MINUTES REGULAR MEETING DECEMBER 11, 2018  CARBONDALE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  Mayor Dan Richardson called the Board of Trustees Regular Meeting to order on  December 11, 2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall meeting room.  STUDENT OF THE MONTH  Students from Carbondale Middle School, Ross Montessori School and the Carbondale Community School were in attendance to receive the "Student of the Month" award. The following students were awarded a Certificate of Achievement from Mayor  Richardson:  Hadley Peery Gavin Price  Jacey Read Amythyst Ferris ROLL CALL:  The following members were present for roll call:  Mayor Trustees  Dan Richardson Marty Silverstein Erica Sparhawk Lani Kitching Ben Bohmfalk Heather Henry Marty Silverstein Jay Harrington Cathy Derby Mark Hamilton Renae Gustine CONSENT AGENDA  Staff Present: Town Manager Town Clerk Town Attorney Finance Director  Accounts Payable totaling $364,591.86 BOT 11/20/18 Work Session Minutes BOT 11/27/18 Regular Meeting Minutes    Trustee Meeting Minutes December 11, 2018  Page 2  Jaywalker Lodge Right-of-Way Lease  Resolution No. 16, Series of 2018 - Amending Appendix A of the  Municipal Code  Gateway House New Heating System Contract Liquor License Renewal - The Goat Liquor License Renewal - The Pig Liquor License Renewal - American Legion Recommendation for Appointment - Tree Board  Environmental Board - Request for Funding - Campaign to Eliminate  Plastic Straws  Trustee Bohmfaik made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Trustee Sparhawk 7 yes votes: Richardson, Yllanes, Bohmfalk, Henry Silverstein, Sparhawk, Kitching  seconded the motion and it passed with:  EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION  The Board honored Gene Schilling for 35 years of Employment with the Town.  PERSONS PRESENT NOT ON THE AGENDA  There was no one present who wished to address the Board.  TRUSTEE COMMENTS  Trustee Sparhawk stated that there is Chamber retreat on December 13th. Trustee Sparhawk told the Board that she is the Colorado Communities for Climate Action Vice-Chair of the Legislative Committee. She will keep the Trustees apprised of Trustee Kitching stated that she attended the Planning & Zoning Commission meeting where Clarion gave a presentation on the Unified Development Code. Trustee Kitching informed the Board that she will be attending the Clean Energy Mayor Richardson told the Board that he took a tour of We Cycle; it's a really neat Mayor Richardson stated that he attended the Holiday Gala at the Thompson House. It was well attended. He congratulated staff, the Historic Society and the Thompson  the Committee's actions.  Corridor Roundtable on December 13th.  operation.  Family for the house's renovation.    Trustee Meeting Minutes December 11, 2018  Page 3  Mayor Richardson told the Board that First Friday was a great event.  Mayor Richardson stated that he would like the Board to have a work session on  mobility.  ATTORNEY'S COMMENTS new liquor laws. moving forward.  Mark stated that he has been working on updates to the Municipal Code concerning Mark told the Board that motions are still being filed in the Tumbleweed law suit and it is  COVENTURE REQUEST FOR FUNDING DISCUSSION  Michael Lowe, Coventure Executive Director, and Kelcey Nichols, Coventure Board The Board continued their discussion on funding Coventure's ask of $25,000. The  member, were present at the meeting. Board had the following questions:  Who will be the managing partner? Coventure will be the managing partner; the Colorado Small Business Development Center will provide supplemental Will the employees be paid? In 2018 they worked pro bono. In 2019 they have What is the $5,000 mini grant for outreach in Rifle? They will be doing some programming in Rifle and they will share an incubator program and they will have How much space will you gain when you move? They will triple their current Are you worried about the rent increase? The overall rent will be $5,000 a month and they estimate that tenant rents will total $7,500 per month. The profit will be Why is Coventure set up a non-profit instead of a for profit business? The only working spaces that are profitable are in urban areas. Co-working spaces is not the only service they will offer. Money from the Town would be allocated to Do you have a recession plan? You are taking a big jump with increased rent and salaries. The recession plan is they would provide an intermediary role, flex desks, they want to grow their professional services, reach out to front range Will Coventure impact parking on Main Street? They will push for a biking incentive, ride-share program. The bulk of their programming will occur during  offerings (marketing plans, etc.) budgeted $250,000 for salaries.  a Pitch Night. space.  used to pay for programming.  programming.  businesses and other communities.  the school year.    Trustee Meeting Minutes December 11, 2018  Page 4  The community is 45% Spanish speaking. It appears that the tenant demographics are (usually) not very diverse and are tech oriented. Will you reach out to minorities who don't take advantage of this type of situation? They plan to provide workshops specific to the minority community. The Chamber will be involved and they will make sure that everyone is represented.  The Board made the following comments:  Mayor Richardson stated that this is a well-vetted idea. An economic down-turn may be coming soon and if we can get ahead of it this this is the type of entity that people Mayor Richardson, and Trustees Bohmfalk and Yllanes stated that they want to provide Trustees Silverstein, Kitching, Sparhawk and Henry were not comfortable funding the Trustee Kitching stated that she wants there to be a level of Trustee involvement (Board seat). She also wants to be able to track revenue to the Town as a result of the new Trustee Kitching made a motion to contribute $20,000 to Coventure with the stipulation that the Town will get a seat on the Board. Trustee Bohmfalk seconded the motion and  without a job would go to. We can afford to fund this in 2019.  Coventure with the full $25,000 ask.  entire $25,000.  business (return on investment).  itp passed with:  4 yes votes: Yllanes, Richardson, Kitching, Bohmfalk 3 no votes: Sparhawk, Henry, Silverstein PUBLIC HEARING - ADOPTION OF THE 2019 HEARING  Renae outlined the changes made from the November 27, 2018 Trustees meeting  which include:  Property tax values were adjusted Refund of expenditures increased due to insurance claims Attorney fees increased by $5,000 The cost of iPads were reduced The Launchpad will not replace their windows this year New phone system will be installed in 2019 RVR street maintenance project was reduced  Per the request of the Board, reserves are at 75% of expenditures.    Trustee Meeting Minutes December 11, 2018  Page 5  Mayor Richardson opened the public hearing. There was no one present who wished to Trustee Henry made a motion to approve the 2019 Budget; Community Requests; Resolution No. 17, Series of 2018 Summarizing Expenditures and Revenues and Adopting a 2019 Budget; Ordinance No. 18, Series of 2018 Appropriating Sums of Money to the Various Funds and Spending Agencies; Resolution No. 18, Series of 2018 Levying General Property Taxes for 2018; and Ordinance No. 19, Series of 2018 Appropriating Additional Sums of Money to Defray Expenses in Excess of Amount Budgeted. Trustee Silverstein seconded the motion and it passed with: 7yes votes: Henry, Silverstein, Yllanes, Sparhawk, Bohmfalk, Kitching, Richardson  address the Board sO Mayor Richardson closed the public hearing.  ADJOURNMENT  The December 11, 2018, regular meeting adjourned at 7:50 p.m. The next scheduled  meeting will be held on December 27, 2018, at 7:30 a.m.  APPROVE9, ANDA ACCEPTED a  bant  ATTEST:  M  Bh  Cathy Derby, Town Çlek  CARC SEAL ASORADO