I'd like to call to order the board of trustees regular meeting for Tuesday, o
August 25th, 2026 at 7 am. >> Michelle, can I get a roll call, please?
» Mayor Turnis >> here.
» Mayor Prom Hutchkins >> here. Trusty Einspark
» here. >> Trusty Schroeder
» here. >> Trusty Gaither
» here. >> Trusty Connley
» here. >> If you all rise to say the pledge of
allegiance with me.
Next up is unscheduled public comment. Um, this would be for
anything other than the matter that has a public hearing this evening. Um, if
there's anything else that someone would like to get up to talk about, you will
have five minutes um to speak. When you come to the
podium, please make sure the microphone is on and that you state your first and
last name and your address and spell your last name for the record. I have
one person that signed up for unscheduled public comment. Jace.
» Uh, Jace Wick, uh, 490 East Elm Street, uh, W I C HT.
Okay, so I'm back again.
Thank you for uh thank you for uh listening to my concerns about the main
street uh stuff and our ability to get into our apartments. That hearing that
uh made me really grateful and seeing that uh a couple days ago that you
actually listened was very nice. But uh I again have
something to complain about. I it's the uh it's the uh I don't know
the actual name for it, but like the little stage area behind our apartments
uh where like Brew Fest, the the market, the Friday night markets or whatever
where that those are all taking place. Uh it's just quite frankly
way too loud. It's it's uh it is almost unbearable during when these events are
happening and and it's like I don't want these things to go away per se. I mean I
feel like they can there are viable things in our community, right? But it's
an issue of I can't people shouldn't be forced to deal with this every single
week. you know, I I uh people have issues where they can't, you know,
handle it. Like I have autism, CPTTSD. I can't handle these loud concerts going
on every single week without fail. And it's like I know they're all pretty much
over now, but I know there's going to be more events, more things happening. And
it's like, how am I supposed to, you know, live in the apartment that me and
my girlfriend pay for when when every single week without fail, I'm going to
have this loud event always showing up and there and it feels like I
can't do anything about it but leave the apartment that we are paying for. And
it's like why why should I? I mean it's a level of
I you know it's like again I don't want these to go away per se but I think it
should be taken into consideration that we need to uh have them at a lesser
amount like every other week uh could work month you know just not where it's
happening every single week without fail I mean how uh Uh last week we had the
both the car show and the brew fest that were where like the car show was on Main
Street and the the Brew Fest was back there. So it's like back toback days.
I just had to just sit in my apartment while while
everything was being so loud and concentrated into our apartments because
I mean where else is the noise supposed to go?
You know, it's not fair to us that we are because, you know, I think, you
know, if this was a different city or whatever, a different, you know, in a
bigger city or whatever, I don't have the room to complain. If this was
Denver, this was Aurora, this was Colorado Springs, I wouldn't have the
ability to complain about this because, you know, that's kind of what you expect
from those cities. If you move into downtown Denver, downtown Aurora,
downtown Colorado Springs, and you're bitching about noise, why are you there?
But here where I didn't expect th this to happen, it's annoying because
inherently when we moved in here, this wasn't
something we were expecting. And if we this was something that we were
expecting I think we would have looked into different areas like Denver like
Aurora like Colorado Springs because you know what's the point of moving out out
here somewhere where it's inherently very close-knit very you know quiet just
to just for the [ __ ] just for like uh just for a music act to come in every
single week and just make it as loud as Denver, Aurora, Colorado Springs, etc.,
etc., you know, like why would I like why as a
person would I move here if if that was constantly happening? And like I have
recorded videos of of times where I just had to leave the house cuz it got too
much. And uh I could like walk all the way up to almost the graveyard, you
know, the cemetery, and you could still hear the band playing. And I don't think
that's acceptable. I don't think I don't think that should be acceptable for the
for the town we are in to have that kind of noise.
That is all. >> Thank you, Jace.
Was there anyone else who would like to speak during this unscheduled public
comment?
Paul Shoreskov, town of Elizabeth resident.
After the last board meeting when uh
the board of trustees actually turned down a request for the high density
housing on Banner Street. The residents of Pine and Maine and
Banner Street were overjoyed. You should have seen them dancing in the streets.
Of course, the question they asked next was, "Well, what's next?
What are they going to do?" And I couldn't tell, couldn't answer
that. I just said, "Well, they'll probably let staff make the decision."
And so my question to you, and their question is to you, is
how come you don't tell the staff what you would like to see done with that
property?
Because if you just wait for town staff to
decide what to do, they'll provide you with a a plan that you may not agree
with either. So they're saying,
"Well, there's only two houses on the block to the south. There's only two
houses on the block to the east. There's only two houses on the block to the
north. How come they just don't copy that?"
I couldn't answer that, but that's what they expect of you.
Also, I got another question.
I had a resident tell me that, well, the code enforcement officer is going to his
property and telling him he's got to mow the city property between his fence line
and the pavement. And when he told them that it wasn't his
property, that it was city property, the code enforcement officer told him, "Yes,
but it's your responsibility to take care of it."
Well, if that's true, how come the city property along Main Street where the
thistles are 6 feet tall? How come they're not serving the mayor with a
summons to go to court over weed ordinance?
She also told him that the judge is demanding that she bring these
properties into compliance. Now, if the judge is going around town
looking at properties
and determining which properties need to be brought into compliance,
mind you, city property, adjoining the private property.
Well, I'd say he's overstepping his bounds. And I would think that you would
investigate and find out whether or not the judge is actually doing this or
perhaps it's the code enforcement officer.
Thank you.
Thank you, Paul. Is there anyone else that wishes to
speak during unscheduled public comment?
Okay, then we'll move on to agenda changes.
Chris, do you have any agenda changes? >> There are none. Thank you.
» Board, do did you have any agenda changes?
» No agenda changes. Uh therefore, the agenda is set. Next up is our consent
agenda. The minutes of the regular meeting of August 11th, 2026.
minutes of the special meeting of August 19th, 2026
and the James Distilling Company LLC temporary salesroom license. Are there
any questions, comments, or corrections? I know I have couple corrections in the
minutes. Um
um spellings of spelling of names >> the um August 11th meetings.
Um page three of the minutes under public
on the public hearing. Um the last name of Turnis was spelled with
two S's and should only be one. Um, on number seven, the vote on that same
page, Trustee Schroeder's name was spelled wrong both for ordinance 2611
and 2612. And then
trusteeio's name, last name was spelled wrong on um
page four of the minutes on the last item
under um uh
on the on your uh staff report. Otherwise, everything was good. Did
anybody else have any comments, questions, or corrections?
to the minutes or questions on the distilling company.
Okay, then I'll entertain a motion. >> Put forth a motion to approve the
consent agenda. >> Second.
Have a motion and a second to approve the consent agenda. All those in favor,
please say I. I. >> I. All those opposed, please say nay.
That motion passes unanimously. Up next is a presentation,
historic clock unveiling. Diana,
good evening, mayor, mayor prom, and trustees. Um, it's my honor tonight to
present a clock to the board of trustees from the family of Donald Shriner. Uh,
one of the things that I love about my job, um, working with Alex Kramer in the
community development department is that we get to get involved with the history
of the town of Elizabeth. It's very rich and our historic advisory board has been
able to dig deep into the facts of the the buildings and the people. And one of
the things that we implemented a couple years ago, historic advisory board, I
add we to that, but it's uh the oral history program. And through that, we've
been able to get local residents to share their stories and their history.
Through part of that, one of our historic advisory board members, Bob
Rasmmanson, had a conversation with Lucy Hoffines, who knows a lot about the
history of our town. And through that conversation, it was revealed that the
depot clock from the original railroad depot in the town of Elizabeth still
existed with the family of Donald Shriner.
So through uh a period over the last several months, we were able to um
locate that clock and the family has graciously donated it back to the town
of Elizabeth. It's hanging today over your shoulder. And what I would like to
do is read the wording on the plaque so that it's into our record tonight and
then introduce to you a member of that family.
So the Elizabeth Depot clock is believed to have served as the official station
clock in the Elizabeth Railroad depot. This historic time piece dates to the
late 1800s and reflects the arrival of rail service to Elizabeth in 1882.
For more than 50 years, it marked the time for railroad employees, travelers,
and the growing community. Displaying the word standard time, the
clock represents the area era when America's railroads introduced
synchronized timekeeping to improve safety and efficiency. Before electronic
signaling, accurate depot clocks were essential for coordinating train
operations and avoiding collisions on single track rail lines. When railroad
service ended in 1936, the depot was sold and dismantled, but
the clock was preserved through the care of local families.
It was housed in Frank Garland service station, later entrusted by Warren
Garland to local collector Donald Shriner and ultimately inherited by his
daughter. Through the efforts of the Elizabeth Historic Advisory Board, the
clock was located in Wisconsin and in a generous act of preservation, the family
of Donald Shriner donated it back to the town of Elizabeth. Today, the Elizabeth
Depot clock remains as a lasting symbol of Elizabeth's railroad heritage and the
community members who preserved its history for future generations.
So, I'm happy and honored to introduce to you Maryanne Anderson,
and she uh will let you know her story and her relationship to Donald Shriner.
» Thank you. First of all, I'd like to thank her for what she's done. I had no
idea what my brother had this until my niece Ladonna called and said, "I'm
sending a clock to you that will hang back where it belongs."
So, I have a funny story I'm going to share with you. My name is Maryanne
Shriner Anderson. So, I'm going to share a funny story. Where you guys are now
sitting, this is my aunt's and uncle's living
room.
So, many years ago, the Shriner Motor Company, which is now the carriage
house, was owned by my dad's two brothers.
It was the Shriner Motor Company. They brought in their brand new cars in
October. They covered them up. My brother was 15 years old. They went
to drove to Casser and they would bring the cars. The
sheriff stopped him one time. Wanted to know what he was doing driving a brand
new car cuz he was 15 years old, no license.
