Fruita City Council Minutes 1 March 21, 2017 FRUITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 21, 2017

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1 Fruita City Council Minutes 1 March 21, 2017 FRUITA CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING MARCH 21, INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE The Invocation was given by Councilor Brackett and the Pledge of Allegiance was recited. 2. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Council members present were Bruce Bonar, Dave Karisny, Kyle Harvey, Ken Kreie and Lou Brackett. Councilor Kincaid was excused absent. Mayor Buck called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. 3. AGENDA ADOPT/AMEND Mayor Buck asked if there were any additions or corrections to the agenda. Acting City Manager Margaret Sell stated that there were not. (City Manager Mike Bennett was excused absent.) COUNCILOR BONAR MOVED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COUNCILOR BRACKETT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED WITH FIVE YES VOTES. 4. PROCLAMATIONS AND PRESENTATIONS There were no proclamations or presentations on the agenda. 5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION Fruita Police Chief Judy Macy said she wanted to take a minute and thank the Council for the privilege of working for the City of Fruita for the past fifteen years. She said it has truly been the best fifteen years in her working life. Chief Macy said she often likes to call Fruita the Camelot of the Grand Valley because it really is an ideal place and a wonderful community. Chief Macy said the City staff and the leadership are all very excellent to work with; everyone helps one another and most importantly, she believes that everybody wants to do right by Fruita s citizens and the City Council can have confidence in that. Chief Macy stated that the City Council has been very good and supportive for quite a while now and it wasn t always like that. She said this is so important to the City s employees.

2 Fruita City Council Minutes 2 March 21, 2017 Chief Macy presented to the Council a token of her appreciation: a rock sculpture that she made out of marble (from Marble, Colorado one of her favorite places to visit), a spear-shaped rock from the valley, a shell from Costa Rica and an arrowhead that she found along the Colorado River when the Council and Department Directors went on their rafting retreat. Mayor Buck said that she and the Council could not express to Chief Macy their gratitude nearly enough for her picking up where previous Chief Mark Angelo left off, the morale she has managed to maintain during her tenure and who she is passing the position off to. She added that Chief Macy has de-escalated so many situations and that many people have nothing but wonderful things to say about Chief Macy. There were no further comments from anyone in the audience. 6. CONSENT AGENDA A. LIQUOR LICENSE RENEWAL A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE RENEWAL OF A BEER AND WINE LIQUOR LICENSE FOR CAMILLA S KAFFE LOCATED AT 206 E. ASPEN B. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REAPPOINTMENT A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF DOUG VAN ETTEN TO THE PLANNING COMMISSION FOR ANTOHER THREE YEAR TERM TO EXPIRE IN MAY OF 2020 C. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS REAPPOINTMENT A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE REAPPOINTMENT OF MARJORIE KELLY TO THE PARKS AND RECREATION ADVISORY BOARD FOR ANTOHER THREE YEAR TERM TO EXPIRE IN MARCH OF 2020 D. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENT A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF ERIC MELLO TO THE FRUITA TOURISM ADVISORY COUNCIL TO FULFILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM TO EXPIRE IN APRIL OF 2019 E. BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTMENT A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE APPOINTMENT OF MICHELLE COOLS TO THE DOWNTOWN ADVISORY BOARD TO FULFILL AN UNEXPIRED TERM PLUS AN ADDITIONAL THREE YEAR TERM TO EXPIRE IN OCTOBER OF 2020 F. FEBRUARY 2017 FINANCIAL REPORTS A REQUEST TO APPROVE THE FEBRUARY 2017 FINANCIAL REPORTS Mayor Buck opened the public hearing on the Consent Agenda. Hearing no comments from the public, she referred to the City Council.

