MINUTES WORK SESSION MARCH 20, 2018 CALLTO ORDER:  CARBONDALE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  Mayor Richardson called the Board of Trustees Work Session to order on March 20,  2018, at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall meeting room.  The following Carbondale Board of Trustees members were present:  Mayor Trustees  Dan Richardson Heather Henry Frosty Merriott Ben Bohmfalk Marty Silverstein Luis Yllanes Erica Sparhawk Jay Harrington Cathy Derby Janet Buck Tarin Udall  Absent:  Staff Present: Town Manager Town Clerk Planning Director Attorney  COLORADO COMMUNITIES FOR CLIMATE CHANGE CCACAIPRESENTATON Jacob Smith gave a presentation on the Colorado Communities for Climate Change  (CC4CA) organization. The key points made are as follows:  It's a coalition of local governments focused on pooling their resources to How it works = every member has an equal seat; policy positions require The organization primarily focuses on lobbying at the state level It's a very lean organization with no office overhead, no permanent staff; Dues are based on community size -1 for a population 2,000 - 49,0000a BASE membership is $5,000 and a CORE membership is $10,000  protect Colorado's climate unanimous support their lobbyist is contracted  NORTHWEST COLORADO CULTURAL HERITAGE PROGRAM  Nancy Kramer, Program Coordinator for the Northwest Colorado Cultural Heritage Program gave a presentation on the program. The key points made are as follows:    Trustee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018  Page 2  Cultural Heritage Tourism is about more than tourism; it's a collective and regional insight directed toward the goal of discovering how to preserve a sense of past and place while balancing change and promoting sustainability in communities and in the landscape. The provide cooperative marketing and branding The provide community gateway signs which they place at significant sights (they are in the process of creating signs for Carbondale) They partner with museums, chambers, municipal and county  governments, etc.  Their fourth annual summit will be held in Rangely in April. The will be focusing on  scenic byways.  JOINT MEETING WITH THE PLANNING & ZONING COMMISSION  The Trustees held a joint meeting with the Planning & Zoning (P&Z) Commission and The Trustees asked if construction costs are hindering projects moving forward. Jay answered that the Stein project is the only construction project that isn't moving Trustee Henry asked if we need to address a recent Op Ed in the Sopris Sun that stated that there is a perception that it is extremely expensive to develop in Carbondale. Both the BOT and P&Z do not agree with the perception = there is level of construction  the following topics were discussed:  aggressively forward.  quality that we expect. PUD'S  Janet stated that PUD's are a nightmare to administer. The Uniform Development Code attempts to avoid creating future PUD's. The Board asked if we should reach out to HOA's and ask them if they would voluntarily extinguish their PUD's. It was noted that attorey Mark Hamilton previously cautioned the Board that this is a very complex issue. Should we amend PUD's that fit in underlying zoning and make them use underlying zoning. The Board would like the website to provide an informative page on  PUD's and possibly have a pop-up GIS map.  UDC AMENDMENTS  Trustee Bohmfalk asked if we want to address bandit units. The Board suggested that amendments to the UDC should include:  Light temperature thresholds  Encourage window treatment to reduce lighting and provide insulation of  Windows    Trustee Meeting Minutes March 20, 2018 CHILDCARE  Page 3  Angela Lowrey, representing Little Blue Daycare, was present at the meeting. Previously the Board had a discussion on how they can help daycares in Carbondale. The BOT suggested that they could possibly help through zoning and planning. It's hard to find space for daycares (for more than seven children) in Carbondale due to At a previous meeting P&Z contemplated allowing daycares in the Industrial Zone and they agreed that it is not a good idea. It was suggested that it could possibly be handled though the site specific process. It was noted that the UDC is significantly The majority of the Trustees agreed that daycares should be allowed in the Industrial Itv was agreed that the P&Z will consider and recommend where daycares should be Trustee Merriott stated that he has sO much respect for the P&Z and he encouraged  the onerous state requirements.  more restrictive for daycares.  Zone District through the Special Use Permit process.  encouraged.  them to run for Trustee at the next election.  ADJOURNMENT  The March 20, 2018, work session adjourned at 9:15 p.m. The next regular scheduled  meeting will be held on March 27, 2018, at 6:00 p.m.  APPROVED, AND ACCEPTED I5  Dan Richardsôn, Mayor  ATTESTA  1437 Cathy Derby, Town Clerk  E SEAL COLORADO