His name was Judge Roy Brown.
And uh Don told him they were bringing the new cars in. He said, 'Well, just
drive careful. Um, I am proud to say I've lived here
all my life. I know what all you guys know because
this is why you live here. How good it is to live here in Elizabeth. I
graduated 60 years ago with 200 in our red building.
So, it's an honor to have this held here.
My brother enjoyed clocks. I assume Warren Garland gave it to him cuz my
brother worked for Warren Garland. The gas station was down on the corner. We
had a drugstore when I was here. We had the Elizabeth Locker plant and they had
a swimming pool. We also had
uh Walmart for us which was called the Merkantill.
My dad's sister and brother-in-law had the red and white grocery store where
the tax shop was. Um, a lot of good memories here. A lot
of good people that lived here. We knew everybody. You didn't lock your car
doors. You didn't lock your house. It was a fun time to be here. It's a unique
time. I have felt that I've been a unique time. my um dad or my mom went to
school with my husband's dad and at one time there was very few
people in lives but like I say all my family was here my husband's family was
all around brothers and sisters and they said if the town of Elizabeth
would grow the Andersons and the Shriners would be related well we are so
it has been we got a lot of family history here of uh if my folks's family
wasn't ranching, they had different things here, different businesses than
Elizabeth. It they helped Elizabeth grow back in its day when the missile base
came. That was an experience. You couldn't walk across the street because
the tra traffic was so heavy. But it was a unique time to have grown up here. And
I'm proud to pay I live in Douglas County, have for 60some years, but I've
always still been this is home. Thank you very much. I greatly appreciate it.
Thank you.
Well, that's the whole best part of the meeting. Um
um we're going to close the regular meeting and go into the public hearing
for Gold Creek Commons PUB First Amendment. Alex. Yeah. Thank you, Mayor,
uh Mayor Protown, members of the board. Uh tonight we have the Gold Creek
Commons Plan Development First Amendment application. Uh, so the applicant, David
Bourne, representing the Steven and Betty Gibson Charitable Remainder Trust,
requests that the board of trustees approved an amendment to the Gold Creek
Commons plan development. The plan planning commission reviewed this
application last week at their August 18th meeting and voted unanimously 7 to
zero to recommend approval to the board of trustees. The amendment revises the
land use plan, the development standards, and the housing mix
established under the 2007 zoning, and it is accompanied by an amended
development guide that sets the standards for each planning area. The
property comprises approximately of 56.4 acres on the north side of Highway 86
within the town. Um, I have uh Mr. David Bourne, um, the applicant's
representative here with us tonight that I'll have come up and introduce himself.
um and the owner and and the rest of the project.
» Thank you, Alex. Mayor, Mayor Prom, uh trustees, good evening. My name is David
Bourne and I represent the applicant on this project. Six months ago, this board
approved the sketch plan for Gold Creek Commons. During that meeting, however,
members of the board challenged us to determine whether there was a more
compatible project. While the approved sketch plan reflected the development
rights established under the 2007 planned unit development, the question
was whether we could improve upon it. Rather than proceeding directly into
preliminary plat, we accepted the challenge. Over the past six months,
we've worked extensively with town staff, our consultants, referral
agencies, and neighboring property owners. The amendment before you tonight
is the product of those conversations. One of the questions raised during the
sketch plan hearing came from Mayor Prom Hutchkins who asked whether the
commercial area adjacent to the Simon neighborhood represented the best
interest and the best transition or whether there was a better solution. At
the time, we agreed a better solution likely existed, but explained that
making that change would require a PUD amendment rather than a sketch plan.
This amendment is our response to that. Nearly all of the commercial has been
relocated and concentrated along Highway 86 where it is most appropriate and
least disruptive to the existing neighborhoods. In its place, we've
created a minimum 60-foot open space buffer exceeding well beyond that in
several locations to provide a more compatible transition while also
maintaining while also minimizing impacts to the adjoining homes and
equestrian properties. Trusty Connley, you also had some expressed some
concerns about the uncertainty associated with more than 25 acres of
future commercial development. While the traffic study projected anticipated
volumes, the size and location of that commercial area left a broad range of
future uses and variables. This amendment substantially narrow narrows
those variables. It reduces project projected traffic by approximately
one-third and replaces more than 25 acres of potential commercial
development with a single 3.3 acre neighborhood commercial site along
Highway 86. The result is a project that is more predictable, more compatible,
and more appropriate for its surroundings. We've also committed to
continue working with the neighborhood. Over the past six months, we've spent
countless hours doing exactly that. Not every request could be accommodated, but
many of the revisions before you are the direct result of those conversations.
Last week, the planning commission held its public hearing on this amendment.
After hearing from staff and the public in conducting its own discussions, the
planning commission unanimously recommended approval to the board. We
recognize that no development proposal resolves every concern, and we know
there are still issues on which reasonable people may disagree. We also
believe though that this amendment reflects the comments made by the board
during the sketch plan hearing, the input we've received from the
neighborhood over the past 6 months, and the recommendations of town staff and
the planning commission. The approved sketch plan remains available to us. We
are here tonight because we believe this amendment is a more thoughtful, more
compatible, and more responsive plan for this property. And we respectfully ask
for your support. With me tonight, I have Chris McGran, our traffic engineer,
Garrett Bales, our civil engineer, and Don Ryan, our planner, to stand for any
detailed questions you may have, and I'm also available after to hear to answer
any questions you may have for me. Thank you.
» Thank you.
» This is the time for public comment. Um, and I have one person that signed
up. Is it Renea Oar? Rene,
» you will have three minutes. >> Renee Oar, O as in olive, apostrophe B
as in boy, A R. Uh, do I give my address as well,
» please? >> 40305
Margaret Drive. Um, I'm a resident of Elbert County, so not in the town of
Elizabeth, but um, I do have a question actually for you, Dan.
» David. David, I'm so sorry, David. Um, and it's can the staff provide a
side-by-side comparison of currently approved plan and the amendment,
specifically peak hour traffic, um, including school school times. Um, and
then total annual water demand. Um, does the amendment increase or decrease the
water usage and what is the source of that water?
So >> if it's okay to
when public hearing is done, I'll have a chance to rebut everything. Okay.
Respond >> if if you that's and I'll respond to
that. >> Great. Thank you.
» Is there anyone else who did not sign up that would like to speak? If so, please
come to the podium, state your name and address, and spell your last name for
the record, please.
Hi, I'm Carter. >> Is it on?
» Thank you. I'm Karen Carter. I've lived in the Simron neighborhood since 1997.
Um, myself and seven other Simron residents came together. We met with 36
of our neighbors and educated them on this project. We also had several
meetings with the developers about our requests and what we really needed to
see happen. Um, we have a saying when we meet, who are you going to be mad at?
The property owner that has every right to sell the property or the developer
that has every right to develop the property. We went in with that attitude.
We talked to them about water. We talked to them about lights. We talked to them
about traffic. The commissioners supported us in our rural neighborhood
to not let all the traffic come through our neighborhood. We are in
conversations and emailing the commissioners to please work with all of
you on road 13 because when we look at this development and any development
that comes into Elbert County, we respectfully request you to look at
infrastructure, to look at your budgets, to look at what money you have. We
cannot be in Dr. Cog yet where the state will help fund some of that, but we can
look at the future. Road 13 connects directly to this property and 86 will be
a cluster. We are not going to stand up here and
say we're ecstatically happy about this, but we're not going to say that the
developer did not work with us. They were respectful. They were wonderful and
they reduced their commercial. They reduced a lot of everything that they
could and gave us buffers. If you need the names of the people, I
have a list. Okay. Thank you. >> Thank you.
Was there is there anyone else that wish to speak? This is your opportunity.
Paul Schwarz, town of Elizabeth resident.
Uh if you read your packet
as I did, it states that third 30% of uh
the property would be open space. In other areas, it says only 20% of the
property will be owner open space.
It also states that uh 3.2 units per acre in the
housing. Well, that includes all the commercial too and the roads. So, it's a
flawed comparison. Now, one thing they state in there is
that, oh, we're going to bring in so much tax revenue and and and
all of that and things will be lovely. They don't tell you that, yeah, it's
going to require drilling a new well. It's going to require hiring more public
works, going to require more officers, more calls for service from the police
department. They don't tell you that in their report.
Of course not. That's not what they're looking for.
So the question is, why did they go for the sketch plan if
they were then intending on coming back and asking for higher density?
How come they just didn't cut down on the,
you know, address the neighbors concerns about buffering and reduce the size of
the commercial area? No. No. They had to increase the number of residential.
There's no way that the that the concerns of the residents
were addressed properly. It was well what can we get maximum?
So question to you should be how come
they didn't anticipate market conditions?
Is it the town's responsibility to alleviate
failure to anticipate market conditions on commercial properties?
I don't think so. He should be held to his original plan
or at least the original densities.
Thank you.
Thank you, Paul. Is there anyone else that wishes to get up at this time and
speak?
Okay. Then >> yeah, I'd keep the public hearing open
for the developers rebuttal. >> Yes.
» Yes. >> Whenever that you ready for that?
» Yes. >> Okay.
