REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING November 7, 2017 MT CRESTED BUTTE, COLORADO COUNCIL CHAMBERS

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1 Page 1 Public Hearing Discussion and Possible Consideration of A Special Event Liquor License Submitted By Adaptive Sports Center For An Event To Be Held On December 7, Lower Level of the Treasury Center located at 10 Crested Butte Way from 5:00pm-9:00pm. The public hearing was opened at 6:00p. Emily Girdwood was in attendance to address this item. All paperwork is in order. With no public comment, the hearing was closed at 6:01p. Call To Order 6:01pm Present - Todd Barnes David O Reilly Ken Lodovico Nicholas Kempin Janet Farmer Danny D Aquila Emily Girdwood, Chief Nate Stepanek, Officer Matt Halvorson, Ashley Upchurch, Lauren Daniel, Kyle Koelliker, Karl Trujillo, Kathy Fogo, and Jill Lindros were also present. Approval Of The October 17, 2017 Regular Town Council Meeting Minutes - Danny D Aquila made a motion to approve the October 17, 2017 Regular Town Council Meeting Minutes as presented, David O Reilly seconded it. They were approved unanimously. Approval of the October 31, 2017 Special Town Council Meeting Minutes Ken Lodovico made a motion to approve the October 31, 2017 Special Town Council Meeting Minutes as presented, Janet Farmer seconded it. Nicholas Kempin and David O Reilly abstained as they hadn t been in attendance, the balance of the Council approved them. Reports Manager s Report Karl Trujillo, Acting Town Manager went over the report and commented on an April letter that is in the packet regarding the Sheriff s agreement discussion item. Town Council Reports Janet Farmer went over the RTA report submitted in the packet. They are having some challenges with the Late-night bus being a party bus and may discontinue this service if issues continue. United Airlines is currently slated to operate through the spring season. Book now to help assure the service will be continued. Janet also attended a DDA meeting on Monday and they were updated that the Nordic Parking Lot PUD has been filed and the first Planning Commission hearing is slated for December 6, Additional discussion about a Rec Center with DDA funding also took place. The Met Rec district may consider moving forward with this. It would require a possible tax increase as well as a question to De-Bruce which must be done prior to any tax increases. Slow process. De-Bruce probably in November 2018 and tax increase in DDA approved 2 million dollars to the Adaptive Sports Center for their new building over the next 4 years. 1 million dollar pledge that they need to match, hoping this will help assist in garnering more donations and 1 million to assist with Housing mitigation and fees associated with the construction of the

2 Page 2 building. Staff members flew to Dallas this morning to meet with entities that could garner some large donations. David O Reilly will attend a Center for the Arts meeting tomorrow morning. Danny D Aquila asked David if the large wall under construction is a fly for the stage. No just the rear wall of the stage no fly being constructed. Ken Lodovico gave a Mountain Express update. Roland Mason from Crested Butte will be stepping down as he has finished his term on Council in Crested Butte and a new member will be appointed after their Election is finalized. Janet Farmer added that the RTA will be appointing 2 new Crested Butte members after the election is finalized as well. Danny D Aquila advised that Ken Lodovico is now the new Chairman of Mt. Express. CORRESPONDENCE Mayor Barnes went over the correspondence in the packet. A letter from Charles & Jennifer Bess regarding Brush Creek, and an Economic Benefit report from the RTA. UNFINISHED BUSINESS- Town Council Vacancy and April 2018 Election Discussion Jill Lindros Jill Lindros, Town Clerk went over the challenges to fill this position. She enlisted the advice of the Town Attorney and fellow Clerk s on what to do next. A synopsis was in the packet. The position will be advertised and letters taken through Monday, November 20, 2017 under the Title 1 Election code 60 days. She thanked the paper for their help on an article regarding the challenges and she already has two letters of interest. NEW BUSINESS Discussion and Possible Consideration of A Special Event Liquor License Submitted By Adaptive Sports Center For An Event To Be Held On December 7, Lower Level of the Treasury Center located at 10 Crested Butte Way from 5:00pm-9:00pm. Emily Girdwood Emily Girdwood was in attendance to address this item. This is their annual Holiday party to kick off the season. Jill Lindros, Town Clerk stated all paperwork is in order. Todd Barnes asked if it will be a bad sweater theme this year. Emily added they haven t decided on a theme yet. With no addition comments or concerns, Janet Farmer made a motion to approve A Special Event Liquor License Submitted By Adaptive Sports Center For An Event To Be Held On December 7, Lower Level of the Treasury Center located at 10 Crested Butte Way from 5:00pm-9:00pm, Ken Lodovico seconded it and it passed unanimously. Discussion and Possible Consideration of the Five Year Plan Karl Trujillo Karl Trujillo was in attendance to address this item. This is updated every year. Karl and the Finance committee members met prior to the Town Council work session and made some adjustments. Discussion ensued but not limited to: Sales tax for 2018 projected flat to Currently at a level projected for Additional years projected to increase 3% each year. Property tax projected up 3% next year and 10% next 2-2year cycles. Building revenues up 3%.