3 Fruita City Council Minutes 3 March 21, 2017 COUNCILOR BONAR MOVED TO APPROVE THE CONSENT AGENDA AS PRESENTED. COUNCILOR BRACKETT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED WITH FIVE YES VOTES. Mayor Buck thanked Eric Mello (present in the audience) for stepping up to be appointed to the Fruita Tourism Advisory Council. She noted that he has been attending the board s meeting for many months. 7. PUBLIC HEARINGS There were no public hearing items on the agenda. 8. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENDA A. FRUITA POLICE DEPARTMENT S SERGEANT PAQUETTE 1) A REQUEST TO SOLICIT DONATIONS FOR WESTERN COLORADO SPECIAL OLYMPICS Sergeant Kevin Paquette stated that he was requesting the Council s consent to solicit donations for the Special Olympics car show coming up in July. The car show is also used as a fundraiser for Colorado Special Olympics, to support the athletes in their quest to compete. Over the last three years, the local law enforcement agencies have donated over $8,000 to the worthy cause of the Special Olympics. All money raised is received from entry fees, donations and food and beverage purchases. Sgt. Paquette said he was requesting to be permitted to contact local businesses, specifically automotive repair and part shops and restaurants for donations to help cover the expenses in running the show and the cost of supplies and awards for the show s participants. He said he would not be asking for a minimum donation; rather it will be left to the individual business to decide if and how much they wish to donate. Sgt. Paquette said if he was permitted to collect these funds, all money received would be turned over to Caption Matt Ozanik with the Colorado State Patrol and is held in a bank account specifically opened for the car show event and distribution to Special Olympics. Mayor Buck asked Sgt. Paquette if he would be soliciting donations in Fruita only or valley-wide. Sgt. Paquette responded that he would be doing it in the city limits of Fruita, but Cpt. Ozanik with the Colorado State Patrol would be going to several businesses in the Grand Junction area and in Mesa County. Mayor Buck said it was a great program and it was nice to see how much it has grown in just the few short years Sgt. Paquette has been doing it.

4 Fruita City Council Minutes 4 March 21, 2017 Sgt. Paquette said this will be the fourth year for the car show; the first year there were only about 40 cars that participated, but each year it increases and last year, they had about 172 cars. He added that his booth at the show promotes child safety for parents including fingerprints, photos and ideas/things that parents can do to keep their kids safe. Councilor Karisny asked if the donations went to the state Special Olympics or if they stayed local for the athletes here. Sgt. Paquette responded that the funds go to Colorado Special Olympics and are primarily directed to children in this area, but some go elsewhere if the needs are met in the valley. COUNCILOR BONAR MOVED THAT THE REQUEST TO SOLICIT DONATIONS BE APPROVED. COUNCILOR KREIE SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED WITH FIVE YES VOTES. Councilor Brackett commented that as a participant of the Cops n Cars car show last year, it was very worthwhile and enjoyable and he looks forward to doing it again this year. 9. CITY MANAGER S REPORT Acting City Manager Margaret Sell stated that she had nothing to report. 10. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ACTIONS A. COUNCIL REPORTS AND ACTIONS COUNCILOR BRACKETT Mayor Buck noted that the Council had been ed the Police Commission s minutes and reports from their last meeting. Councilor Bracket said it was his pleasure to represent the Mayor and Council by presenting of the appreciation gifts (vests and jackets) for the Boards and Commissions members on the Police Commission. Councilor Brackett continued that the Parks and Recreation Advisory Board met on March 6 th. The board discussed corporate sponsorships within the community and the members agreed that rather than discount rates, the City would work in co-partnership with the businesses in the community in a sponsorship fashion so that employees of those businesses could benefit. Councilor Brackett said he was also pleased to report that the City did receive the grant award for the purchase of the Will property adjacent to the Little Salt Wash Park. This will provide additional parking space so that people using the park will not have to park on the street. The Parks and Recreation Advisory Board went over their 2016 financials and 2017 Budget and goals.