» Um, thank you for everybody who came and spoke. I want to address just a couple
comments that made the question Rene that you had about the uh peak traffic
comparison in the application packet. We do have a tra uh two things. We have a
full a traffic impact study. We also as one of the exhibits have um a traffic
count comparison between the approved sketch plan and this proposal. Um I have
traffic engineer here. So just I'll go and you correct me if I say anything
wrong. It shows both um peak and off- peak traffic. It also shows new and
what's the other word? >> Okay,
I'm I'm off the deep end now. Um there's two classifications of traffic
that it shows. Depending on which one you look at, it demonstrates a decrease
of between 34 and 32% this proposal versus the sketch plan. And I think Alex
might have that if I don't know if you have a print out available or it it is
online in the packet if if you can show it, but it it was part of our
application. The second question you asked was about water. We don't
necessarily have a study that demonstrates here's the exact amount of
water that's going to be issued per use. When the PUB was approved in 2007, um
the owner had to agree that all of the water rights and shares that were that
ran with the property would be transferred to the town of Elizabeth in
exchange for the proposal of what was going to be what was going to be
developed that they determined and the water shares were going to be sufficient
to service that and in excess. The town has been using those water rights for
the past 20 years. the proposal that we have, and this is not as precise a
science as traffic count, but usually commercial uses about five times the
water usage as residential. There's big swings in there and there's big
variable, but that's kind of a general rule of thumb. And we've reduced um the
commercial from about 25 acres to about 3 acres. Additionally, a lot of the
restrictions that we voluntarily placed on the residents include water
management um clauses in terms of landscaping and and uses. Um I think
those are your two questions. Um the other question Paul you had mentioned
open space. I believe the and Don's here. He can answer the number is 30% of
the property is now open space. The requirement in the PUD I believe was
5.5%. Um, Don, correct me if any of those
numbers are wrong. I think the big question, and Paul, you said it very
eloquently, why are we really here? If we had the sketch plan and we had it
approved, why are we here? Um, there was a very wise man at the sketch plan
hearing who also spoke about this and he said, um, the changes that are required
are sufficient, and I quote, a PUD amendment should be required for you to
approve this. followed up by saying they'd have half the opposition if they
would just take the commercial off the west side. That wise man was also Paul.
Um so he he brought both of those comments that I think really helped us
further this um discussion. So and I'm open to any other questions that you may
have at this time as well as any of my consultants and engineers.
Corey, is this where we need to ask additional questions or do that next?
» You can close the public hearing and ask questions if if you want to go to
deliberations. >> Okay. Well, I have some questions before
» that then. Um
it in the development plan it talks about the single family detached as the
shift toward a primarily single farm family detached residential program with
uh single family attached housing limited to planning. Area two is more
consistent with the character of the surrounding residential. So, is that
planning area number two going to include both single family attached and
single family detached? >> I'm glad you brought that up, mayor,
because that was one of the one of the other items of feedback that came back
from the sketch plan that we didn't address necessarily in the comments. Um,
the original sketch plan allowed for two planning two residential planning areas.
One had a minimum of 6,000 square foot detached homes. The other had minimum of
4,500 ft detached homes, but also allowed for 3500 ft minimum lotsized
attached homes. Uh the sketch plan that we provided had the 134 homes and I
think it was 52 and 82 detached versus attached. Consistent feedback not only
from the trustees but also from many of the neighbors that we spoke to said they
didn't like the attached product. it felt a little too high density for this
type of setting. Uh as you know there was a lot of opinions you know some hey
they should be fiveacre minimum lots that obviously wasn't something that was
economically feasible but we did agree that um the challenge with the existing
sketch plan was that those residences were isolated to specific acreage. If we
could expand the acreage where we could put the homes we could spread them out
and have more detached homes. So right now the amendment shows um I think we're
allowed to have a maximum of 10 attached homes total and those would be allocated
or isolated in residential planning area 2 I believe is the right number which is
the area directly north of the commercial space. So the the closest to
Highway 86 furthest away from the existing homes.
» Okay, that makes more sense. Um, and then
why why did you choose a 14 pump gas station and convenience store to
determine um the traffic on the commercial acreage?
» Um, I think great question. Um, one of the things we did when we went through
the commercial, there were a number so and I'm going to give a long preamble
before I get to the answer. Um there were a number of uses on the commercial
list that were unappealing to a lot of the neighbors. They included I think a
liquor store, nightclub, some of the things that in discussions we said in
our proposal we're going to remove those from acceptable uses. Gas station
convenience store is one of them. The reason why we use that in the traffic
study, it is one of the highest traffic uses that could be placed on that site.
Uh, Trusty Connley, that was one of the things that you had brought up
frequently that you're putting these um you get 25 acres of commercial. The
range of what could be put on there is pretty wide. If it's something like a
gas station, it's going to use a lot of cars. It's going to have a lot of
traffic. If it's something like a, you know, I don't know, a remote work
office, it's going to have significantly less. But the variable is really great.
We selected something with the highest possible or one of the highest possible
traffic counts to use in our study. So when the reality comes in, it's not
going to be more than that. >> Okay. So that is not necessarily what
you're seeking to to put on there. >> It is one of the allowed uses. We are
not proposing here what what exactly is going to go there.
» Okay. Yeah, that was one of my other things because this is a commercial use
commercial mixeduse area or because it's in the PUB is that why
then you can put a gas station in there because in our normal ordinances
in commercial mixed use a gas station isn't allowed. It has to be in um
regional commercial or light industrial. So it is so a gas station commercial a
gas station convenience store is one of the specific allowed uses on this PUD.
It is not one of the ones that was egregiously offensive to the neighbors
that we selected to remove. >> Okay. Um then I just have a couple of
questions about the both the housing maximum height and the commercial
maximum height because both of those to me on the housing you've got a maximum
height of 35 ft and on the commercial a maximum of 40t which um both of those
will dwarf anything around them. Um, and to me that's too massive. And we don't
allow that in any other and I I understand this is a PUD and it has
different rules, but we don't allow that in any of the other
» um areas. So I'm curious why that much height. So, I I think a couple things
when we evaluated the PUD, we tried to identify the things that really gave um
I'm going to say the board and the neighbors serious heartburn. Um, and a
lot of that was the product product type, the attached product, the
proximity to the existing homes, the proximity of the commercial to the
existing homes, the volume of the commercial, and the traffic that it
generated. We didn't go line by line and try to
identify every single thing to rewrite the entire PUD. Okay? Not only for our
sake, our sake, but for yours as well. So, a lot of the elements we left in
there, we did in um reinforce some of them that we felt were lacking. There's
some elements in there where we changed language about landscaping, where we
changed language about um I think the fire protection and fire mitigation. Um
there was some language that we changed about water wise because those were the
things that came up as sensitive issues with the discussions that we had with
regard to it dwarfing. I think the um I think the concern that we really tried
to address was the compatibility and the transition between the existing
neighbors into ours. We know it's not going to be, you know, it's not going to
make everybody happy and and that would be very difficult to do. What we really
thought was important to address that issue which is the compatibility and
that's either height or you know width or attached um was the buffer between
the equestrian property on Simmeron which find which makes our western
border and ours. So we were able to put a 60oot buffer an open space buffer
between their property and the next nearest property. That means on that
property, so if somebody puts a home there, their back fence is 60 ft away
from their neighbor's back fence, the the existing Simron neighbor, but they
also have a 25 ft buffer or 25 ft setback from that fence to where their
structure would be. So that means that the nearest structure would be 85 ft
away from the neighboring property line. And many of those properties are a few
hundred feet away from their own property line. So I think that was what
we were really going for to ease the compatibility, not necessarily going and
adjusting every element of the existing uh landscape and architectural
guidelines.
» Okay. And then I know in the original agreement it talked about uh basically a
metro district. Mhm. >> Um
and so it looks like you're still going to
look at doing a metro district for the infrastructure.
» Yeah, I I would say that falls under the same category. That's something that's
in the existing PUD. We've left it in the PUD. We will explore to see if that
makes sense. Again, if it's compatible with
» what's going to be built there and who's going to live there, but we haven't done
anything to pursue that at this time. >> Okay. Um, and I know that in I think
it's in the original one, it talks about that the commercial property, the roads
in there are going to be um private roads. Um, is that still the intention
that the roads in the commercial area will be private roads?
» I'm going to admit you stumped me on that one. Okay. Um,
and and maybe Don, I don't know if you know the answer to that.
» Okay, I brought somebody smarter than me to answer that. Let me have Don answer
that. >> Thank you,
» Don Ryan with LII Design Group. Uh, so the the property for the commercial is
limited to 3.3 acres. That's a relatively small site. In addition, that
particular parcel has some constraints. It has the flood plane. It has the
existing sewer easement that runs through it. So, the effective net area
of that commercial area is actually smaller than 3.3 acres. There's really
not enough room to put a private street per se in that parcel.
» Okay. Um, I believe that I in my experience
you could maybe have two uses in that parcel, but more likely there will just
be one use, one commercial use in that 3.3 acre parcel.
» Okay, thank you.
» Does anybody else have questions for the applicant?
» I don't have any questions. >> Okay.
» All right. Thank you. >> Thank you.
Then at this time, we will close the public hearing
and go into new business at 7:46 p.m.
And we're in new business discussion and possible action on ordinance 2613,
an ordinance amending the planned unit development zoning for the property
generally known as the Gold Creek Commons PUD.
Alex, did you have anything to add? >> I I do not, but I'm open to any
questions.
James, can I ask you a question on the um where it talks about um and this is
under the fire stuff um about the 60,000 gallons
and 180,000 gallons. Does that mean there will be storage town owned storage
water storage tanks on that property? uh currently at this time. I know there's
there was some discussion when uh Mike was still with the town um for that.
There's also some discussion on um serviceability on uh sanitary sewer that
you know later on down the road with design um would would come up at some
point, but I I'm not too clear on if that's the 60 uh and 100,000 gallon
holding capacities of the current lift stations
um that we have in place. Um so I I'd have to look into that.
» Okay. Thank you. And I and I would just say this, practically speaking, things
like water storage are addressed at subdivision. Okay?
» So it'll be at that point where >> the water storage needs would be would
be evaluated and if necessary, those would be obligations to the developer.
» Okay. Thank you. Any other
questions or comments?
