring about a Strategic Economic Development
Plan would begin by seeking proposals from RRC and EPS, companies that can be
utilized to facilitate a plan to move forward.
C) Transit Appointment
The County has asked the Town of Fraser to appoint a representative to a transit task
force to look into building a transit backbone piece, linking transit from the Fraser Valley
to Kremmling. The Board recommended appointing Trustee Mather as the Fraser
representative to the task force.
Trustee Vandernail moved, and Trustee Miller seconded the motion to approve Trustee
Mather as Fraser's transit appointment. Motion carried: 7-0.
7. Other Business:
8. Executive Session For a conference with the Town's Attorney for the purpose of
receiving legal advice on specific legal questions under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4) (b)
and for the purpose of determining positions relative to matters that may be subject to
negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and/or instructing negotiators, under
C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(e) regarding water and sewer matters and to include Town
Manager Durbin, Town Attorney McGowan, Special Council Thorne, Water Engineer
Palumbo, Town Engineer Swanson, Public Works Director Nordin and Plant Supervisor
Fuqua.
Trustee Soles moved, and Trustee Taylor seconded the motion to enter executive
session. Motion carried: 7-0.
Enter: 6:47 p.m.
Exit: 9:52 p.m.
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As the attorney representing the Town of Fraser, I am of the opinion that the entire
Executive dewion, m hick was not iiec e , constituted a privileged alt me -client
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Rod McGowan, Town Attorney
Trustee Soles moved, and Trustee Waldow seconded the motion to exit executive
session. Motion carried: 7-0.
Trustee Vandernail moved, and Trustee Taylor seconded the motion to adjourn. Motion
carried: 7-0. Meeting adjourned at 9:53 p.m. ,, N
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