5 Fruita City Council Minutes 5 March 21, 2017 COUNCILOR KREIE Councilor Kreie reported that one of the members of the Downtown Advisory Board had the idea for a Pie Day event. They had a pie potluck at Cavalcade that was very well attended. The board is excited about creating a Pie Day for next year. COUNCILOR HARVEY Councilor Harvey stated that his meetings were forthcoming, but he did want to mention that the Evening of Art fundraiser went really well. A little over $6,000 was raised and Councilor Harvey said he would have further details after the Arts and Culture Board s next meeting. COUNCILOR KARISNY Councilor Karisny reported that the Drainage Authority met and had a relatively short meeting to approve a financial statement compilation, which is done for organizations that have less than $750,000 in assets. Cobb & Associates presented their current advertising scheme that includes both active and passive strategies. The will have 50 radio spots and 3 television spots and they are creating signs that they are going to place at put-ins on the Colorado River and some of the state parks. Councilor Karisny said that it was his guess that after the lawsuit is resolved in June, the board will probably meet more frequently or will have a better sense of the direction of the Councilor Karisny said the Planning Commission met the previous week and approved a couple of Vacation Rentals by Owner and another filing for Village at Country Creek. There are a couple of realtors on the Planning Commission who feel that there should be a difference between a whole house being rented out versus a bed and breakfast where only part of the house is rented. They are concerned about the short-term rentals taking up the availability of long-term rental housing in the area. The Planning Commission compared Fruita to other areas where there are whole streets of shortterm rental houses and so they discussed how the Fruita Municipal Code could prevent something like that. Councilor Karisny said the Planning Commission would like to have a joint board meeting with the City Council to talk about these kinds of things. He said perhaps they could come to a workshop meeting. Mayor Buck said that the Council could meet with them at a workshop that has a light agenda or a separate meeting could be scheduled, if necessary. Councilor Karisny said that Community Development Director Dahna Raugh was aware of the Planning Commission s issues and that she would probably be the person to talk to about the agenda for the meeting. He said some of it would involve looking at the Land Use Code. Councilor Karisny also reported that March is March for Meals month for Grey Gourmet. He received an saying that they would like to have a City Council person show up, so he did at

6 Fruita City Council Minutes 6 March 21, 2017 the Fruita Community Center. Grey Gourmet serves meals Monday through Friday (Thursday is a potluck) and they also do Meals on Wheels. There are 9 sites throughout the Grand Valley and 19 routes where they provide meals to homebound persons. To qualify, a person needs to be 60 years of age or older, but there are no minimum financial requirements. There is a suggested donation of $3.50 per meal (the meals cost them $7.75 to create). Councilor Karisny said that the Grey Gourmet seems to be very active in Fruita and the seniors seem to be very appreciative of it. MAYOR BUCK Mayor Buck reported that the Communities That Care meeting was very well attended. She said it was great to see all the principals of every school in the Fruita area there and that the Loma school principal didn t get invited due to an oversight. The next meeting on April 10 th will last five or six hours and she asked the Council members if they received the information and had made a decision about attending. Mayor Buck said at the last meeting, it seemed like all the right people were in the room and that she didn t see how it would work without the schools being a part of it. Mayor Buck also reported that she and staff met with a prospective bike company and GJEP and gave the company some creative options for helping them buy a building. The bike company was going to do some more research and get back. Mayor Buck said if the company can do what they say they can, it will be a really great thing. Mayor Buck said that she and the City Manager went to the GJEP meeting the previous Wednesday. Councilor Kincaid said that he received an from Dean Bressler with GVRTC and he was talking about place, value, economy, the role of recreation creating great places and there will be the first in a four-part series beginning on Wednesday, March 22 nd at 12:00 p.m. He said he would forward the to the Mayor and other Council members. B. EXECUTIVE SESSION DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION TO CONSIDER A MOTION TO CONVENE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION REGARDING PERSONNEL ISSUES UNDER C.R.S. SECTION (4)(F) (CITY ATTORNEY REVIEW) COUNCILOR BONAR MOVED TO MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO PERSONNEL MATTERS UNDERSTANDING THAT DISCUSSIONS OF SUCH ISSUES IN EXECUTIVE SESSION ARE SPECIFICALLY PERMITTED BY THE STATE S OPEN MEETING LAW C.R.S (4)(F). COUNCILOR BRACKETT SECONDED THE MOTION. THE MOTION PASSED WITH FIVE YES VOTES. The City Council convened into Executive Session at 7:25 p.m. The regular meeting of the Fruita City Council was reconvened at 7:36 p.m. 11. ADJOURN

7 Fruita City Council Minutes 7 March 21, 2017 With no further business before the Council, the meeting was adjourned at 7:36 p.m. Respectfully submitted, Debra Woods Deputy City Clerk City of Fruita

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