Uh, I would just like to say that um
I appreciate everything the applicant has done through this process. I have
been involved in and aware of numerous other
developments and processes and I have yet to come across an applicant um that
has put the effort into really listening to what questions that we had as a board
and also um to the residents because unfortunately the residents
abuing the property um sort of get usually get told
you know too bad you didn't buy it that kind of thing and you have not done that
and I appreciate that. I I think it speaks well to the ownership and to the
group. Um, and I just want to say I think you have done a good job with that
and I know that um, you know, we have a lot of, uh, residents from Simmeron here
that have spoken at other meetings in attendance tonight and I think it says a
lot to what you have done. um that they all have not had something negative to
say tonight. Um you've done a lot of work with the community. You've listened
to them and I I appreciate that. Um and I think um you've done a good job. I
personally I am for this because I see the changes
that you've made and
you know some people don't want growth necessarily to happen
in our community. Growth is a bad thing. Like it's a four-letter word. But
a community as a whole, we need growth. We need new people. We need new ideas.
Um, as I was reading through your maps and your plans and everything, I
thought, you know, this is an opportunity. This is a place where
someone might move in there and they say, "Hey, I I love where I live.
I want to have a business here that I want to be able to work where I live.
Um, that's the kind of things that keep this community growing
a and bringing people in and I um I I just I appreciate what you have
done. Um, you know, Angie talked about the the
building heights and stuff and those, you know, I realize those can be
addressed um at a later date when we get into, you know, more specifics. Um, but,
you know, I I'm in favor of ordinance 26-13.
Any other comments? If not, I'll accept a motion.
» Move to approve ordinance 26-13, an ordinance amending the planned unit
development zoning for the property generally known as the Gold Creek
Commons PUB. >> I'll second it.
I have a motion and a second to approve ordinance 2613,
an ordinance amending the planned unit development zoning for the property
generally known as the Gold Creek Commons PUD.
Michelle, can we do a re roll call vote? >> Yes, Mayor. Mayor Turnis,
» I. >> Mayor Proan Hutchkins,
» I. >> Trustee Einar,
» I. >> Trusty Schroeder,
» I. Trusty Connley >> I.
» Trusty Gaither >> I.
» That motion passes unanimously. Thank you gentlemen.
Next on our agenda is discussion and possible action on resolution 26R
24, a resolution approving the settlement agreement upon termination
between the town and triplem construction LLC regarding the trade
contractor agreement for the Main Street streetscape project. Chris,
» thank you, Madam Mayor. I don't have much to add. I know that I've had
discussions with each of you uh extensively over the last uh several
months uh as we've um worked our way through this to this point. Um at this
point, we're um there's a little bit of back and forth from the from the legal
standpoint in terms of language. Um but and so I will defer to uh Cory's
superior area edition and uh knowledge on uh what we're doing there. Um I would
accept whatever recommendation he gives you. I I do not anticipate that we will
change the agreement other than the the last version that I gave you uh this
morning uh which was from Corey. Uh I don't anticipate changing it and I don't
think he's going to tell you that you should change it. So, um uh if it if it
is approved, I will take that to the uh opposing uh party and try and get this
thing buttoned up. That's all I have. Any other questions? I'm happy to
answer. >> Thank you. Corey, did you have something
for us? >> So, just just a couple things. So, first
of all, as to the language, there is one outstanding issue and it is very simple.
it is whether or not if there is what's referred to as a material breach of the
agreement whether the the prevailing party is entitled to attorney fees. Um,
practically speaking, am I worried about it? I'm not because I am confident the
town of Elizabeth would not materially breach the agreement. So, practically
speaking, it's not a concern. It is a legal concern in terms of the ability of
the town of Elizabeth to appropriate for that if it were to ever happen many
years in the future. My suggestion on that is to if you are inclined to
approve the agreement to approve it subject to my final approval and it
would only be as to that provision because everything else has been agreed
upon. Secondly, I just want to make sure the board knows what the agreement says.
And it is an agreement to essentially tell the contractor we're done. And
everything we see that's left there that we see or could discover today, we do
not have a claim against the contractor. Um, we do have a claim if there are
later latent defects. In other words, defects we cannot determine as of
today's date and the contractor has agreed to cooperate in the event that
the town determines it appropriate to um make a claim against the design
engineer. Um, I think while the contractor and the town have found it
hard to agree on most things, the one thing they can't agree on is that they
that the design was a lot of the issue that made this project much more
difficult. So, um I want to make sure what the town is getting into um and
that you all understand what the terms of the settlement are because, um this
is one of those where I think based on the direction you gave the town
administrator, no one's happy. Um but frankly, I don't think um litigation
over the amounts at issue could ever get you a better deal.
» Okay. So go over that part that's not currently in that. Can you say that
again? >> The first the part we have. Yes.
» So the it is a common provision in agreements that the party that wins if
there is a breach is entitled to attorney fees.
» Okay? >> So this is what's known as a prevailing
party attorney fees provision. In other words, if there is a material breach if
the town were able to prove that TripleM materially breached the settlement
agreement, it would be entitled to attorney fees against TripleM. Likewise,
if TripleM determined or made an allegation that was proven that the town
materially breached the settlement agreement, then it would be entitled to
attorney fees. That is the only section that is still in play. And our typical
agreements do not um expose the town to possible attorney fees because frankly
you can't appropriate for them. So let's assume that
something unforeseen happened and the town materially breached the agreement.
That would likely be not in 2026. And how do you appropriate as a matter
of budgeting for that type of award? That's the issue. Um the law is
ambiguous on that issue. Um and so do I think it is a hill for the town board to
die on? I don't. Um for two reasons. Number one, the likelihood of there
actually being a breach of this settlement agreement is
very very insignificant. The reason it is very very insignificant is that
there's no obligations of either party. TripleM
basically leaves and says if you discover something that's hidden, we're
still on the hook for it. The town says, TripleM, we're paying you the contract
amount. You're agreeing that if we decide to make a claim against the
engineer, you will cooperate.
That's pretty much the deal. >> Okay.
» And and I would I would just merely add that
there really is no real opportunity for us to materially breach this agreement
on September 9th when the notice period for the subcontractors or as required by
um state law. uh once that period has passed, we're cutting a check and that's
should be the conclusion of the agreement. So I don't think that you
have any risk that we are going to materially breach that and I don't I
don't believe that that they will either. So, I I think this is a lot of
maybe wrangling about language that really isn't going to be necessary, but
I again follow this guy's advice on that.
» It is definitely lawyer's wrangling. I there is no doubt I'm not um but but
Chris raised something that's important that the other piece is originally we
said, you know, we're going to we're going to bring something and tonight's
the final resolution. Well, when we went and looked at where the town was in this
project, it had never published for final settlement. So, the way the
process works, the town has to publish notice of final settlement first because
if there are any subcontractors or suppliers that haven't been paid, that
is their time to make a claim. That statute's there because contractors
cannot lean public property. So, this is how you um how contractors deal with
public entities. So, we have to wait for final settlement. If there are any
outstanding claims, the statute says we hold it until those claims are resolved.
As of today, we haven't gotten any. Although, we did receive, I think, one
open records request that suggests someone may be looking. So, assuming
everything we don't get any claims, they get paid in full. Assuming there's a
claim, they get paid in full for everything minus the claim.
and and we have published that in paper record and um and on the website. So
we've we've we've complied with this statute in terms of notice. So
» Okay. Thank you. Any other questions or comments on this?
» I'm just glad to have this behind us. >> Amen.
» Then I will entertain a motion.
Move to approve resolution 26R-24, resolution approving the settlement
agreement um upon termination between the town and
triplem construction regarding the trade contractor agreement
for the Main Street streetscape project. I'll second that.
» Okay. I have a motion and a second to approve resolution 26R24,
a resolution approving the settlement agreement upon termination between the
town and M Construction LLC regarding the trade contractor agreement for the
Main Street streetscape project.
All those in favor, please say I. I. >> I. All those opposed, please say nay.
That motion passes unanimously.
Next up is discussion and possible action on ordinance 2614,
an ordinance amending the Elizabeth Municipal Code by addition there two of
a new article six of chapter 8 regulating the operation of electrical
assisted bicycles. Chief,
» Madame Mayor, Mayor Prom, members of the board, is that as you're aware, we have
been going through a process to draft an ordinance regarding um ebikes and other
types of electrical well assisted
bicycles,
» yeah, emotes
and um This came in part due to the movement throughout the state of
Colorado and throughout the nation and in response to community concern. Uh
working with u Corey um an ordinance was drafted and I can
say in my assessment in reviewing other ordinances this is this virtually
mirrors a number of ordinances throughout the state. Um and it
addresses a number of concerns that were raised by the public to include speed on
sidewalks um
being one. So I again I and it also has a parental responsibility
uh component to it. So I think this is largely a
well-drafted ordinance for the town of Elizabeth.
I found this to be very confusing. >> So, can you and I've read it over a
couple of times because I'm going I still don't get it. Um
» well and part of the trouble is that because of their the different classes
of of bikes, you have to address them individually and you have to take into
account the ADA because believe it or not, some of these vehicles also are
protected by the ADA. So um truthfully, it is an incredibly
confusing and complex ordinance. Um but what it does in effect,
the exceptions are what's confusing in my view. But what it does is it provides
a mechanism for the police department to address
adults and children that are riding these bikes illegally primarily on
trails, on sidewalks uh and the places that are causing um
harm to the community. And what again what makes this more confusing at least
in my mind is we have the exceptions you have to insert in it for under the ADA.
I have one question. On page 258,
uh, section H, it says, "Unlicensed vehicles may not operate on public
roadways within the town except by written order of the town administrator
or the town administrator designing." So, a guy comes through town with a
piece of farm equipment that doesn't have to be licensed. Do they got to come
to town hall say, "Hey, I'm coming through town."
» No, because farm equipment is exempted under state law.
» But that's not what that says. >> The town is a statutory town. Cannot
deviate from state law. Farm equipment is a totally different type of vehicle
not covered by this ordinance. >> When you said unlicensed vehicles,
that's what confused me. >> It's essentially exempt.