3 Page 3 Payroll up 4-6%. Capital plan new police car, lease grader, $150,000 in basic road upkeep. Maintenance Facility 1.2million finance over 4-5 years. Town doesn t have the cash flow. Hope to break ground next spring. Todd Barnes asked if might have the down payment available and Karl added maybe with the impact fees from the new Adaptive Sports Center building. With no additional comments or concerns Ken Lodovico made a motion to approve the Five Year Plan , Nicholas Kempin seconded it and it passed unanimously. Discussion and Possible Consideration of Resolution No. 3, Series A Resolution Of The Town Council Of The Town Of Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado, Supporting Reauthorization By The General Assembly Of The Colorado Lottery Division In Jill Lindros, Town Clerk went over the request from CML to send support to GOCO for the General Assembly to extend the Colorado Lottery Division. With no additional comments or concerns, Janet Farmer made a motion to approve Resolution No. 3, Series A Resolution Of The Town Council Of The Town Of Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado, Supporting Reauthorization By The General Assembly Of The Colorado Lottery Division In 2018, Danny D Aquila seconded it and it passed unanimously. Discussion And Possible Consideration Of Law Enforcement Agreement Between The Board Of County Commissioners For Gunnison County, Colorado, The Gunnison County Sheriff, And The Town Of Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado. Karl Trujillo and Kathy Fogo were in attendance to address this item. Discussion ensued but not limited to: Same position as last year at this time Did a last minute 1 year extension set to expire December 31, Proposing a 3 year extension. Huge investment by the Town s Police force to cover the valley. Currently 6 officers, Sergeant and Police Chief on staff. Most times 2 officers on duty. Need this for snow events and to keep Gothic Road open and accessible. Town has established relationships with CBMR, RMBL and Crested Butte Marshall s office. Assist EMS with calls. $145,000 loss of revenue if County takes over. Town budget for department $750,000 - $1,000,000. 2/3 of calls on behalf of the County. Article in paper earlier this year stating County would be taking over contract at the end of the year with no call to the Town about it. Proposed 3 year contract in Council packet with a 5% increase over last year and 5% plus CPI the following years. Currently writing a minimum of 15 County tickets per week, garnering the County $130,000 in fines so in essence getting the service for free. $91,000 in dispatch fees would be reduced. Sheriff s office currently looking for 5 officers. Lost one officer to Carbondale since they provide housing. Concern that no officers live in our area. Contract been in place since Maybe consider a three year phase out to the Sheriff s office. County Manager submitted a 6 month extension document to June Karl doesn t feel this is viable. No indication this was taken to the County Commissioners. Staff

4 Page 4 searched agendas and found no mention of it. Document signed by County Manager and Sheriff, previous also had Commissioners signatures. Kathy Fogo, Town Attorney commented that something needs to happen before the end of the year. Ken Lodovico asked what the opposition is to the extension. No one really sure. Todd Barnes felt it would be appropriate to phase out the contract. No comfort level that the Sheriff s Office will take care of the citizens in the North end of the Valley. Sad that a 40 year relationship has to end in this manner. Danny D Aquila asked Chief Stepanek if the 3 year extension would work for their department and after the 3 years, what happens. Work session discussions if they go the route to phase out the contract? Todd Barnes asked the Chief if they have received negative comments about the service we provide. No They get full reports from us, need to look at the big picture, make sure the North end of the Valley is being protected at the same level as other parts of the County. Great value and worth their investment. May look at getting letters of support from partner entities for the 3 year extension. With no additional discussion Janet Farmer made a motion to extend Law Enforcement Agreement Between The Board Of County Commissioners For Gunnison County, Colorado, The Gunnison County Sheriff, And The Town Of Mt. Crested Butte, Colorado for 36 months, Nicholas Kempin seconded it. Some additional discussion took place by Nicholas Kempin on how well the PD assist the Fire District and EMS with their call outs. Janet Farmer then amended her motion to add through January 1, 2020, Nicholas seconded the amended motion and it passed unanimously. Discussion and Possible Consideration of a Date for the 2017 Holiday Party and a Location. Jill Lindros Jill Lindros was in attendance to address this item. Todd Barnes has hosted the party at the Avalanche the past two years, as Mayor, Jill felt he might want not to also work the function. She had obtained a bid from the Iron Horse Tap but there were some concerns since they won t close for the function and regular patrons would be able to drink at their bar. Jill had spoken with Todd and he enjoys hosting the party and will try to have staff available to enjoy more of the festivities. Jill also went over the date being discussed. (December 1, 2017) With no additional comments or concerns and the fact that Todd is fine with hosting the event, Ken Lodovico made a motion to have the annual Holiday party at the Avalanche on December 1, 2017, David O Reilly seconded it and it passed unanimously. Jill will work on getting an invite out after she returns from vacation next week. MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!!! OTHER BUSINESS Jill Lindros went over an invite that will take place on Monday by the UGRWCD that she just received. She will it to everyone tomorrow as well. Jill also asked about the possibility of utilizing a Facts and Findings document for future Liquor Licenses instead of the full application. She will still include the application piece in addition to this document in the future to reduce paper. Several towns use it and we had prior to Everyone was fine with the change. Ken Lodovico attended the IceLab Trout Tank event on Monday night. Great keynote speaker and several good presenters of some innovative project similar to Shark Tank.

5 Page 5 Ashley Upchurch reminded everyone of the Economic Forecast event on November 14 th at 5:30pm. Mallardi Theatre. Todd Barnes will speak on behalf of the Town. Set up a bit different with presenters having booths. PUBLIC COMMENT Citizens may make comments on items not scheduled on the agenda. Those commenting should state their name and physical address for the record. Comments are limited to five minutes. Lauren Daniel, 505 Horseshoe, Mt. CB introduced herself to the Council as an interested party for the Council vacancy. She has a conflict with attending the November 21 st meeting. She has been in the Valley about 3 years and purchased a home in Pitchfork. She is a teacher at the school and volunteers for several organizations. (HCCA, CMBMA). She thanked the Council for their time and added she will be happy to serve if selected. ADJOURN With no additional other business to discuss, Danny D Aquila made a motion to adjourn the meeting, David O Reilly seconded it and it passed unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at approximately 7:10pm. Attest: Jill Lindros, Town Clerk Todd Barnes, Mayor