» It is under state law. farm equipment is completely exempt. That could even be
» they don't need a license. It could be a hay bail. It could be whatever.
» Um would it be possible to make like an infographic
to put out to the public that makes this easier to digest?
» Absolutely. And we can frankly steal from others because um I know that the
city and county of Broomfield has put something out which is what this was
largely taken from because they have the they've been kind of at the forefront of
this Um, a couple of other communities have followed. So, yeah, we can
absolutely do that. >> Perfect. Thank you.
» So, you're going to do that? >> Chief.
» Okay. Well, this is So, you talk about low power scooters
and low-speed electric vehicles. The low power scooters.
Is this a scooter that's going to require a driver's license? because it
says it's permitted on public roadways although it may
no low power scooter may travel on a roadway in excess of 40 miles per hour.
Are you talking about the speed limit that the roadway has or the how fast the
low power scooter can go? >> The 40 mph
» for the scooter. >> Yes.
» Okay. So, does that then require to be No. Oh,
» that's one of the reasons the parental responsibilities in here.
» Okay. And and so is the same true then with that lowspeed electric vehicles
because that one's 35 mph. >> It's going to depend. Some do, some
don't. >> Okay.
» I mean, and that's one of the difficulties with this is
» that's why I was so confused. I'm >> these these um definitions are not town
definitions. These are definitions taken from state
law. Oh, >> so I would love to tell you that I was
able to make these up, but no, these are these are
» not. Nope.
» Yeah, we saved you money. >> Yeah,
» it is. Can is there a way to boil it down more not in the town code but in
literature that we put out that will >> that's exactly what Trusty Connley asked
for I think and so yes we are going to do exactly that.
» Okay. Pictures are good too. >> Agreed. No and I I think that's what a
lot of communes have done. So we're going to
» Okay. >> If adopted we'll absolutely do that.
» Okay. Any other questions or comments?
What are we adopting? If this is so confusing, what I'm trying
to wrap my head around is what are we adopting? I mean, what what rules? Yep.
Are we laying down? >> Go to section 8-6-20.
» It's page 256.
Okay, let me go to the board. >> Yeah,
» and it's page three of six of the ordinance itself.
» 256 of the name. >> So you there are two pages of
definitions, which to me is what makes this
» so incredibly confusing, but that's that's the definitions that we have to
follow. So section 8-6-20
is where you actually take all of these crazy definitions and try to apply them.
And so the first section 8-6-20 says which vehicles
of as defined above are allowed on public streets.
» Okay, hold on. Stop. >> Okay, trying to catch up to catch up.
Other powerdriven mobility device. >> Other power-driven mobility device. I
see that. >> I see toy vehicle, unlicensed vehicle,
and vehicle. >> Right. And so all of those are defined
above. >> And so you have to go through all of
those to say which ones are allowed on streets, which ones aren't. So an
electric >> which is the next one section 8-6-20
use on public streets. >> So that is what is
being >> debated. No legislated. That is what
this does. It says based on the definitions above,
» right? >> An electrical assisted bicycle defined
above, >> right,
» is permitted to be used on public streets,
» right? Unless,
and this is again taken from state law, >> okay?
» If the town makes a determination, that it is too highly trafficked to
safely allow for class one and two electrical assisted bicycles and where
there's a suitable alternative route within 450 ft. And again, I didn't pick
that. That is state law. >> I understand.
» In that case, >> keep going.
» In that case, they can be prohibited because you have an alternative route.
Understood. >> An EPAMD can be operated on a public
roadway. That is effectively an ADA issue.
» Sure. That's that's somebody in a scooter can't walk.
» Right. An electric scooter as defined above can be used on a public street but
not on sidewalks. And again, you can you have the
exception if you have an alternative route within 450 with there within a
quarter of a mile, >> right? A low power scooter, again this
is talking about what's allowed on public streets, permitted on public
roadways, but cannot go in excess of 40 miles an hour. A low-speed electric
vehicle >> has the all the rules of the road for
that. So that is what 8-6-20 does. Rules of the road. Okay.
» 8-6-30 rules on other town property. Got it.
So, um, it says what can and can't be used on town property, playgrounds,
tennis courts, athletic fields, >> right? Pickleball court, etc.
» Yep. I see. >> Section 8-6-40,
school grounds, private property, same thing.
So, it's basically where they can be used, which types of vehicles can be
used in each location. And and if I could add just a from a um
practical extent, right, we we don't have tools right now for when we find
vehicles that we think are inappropriate for where they're being used. Right.
Right. And so this does try and distinguish those. Uh it will be a
learning um uh curve for the public uh the parents that are um
are providing these bikes to the children and anybody else that are using
them. The um I think you all know um chief well enough to know that we're not
going to be heavy-handed. uh if it's confusing uh we will educate
before we legislate and and and put them in municipal court. So we're but this
does give you the uh foundation in which they can actually do something cuz right
now they really can't. And so um we will spend a lot of time with education of
those folks. Uh, and I'm certain that the chief will spend time educating the
officers themselves about um the various provisions of the the ordinance, but uh
I can tell you we will take a common sense approach to applying this
legislation. >> Okay. And the la the last thing I would
add is the very last section is which is 8-6-90
is probably going to be the most important section in a lot of ways
because um you know just like people don't know often times that you can get
a DUI on a bike. >> Yes.
» Um >> and a boat. This this section confirms
that the provisions of the model traffic code regarding things like reckless
diving, careless driving >> driving. Yeah.
» Um >> deluding.
» Yep. They apply. >> Okay.
» And you know, and the the town has over over time come up with a pretty good
trail system. >> Yes. And these things are a have become
a significant safety concern on trails in my mind and Elizabeth even made worse
by the fact you also have horses and these spook horses. I mean so there
there's there's a whole host of um reasons that communities are doing this.
Okay. But just point of reference.
» Yeah. We're a rural community
» and if the kids, and I say kids because I don't see adults very often on this
stuff, so Chief probably has a better idea of this than I do, but I see the
kids on these things. And if they're riding on the street,
just like a cyclist would who happens to be, you know, pedaling across town,
or if they're using it on a pathway that's been worn along the
side of a roadway, are we basically going to say that, "Hey kids, you can't
ride these things on a trail that's just dirt between
Running Creek Elementary and a kid who lives on,
you know, uh, uh, Pine Street. Is is Is that what we're Is that what
we're going to be looking for when we talk about trails? And and if a kid
rides one of these things on the trail from
Running Creek Elementary and down and around town and then ends up in Running
Creek Park, is that a no? No. So, I'm going to take you to section 8-6-30
subsection B.
Subsection B1 says if we've posted signs prohibiting it, the answer is yes.
Otherwise, they're allowed unless it is a class three bicycle,
which is the ones that go really fast. >> Understand?
» And those are prohibited. >> Okay.
» How? Not that I own one of these things. What
is class three? >> It's defined.
It it is, but I mean >> it's the big ones.
» It's it's uh >> for lack of
» is that the thing that says 750 cc's of electrical power?
» No, it is an electrical assisted bicycle equipped with a motor that provides
assistance only when the rider is pedaling and that ceases to provide
assistance when a bicycle reaches a speed of 28 m an hour. Okay. So 28 m an
hour compared to class one and two that it basically stop at 20.
» So it's anything that can go above 20 m hour
» in speed if if it can attain 28 30 35 mph that's that's known as the class C
» class three class three sorry class three. So, we're saying in this that
class three will not be allowed on any trails or pathways correct? That is
correct. >> But they can ride it on the street.
» Correct. >> Correct.
» That was my Thank you, Lauren. Because that was my next question. Where can
they ride them? >> Street.
» Just like you could ride any bike that you pedal on your own.
» Okay. >> And follow the rules of the road,
» right? Because I mean, yeah, if a good cyclist can pedal 35, 40 miles an hour,
somebody who's athletic enough. >> Okay.
» Well, they also have to signal, >> right?
» Yeah. You'll have that as well. >> Okay. Um, lastly, and I'm going to let
this go.
Is any of this or is all of this that we're putting forth set in concrete or
is it amendable over time? >> Anything you legislate is amendable over
time. >> Um my understanding from conversations
I've had with the chief is that this is something that the community has been um
asking for and talking about for quite some time. Um, I absolutely appreciate
the point that this is a rural community that um these kind of rules are are
unusual. Um, in my experience, rural communities
across the state now are dealing with this because there have been issues
where folks just aren't using these on streets. They're using them everywhere
else. And that's where the danger comes.
my my my hesitation with all of it in in going over the minutia and I apologize
to everyone on the board for taking up unnecessary time. I grew up as a kid in
Evergreen, Colorado in the 1970s and 80s. We all had dirt bikes. We all had
various bikes of different kinds. We rode them all over and I know darn well
we rode them illegally as well as legally. And we had a darn good time
doing it. And even though I face planted and almost broke my neck more than once
using those u motorcycles, I enjoyed them very much. And I enjoy being a kid.
And I know that kids can be really annoying and people find a lot of
different reasons to really loathe the 13, the 14, the 12-year-old kid down the
street because he rides this or he rides that or he makes too much noise with his
drum set or whatever. That being said,
I'm I'm I understand where this is going. Um but yeah, as long as it's
something that is not going to be heavy-handed uh and make every kid um uh
um a potential um target.
Again, that comes down to the enforcement and
you have a police chief that's pretty common senseoriented
» and I think that that will um filter down to the officers and obviously if
it's if it's if it's used in a heavy-handed fashion after this chief is
gone or whenever you whenever you do I mean then you can address that from a
policy standpoint say but but this is I mean the fact is this is a tool and if
you don't have this tool in the box you can't fix the problem and what we're
really trying to do is make sure that those people don't get hurt on the trail
that aren't just a punk kid that's cruising around trying to jump uh things
like we all probably did. I mean I so I honestly we'll we will do this with a
common sense uh approach and there will also be an education period where we
want to make sure that our officers even understand and uh um it is really going
to be just a an educational tool first before it is a legislational
» appreciate that. So, >> thanks.
» Thank you, Chief and Corey, for coming up with this. Um,
and Mike's right, we're rural, but these kids out here all have social
media. And trust me, all of these things that are going on in the bigger towns
with these bikes, they are all on social media. And kids
10 and up are all over trying to make it on social
media and post the same stupid stuff that's happening in other jurisdictions
and eluding the police and cutting through people's backyards and um
driving against the flow of traffic and all kinds of other things um
are happening And whether we like it or not, we will end up seeing it out here
if we haven't already. And I know that there's been instances on sidewalks and
stuff where the kids are riding too fast. So, um, I get it. Um, so I
appreciate it and I I'm glad you guys are going to do some other educational
things because yeah, reading this was very confusing. So anyway, any other
questions or comments? If not, I will entertain a motion. put
forth a motion to approve ordinance 26-14, an ordinance amending the
Elizabeth Municipal Code by the addition thereto of a new article,
» what is that? >> 11
» six >> Roman numerals of chapter 8 regulating
the operation of electrical assisted bicycles.
» I'll second it. I have a motion and a second to approve ordinance ordinance
26-14, an ordinance amending the Elizabeth
Municipal Code by the addition thereto of a new article 6 of chapter 8
regulating the operation of electrical assisted bicycles. All those in favor,
please say I. I. >> All those opposed, please say nay. That
passes unanimously.
Next up is items for consideration. And I have a couple
um that um
talking about 601 Pine Ridge Street as to what the plan moving forward with
that is. Um and um
personally I I would also like the board to talk about whether we want Christmas
presents because in my book I I'd like to get away from that. Um but
uh and then um the other thing that we should talk
about is um parks and wreck is looking to
revamp the rec center um because they want to bring it before the voters
next year in May. um it won't be on this November ballot. Um but one of the
things they're asking is whether we're we the town would want to partner with
them in including some space for senior center. So those
are just three different things that at some point we
should have discussion on. I think
and it doesn't need to be tonight. It can be on another evening if we want to
put that on there.
Any other items for consideration
» regarding the thing that you mentioned, Mayor, with parks and wreck.
» Yes. I would definitely like to see something in front of us as a board
because um I too have heard several things that
parks and wreck is alluding to in their future planning. Of course, the only
reason I'm even made aware of these things is I presently do business with
them. I provide their security and surveillance for the facility buildings
that are there now and that includes the pavilion. Um, but I know that there's
talk too that they would like um to also perhaps build a regional swimming pool
of some sort, >> right,
» in addition to that. So, I would definitely like that to be something
that >> we discuss in the not too distant future
um knowing that it wasn't going to be on this fall's um um ballot, but May is not
far. >> Yes, correct. I agree. And I think we
need to talk sooner than later about it. >> Yeah.
» If we're looking, >> I think an opportunity for your new
manager will be um that's a perfect opportunity to give them that direction
and say, "Hey, um sit down with those folks, meet with them, and and start
that relationship." And then you all can kind of uh work with it as it develops.
But I I I think there's nothing that I would do on that in the next few months.
Um other than when you do have someone in that position permanently, that would
probably one of the things you would include in their um um first annual um
goal setting session would be, hey, you need to start partnering with uh PNR to
to figure that out. So that'd be my recommendation. Well, I guess then
informally, is that something that the board is interested in talking with
Parks and Wreck about? because they're kind of looking for is this something
we're as a board even interested in in partnering with them and them actually
having the building but then having part of it
set aside for uh senior center um activities.
I think it be
us as an organization to work with any other organization
that may have the opportunity to do some
build a senior center. Um because that's something, you know, we've all been
talking about it for years, had discussions with the school district
that went backwards and nowhere and we're still talking about it. Um, and
I would like to have those discussions with the parks and recck board um to
include that component. So,
» Lauren, >> well, I won't be around for it, but I
disagree. It won't be a li an Elizabeth Community
Senior Center. It will be a u
commercial. Well, it' be under their name. All we're going to have is a a
room to go to send our senior citizens to. So, it will never be an Elizabeth
senior center if we partner with parks and recrecks.
» I think it's something to get on the agenda for us to talk about in the
future.
ought to go talk to the library. They already got half a building they don't
even use and they got plenty of property and it's in town.
» Um, have you been to the library recently and gone to any of their
planning meetings? They already have plans for their back room. That is um
they have been working on design. They um that was part of uh the fundraising
for the Brewfest. They are looking to completely redesign
the library and incorporate any and all of the back room um with conference
space with um expanding the library into both rooms. So, um it's got plans to
even add uh amenities outside. So, yeah, they've already they're already working
on incorporating the whole rest of their building.
So,
Tracy, did you have something? >> No, I just You had brought up you
brought up the Pine Ridge. Yes. >> property and
» yeah, >> you know, possibly what we're going to
do with that. >> Do we need to wait until after the
facilities management? >> Which is exactly what I was going to say
is that um that's part of the point for doing that is to have the plan in place.
Then we can look at that and say, okay, well, we own this piece of property.
What are we going to do with it? and what's the best the best thing to do
with it um to serve the most people. So, I I think
you're just a little bit ahead on that one.
Well, I will say that I budgeted revenue for that for next year. So, I I figured
that before you did anything, we'd probably be able to do that. Plus, we
also need to be um respectful of the individual that's living there and give
them time to plan as well. So, um >> Well, and that's why I wanted to talk
about it because we do have somebody living there.
» Yeah. >> Um
» but included in that is whether we build
something on it or we don't build something on it.
It has not been annexed into town, >> which it should be,
» and it has not been zoned for town, >> which it should be.
» Both of those things need to occur. Also,
» I I I would I would I would just say that once you've once you've had the
consultant um take a look at that property and make some recommendations,
once they've seen it in context with the rest of the properties, then you'll have
a better idea of of the direction you might head. But at this point, I think
it's a little premature to decide anything on it right now. Um,
you know, you'll have that study done probably by close to the end of the
year, if not um um if not by the end of the year, it'll be in January. Uh, and
so during that time, you can then kind of
make a strategic decision about what you might want to do with that as well as
the other vacant property that's also in the master plan.
» Yeah. Are you're talking about the uh geese lot,
» correct? >> Okay.
» Okay. Next up then is management monitoring reports. Chris, do you have
anything else? >> Uh, I don't other than uh uh what you
have in my report other than uh uh Travis did start yesterday. So, you you
you actually do have a new mic. Uh uh he had a commitment today. Um so, I did
excuse him. I also didn't want to feed him to the Lions just quite yet uh on
his second day. And um he was uh amenable to u that period of grace. So,
uh I I think um so he's he's gotten to have a little facility tour um on
boarded with Michelle a little bit and then I'll um I'll be talking to him
later this week and we'll get him up and running and then you all can go after
him in the next meeting. But so anyway, I think uh we're very excited to have
him. um staff uh has really enjoyed um um the opportunity to get to know him
and I think we're only going to be uh more and more pleased as he grows into
the role. But I will tell you this, I do want you all to have some you're going
to he's not going to have the institutional memory that Mike did and
you're going to have to give him time. But um Mike's also uh been gracious
enough uh I did sign an agreement with him just so he could be on call to help
Travis uh on board and with questions as he's as he's getting um his feet wet.
So, but we're we're excited to have him and uh and uh I think you're going to be
very pleased with him long term. That's all I have. Thank you, ma'am.
» Corey, do you want to go now? >> Sure.
So, I do have one thing and that is more of a trying to get direction on your
municipal judge. So, um the municipal judge has not been here in quite some
time to to visit with the board. Um but his term has long since um his initial
term has expired. Um, and really you're at the point where the new board
following the November election can certainly uh consider what to do with
the municipal judge and start from scratch. Um, but I wanted to at least
raise the issue with you because if there was a desire to um and and there's
no need to have any any decisions tonight. This is more to sort of alert
you that this issue is out there. There's two ways to do it. One is to
just wait until the the new board is elected and have them decide. The other
thing if is if there's any issues or concerns, you could always start the
process. The judge could apply as well and you could have it teed up for the
new board. Um, so it is entirely up to the board how to proceed, but you know,
I wanted to at least raise the issue that that it is something that's hanging
out there.
Thank you. Does anybody have any questions about that?
» I think it should be on next agenda. >> I think it should be on a later agenda
for us to talk about.
» Everybody okay with that? >> Yes.
» Yeah. Okay.
» Chief, do you have anything else for us?
Well, well, I do have one point, madame mayor, mayor, and pretend members of the
board is that uh in your monitoring report, it's discussed about an
investigation that our IAK task force is working with the FBI. An arrest was made
early this afternoon. Um, it was made with not only the FBI, but the
Homeland Security Investigations, the Greley Police Department, and the Weld
County Sheriff's Office.
and obviously the town of Elizabeth. So,
» any questions for Chief?
You're off the hook easy tonight. Alex, do you have anything for us? Um, I just
wanted to add that I do have the schedule for uh Saturday's barbecue
volunteer um schedule uh ready for you guys. I'll
send that out after the meeting tonight. Um, just a quick overview. I have the
mayor and mayor prom first up on um volunteering for the ID checks at the
beginning from 11:30 to 1:00 and then you're off the hook for the rest of the
event and you can enjoy yourselves. Staff will cover the ID checks for the
remainder of the event. Um and then we will have um the rest of you um that are
there help with cleanup. So I have Yeah. And I I'll have uh I'll
have it set aside on on the um the document that I send over just what
we're cleaning up. Um so you know and so you don't you can just start once pe
once the participant the guests have left um we can clean up and get it um
all set aside. And mainly it's just putting away the tables and chairs that
we will have rented down on the park. um taking tablecloths off, setting up
chairs and tables and stacking them off to the side. Um so other than that,
it'll be I think an enjoyable event for you all. Um just need about an hour, an
hour and a half of your time um spread throughout. So um if you have any
questions, feel free to reach out to me or Michelle, but we'll see you down at
the park um around 11:30 um that morning. Are we having one entrance into
the park like they did for the Brewfest or we having two entrances?
» Two entrances >> at each end. Okay. One at each end.
Okay. >> Yeah. We're not um we don't have to have
that fencing like like they had like they needed at the Brewfest. So, we'll
have same setup like it they do at Friday night market. So, we'll have
north side, south side. We'll have ticket sales um on each side too um that
staff will be doing. So, um yeah, I I anticipate it being busy from 12 to 2
and then tampering off as um the next two hours there. So, yeah, should be a
good event. Please get the word out. Um I think we're going to we haven't had a
lot of pre-sale tickets. Um so, I anticipate there being a lot of walk-ins
um getting, you know, getting those tickets. So yeah, get the word out um if
you can and yeah, hope hope to be a good event.
» I will not be there. >> Okay,
» I will be handling for Brandon at the hardware store. He is having some family
deals and he needs some help and so I will be covering the store.
» Any questions or comments for Alex? James.
» I I don't have anything to add if I'm open to any questions.
» Um, are they on schedule
in Hillside? Um, you know, in terms of their
construction and and their plan, how it's going. Um because
it just seems like it's not moving very fast. I know it is.
I know you've had a lot of concrete curbs and sidewalk that you've had to
replace and um you know that's resulted in the
problem of the sidewalk not meeting the end of the road. So there's gaps
um that really you can't drive over. Well, I probably could, but it wouldn't
be good for my car. Um so is that, you know, is that on
schedule? Are we getting behind on any of that or
» That's a good question. Thank you. And that yes, I mean, as far as what's going
on, as it was previously mentioned before the project started, there are
soil conditions in there that we are not aware of. And so, as we're going
through, we're finding some of those areas. And so, we're correcting those
issues. And that does cause some delay in, you know, setting the forms and
pouring concrete and things of that nature. But there as far as where they
started back at Amanda Court and making their way down Rushmore and you know
getting down especially uh down near Liberty and you know in those areas.
Yes, we are moving and and we are still ahead of schedule as far as um contract
end date is December 15th if I'm correct. So we are still well in into
schedule. We're still navigating uh you know with with the residents as
far as like getting them in and out and the tight scenario that we're dealing
with. Um and then we're getting into areas when we get on to Logan and
especially in Lionel when we finally get in there and start, you know, opening
that ground up. We do have some sewer um work that will have to be done and that
that's very time sensitive. So when we we really get into that phase, um that's
really when it's going to get kind of tight and kind of crazy, but it's
because you can't be without services. So when we open it up to to do it that
day, we have to set and go. Um and so we have weekly updates. I have I have a I
have a meeting tomorrow morning to go over some of the issues uh and progress
as well, but I think we're I think we're handling it pretty well.
And I just I'm seeing progress. I'm seeing new curb and gutter. I'm
seeing the old road deteriorate even faster
it seems. Um, and it's just, uh, I still have a
concern about how are they going to handle
um, when they're paving and doing any of the work around the mail kiosk cuz it's
kind of like right in the middle. It's not
if you don't have you got to be able to get to the mail kiosk. And I I just want
to make sure that that's on their mind and that they're aware of it because
people need to get their mail. >> Correct. Yeah. And it's a concern. It is
a concern of ours >> and as we approach that then we'll
better identify a plan and there again it's going to be kind of extra hands on
deck to make sure because a lot of the tie-in that goes around that little
structure has to be done with smaller equipment and it has to be kind of a
followup. Um the majority of the the surrounding area can be done with the
larger machines and then you get closer and you have smaller equipment and a lot
of hand work but it is a concern.
» And then what uh what are we looking at the time frame
for when we actually start on uh the park and those
» That's a that's a good question too. So the the park itself as a whole is
actually a secondary and you'll see that once Logan has been completed through
that stretch >> and it's actually serviceable and then
that's when you'll start to see a lot of the what's called grubbing and clearing
and removing of the old equipment and soils and things of that nature. It just
doesn't make sense now to bring in another crew and stack on top of traffic
because then it really comes down to basically a walking lane because it's so
narrow through there, >> right? I mean, it's it's it's extremely
tight and um I' I've you know, daily I have conversations with residents with
different concerns and and we see it. We do and we're handling it accordingly, I
believe. >> And I just, you know, that's as much for
my own edification as as anything else. Um,
another question that I have for you is I just want to make
sure that we'll be fixing the intersection at
Elbert and Logan.
» Logan. >> Yeah. Cuz it's
» Yes. >> You know, it's like a four-wheel drive
experience. >> Um, whenever you go.
» That was that was actually a conversation last week and I I reviewed
the design plan uh last week just to make sure that what'll happen especially
on the entry from that into the neighborhood there is a reinforced
concrete uh drive pan that goes in there to connect into the uh the new asphalt.
we won't have asphalt on asphalt there because we have so much weathering from
the water and snow and that's always been a point of contention. But on the
other three sides as well, we're cutting back on that and blending it in. So
every transition at that four-way will be smooth.
» Okay. Thank you. Then I had another question for you and
it's actually doesn't have anything to do with Hillside. Um,
it's about mowing and weeds. >> Mhm.
» Um, because down on Main Street, where Main Street Station is supposed to go,
we've got some seriously tall weeds. And we don't own that land.
It It's It's private owned. Are we not making the land owner
mow to get rid of the weeds? Certainly, if nothing else and for, you know,
wildfire mitigation.
Um, when we're looking at where it is, it it's cuz I'm having a hard time with
certainly down there in that area. Uh if we're coming down hard on residents to
mow areas that they don't own, that the town owns, and we're telling them they
have to mow it, and yet we're not requiring,
you know, the Main Street Station people to do some basic mowing on their
property to get rid of their 8-ft tall sisle
um and other things that they of going on
there. I I just What are we doing about that? And um
cuz it's becoming a problem the way I see it.
» No, I'm happy to answer that. So in in the past years um the uh enforcement has
no what happens traditionally is they get a first notice and then they get a
second and before the third is issued the land owner actually then hire
someone out to come out and mow it and that's when the big fine comes in. And
for something that size, it's not just a normal fine. It's a, you know, it's a
commercial fine. And so that's when they're like, "Okay, well, it's cheaper
for me to hire somebody to come in and brush hog it and take care of it." Um,
I I don't have the easy answer for you. I just know that enforcement is involved
with it. I don't know what stage that is, but I mean, we can look into it and
see if we can rectify it some more. I I and it's so visible.
» Absolutely. >> Um you know you and a lot of people like
this weekend come down to the park again for these other events and
here's welcome to our special weed field that we have. I well
it I could add too that we have to be careful um that you know if we're we're
in the too dry a condition there's always unseen hazard in there and I know
certain individuals that have found things out in that field that uh could
cause spark and could could cause fire. We've had some moisture and even in our
own efforts of going out and doing other maintenance with curb lines and parks
and things of that nature and easements that started to uptick a little bit. But
we have to be cautious of that as well cuz that being so close to residential
homes right there, that's a big field and once that goes up, if it sparks up
and the way we've had wind, that's that's a bad scenario all the way
around. If if I could add, we'll we'll we'll
contact the owner and we'll have code enforcement um take a look at it and
we'll we'll get on it. >> All right. Thank you.
» I actually got one more thing and actually this is about Hillside. I I am
terribly troubled that we have actually had people in Hillside
um that have accosted the construction workers and
threatened them or whatever it is that they've done and um I hope that
has decreased or and stopped happening. Um, I
have not witnessed it, but I also live in a different area of the development
for where it's really tight and it's hard for people to get in and out and
just that um I know the police are aware of it. I
think you said Chris um and just that I
certainly hope we're encouraging people if they're
hacked off about something to talk to the appropriate people and do not
take it out on the construction workers that are just there.
» Yeah, I would encourage your neighbors to to to call me and and tell me I'm
horrible. I'll I'll be more than willing to have those discussions, but it
certainly shouldn't be the guy that's got a reflective vest on that's just
trying to do the job. So, the chief is uh already uh aware of it. Um stepping
up uh some controls and then we've also talked with the contractor and said,
"Hey, note people's identities and if you if you can and if you get a license
plate, we're we're going to go after those folks." So, um it is unacceptable.
I was terribly um I just I was disgusted when I heard
some of the stories and uh no contractor I I don't I don't care how you feel
about the situation um should have to be threatened on a on
a project. So, we're we're going to get very aggressive and we've made it clear
to the contractor, please let us know we don't think it's acceptable and we will
back you up on making sure that we're um enforcing a a decency and code of
conduct there. So, we're we're working on it. I just thought the only reason I
included it in my report is I thought it was important for you all to know that
that was happening. Um and and I get the frustration. I get that it's
inconvenient, but there is a limit to what um those folks should have to deal
with, and having to dodge a car that's trying to hit them is is beyond the pale
in my opinion, but we're on it. So, >> thank you.
» That's not the only neighborhood. I talked to the the fire chief here a
while back when they had the fire out the Gold Creek. He was amazed at some of
the people that he encountered out there and he was trying to help him and they
was not kind to him. So, it's not only your neighborhood.
» Alex, I do have one question for you on the facade grant program. How do how do
you get the word out to property owners about that program each year? Um, how do
you get that to each and all eligible properties?
» Yeah. So, we send an email out to all of the property owner email addresses that
we have. Um, and then we put it in the newsletter. Um, email addresses for the
property owners that are within the boundary for the facade grant. Then we
sent put it in the newsletter. Um, and we also send it out to all of the
property owners that are on our local historic register because you can either
be in within the downtown main street boundary. I say downtown because it's
also part portion of 86. Um, and then also if you are a local historic
registered property, so we we get it out by that and then those that we miss by
email, we put it in the newsletter. Thank you,
Michelle. Mayor, Mayor Prom, board members, I do
have a couple of things. Um, first, we did get six petitions turned in for the
open seats. All six are sufficient. Um I have sent notification out to those
people today. So I can't I'm not going to announce who they are until um next
week because we have on Monday we do a drawing for the order of the ballot. Um
so after that I will post it. I will notify um for that. Um then I wanted to
show you these are the new senior bags. We have old ones still so we'll mix
them. But those are the ones um and those are our sponsors. So they paid for
half of them. So I thought that worked out pretty well. Um
I have um I'm going to ask about direction from the board. Um,
we have only right now our policy, it's not necessarily in writing writing,
but it's been discussed that at the Geeseon lot in the once parking spot for
the food trucks that we only allow them to do once a week or randomly, maybe if
they need a second one. But I have um one of the trucks asking to do a Friday
and a Sunday. And I wanted to find out what the board felt about that. Um cuz
those are kind of the two and it would be like an all day thing. Um not just a
few hours or something. Um and the we have two trucks right now that are that
have license or you know permits to be there. Um and they are up at the end of
October. So um I just kind of wanted to be able to get back to this food truck
on that.
Do we typically have competition for those two days?
» Just between these two groups on the these two trucks,
» but I don't even know if the other truck I can find out. I don't know if they're
even still up and running. >> Okay.
» I haven't really noticed them down there on Fridays.
» Okay. Um
I think it's okay if I mean um
if they're the first one to apply. >> Okay. Thank you. Um, but you know,
» um, then the only other thing I had is, um, for at the barbecue, and I forgot to
talk to you about it, Alex, but I just thought I didn't know if the board cuz I
didn't know if you were going to do the boo bash if whatever happens because you
didn't seem really enthusiastic when we brought it up, but um, and you have
plenty of it. If you just wanted to put a couple of boxes with your older swag
in it, just just set out. Not that you have to sit and hand it out, but if you
wanted that. Um, I think we weren't, at least for me, I wasn't excited about it
because they weren't getting back to I I got a
hold of Mary and she um because I had somebody who wants to be a vendor at
that and um I talked to them this weekend and they
did get a call back from her after I spoke to her. So, it sounds like it is
going to go forward. Um, I think I think we should be there as a board.
It is a big event. >> Boo bash.
» Boo bash. >> It's huge.
» Um, >> is huge.
» But yeah, not really knowing where things stood and and
I had multiple people telling me I can't get a hold of her. are, you know, who's
doing this? Are is it even going to still happen?
» So, anyway, >> but I did get a hold of her this last
week. So, >> just just the board's aware that their
website is back up, but there are no events.
» Yep. >> There's nothing.
» But, >> yeah, those pages aren't existing right
now. >> Yeah, I looked at it over the weekend.
So, do you want to put some of your old through swag out and just in a box or
anything by the at the barbecue? Um,
» sure. If we have it. Yeah,
» that's all I have unless anybody has any questions. Any questions for Michelle?
Um just on the email about dates for the
budget workshop. >> Um the 12th is the first responders
event. So I'm going to be tied up with that.
Um the 19th I could do and the 26th I could do.
» Sorry I didn't get that email back to you.
» Thank you. Yeah, I think the fact that the
um the 12th is the first responders chili cookoff thing that
um that would not be an optimal time for us to
» be having some chili
» the work session a little quicker >> blow it'll blow the doors off this Nice.
» Any other questions or comments for Michelle?
» Then next up is board of trustee reports. Lauren, do you have anything?
» I do. Um, I would like to apologize to a couple people about some comments I've
made in public meeting.
Tracy, I don't have anything.
Mike,
» um I have a few. So this uh question
comes down um both for you Chris and um for you as well James.
The lights that we currently have on Main Street. Um
we've lost another one which I'm sure you're aware of in front of um the
incident happened right in front of uh Ry's antique shop.
That's two that we've lost since they were installed. My question for both of
you is, is there a consideration of
taking those street lights and the thought is reversing them,
spinning them around on their poles, if that's even possible, so the light is
now hanging over the sidewalk and not over a parking spot.
So, yes, that's been a discussion and and it's not a it's not a 180°ree turn.
It would be a 90 degree turn um simply due to the fact that you have your
banners and the banners actually sit lower than the lights.
» Right. But those are not bolted to the pole.
» No, but they they do cause damage if they are twisted.
» But they're strapped to the pole. Correct. They are strapped to the pole,
but you have to understand that the the material that that the poles are
constructed of are not uh solid steel. They're comp they're
» in layman's terms, they're they're a pot metal.
» Yeah. >> Right. So they're not they're not very
» No, it's it's a much cheaper grade of metal, but it's
» and so that the discussion has been to turn them 90° in one direction.
» Sure. >> Um
» so they're not hanging over a parking >> correct. Uh and so you know that that
will be something that um will come up here very soon uh in discussion. We want
to look at it. I actually h have been talking to the electrical contractor
that wired them. >> Good.
» Have to make sure that we have enough wire loop inside of those posts.
» Service loop. Yeah. >> To do it.
» Um and if we do, then it's a just a matter
of which direction do you want them to face
» aesthetically. Right. >> Right. So, um, no, it's we're very aware
and the and and the culprits are the big moving box trucks and
» Yeah. that are 13 ft in height. >> They just don't they don't think about
it and they turn in and back up to them or run into them on, you know, going
forward. >> Yeah. Whether they're parallel parking
in some fashion where they back in or if they come in
» at first. >> Um, good. I'm glad that that is on your
radar then, James. Thank you. Um, next, um, and this also, um, ties in with Main
Street. Um,
with the hail event that we had, uh, on a Friday, um, it was brought to my
attention that Brooke again took water um, into his building. Um, he had to
sandbag his doors obviously to try and keep as much of it out. Um he then took
it upon himself to go and um clear and open those drains that are in the gravel
portion, you know, underneath their railing. I guess the the question is is
has Brooke brought that to anybody's attention to you, Chris, um or to you,
James, as far as town goes? He hasn't said a word. Okay. Just just trying to
find out. Um he's a very amicable guy, but
uh I know that Main Street's
buildout and the way it came to fruition, obviously there's
still an issue, especially when we take on that kind of level of of water and
especially when it's a hail event. So clogs up all the drains, the water can't
get through there. There really may may not be um much of an alternative there.
Um, next thing I'd like to ask, um, what is
the town's response
to squatters in people's homes within town? Do we
have anything that addresses that or not? That's strictly a private matter.
Okay. Um, Chief, I just noticed and I don't know if it was even brought to the
Summit Capital. I believe they're the owners of 676 South Banner. Um that's a
foreclosed property. To my understanding, uh former own occupants
were Torrance. Um and one day when I was walking by there, the back door was wide
open. It appears that somebody's living in the basement. Um I don't think that's
the case anymore. And obviously maybe Summit's already addressed that. So I
just don't know if I didn't know if the town had any any say in squatters or or
anything like that. So I I will leave it at that.
Steve, did you have anything? >> Not tonight.
» Did you have more to say, Lauren? >> No, I do not.
» Okay. Um, I went to a core lunchon on Thursday and they talked about um
that the big solar farm that's out on the Kya Bennett road that is providing
power for core and they're um right next to it they will also be putting up um a
battery storage field and again that is um servicing
core. I know that it had been out there that all that was for Excel, but core is
a recipient of a bunch of that power and just the various things they're trying
to do to help keep costs down for um those of us that are in the core service
area. Um and um
that um they do have some energy saving
programs. if you have air conditioning and you have a programmable
remote uh thermostat that they can tap into and they can adjust your air
conditioning for various times of the day and kick it up a little bit which
will help save you during the peak hours. Um anyway, but they are
um very active in our community and um they also want everyone to be aware
that if data centers are proposed in their service area that they because I
know this is a hot topic right now all across the country that they require the
data centers to build their own electrical facilities
to have enough power generation so as to not be pulling from uh the normal grid.
um and so as to not create increases to everyone else's power costs because they
require the facilities to um build and supply the power for their facilities.
So anyway, those are just a couple of hot button things that um uh their
representative was um talking about to let people know about. Um, and other
than that, that's all I've got. Next up is
minutes of the Main Street Board of Directors meeting of March 9th, uh,
April 6th and July 13th, and minutes of the planning commission meeting of March
9th, 2026. Any questions? >> No.
» Nope. Then
I'm going to make a motion to close the regular meeting and open the executive
session at 9:12 p.m. to determine positions relative to matters that may
be subject to ne negotiations, develop a strategy for negotiations
and/or instruct negotiators pursuant to CRS subsection 24-6-424E
regarding finalists for the town administrator position.
» I'll second it. I've got a motion and a second to close the regular meeting and
open the executive session. All those in favor, please say I.
» I. >> All those opposed, please say nay.
» That passes unanimously. >> I just want just want to note for the
record that there is an agenda item after the executive session. So, it is
possible the board could reconvene for a final ma for a final action item. Thank
you.
» Chief and Chris are still out there.
» We're back on the record. >> Okay.
» And I would note this is item 17 on the agenda, I believe.
» Yes. Discussion and possible action on an agreement with the new town
administrator. Um, I will make a motion to approve the
employment agreement between the town of Elizabeth and Finley Degraphen Reed.
» I'll second it. >> Effective October 5th.
» Effective October 5th. All those in favor, please say I.
» I. I. >> All those opposed, please say nay.
» That passes unanimously. I move to adjourn.
» Second. >> We have a motion and a second to
adjurnn. All those in favor, please say I.
» I. >> All those opposed, please say nay.
» That passes unanimously. Thank you, Michelle.
You're welcome.