MINUTES WORK SESSION FEBRUARY 20, 2018 CALL TO ORDER:  CARBONDALE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  Mayor Richardson called the Board of Trustees Work Session to order on February 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 Erica Sparhawk Luis Yllanes Marty Silverstein Jay Harrington Cathy Derby Kevin Schorzman Gene Schilling  Staff Present: Town Manager Town Clerk Public Works Director Police Chief  TOWN LIGHTING TOUR AND FOLLOW-UP DISCUSSION  Upon their return from the town lighting tour the Board discussed their observations. Trustee Merriott stated that currently enforcement of the Code is complaint driven. The Town should voluntarily enforce the Code and start with the most egregious offenders. Trustee Bohmfalk stated that he only saw two businesses that were out of compliance - he feels that those are good odds. Trustee Bohmfalk doesn't see a huge issue with Jay noted that the Town receives the most complaints after a lighting retrofitlconversion. Trustee Henry stated that residential lighting is going to be harder to address. Mayor Richardson stated that the egregious offenders impact a lot of neighbors. He believes the complaint driven policy works and he is not sure that he wants to change it. He would like staff to address non-compliant lighting, including Town facilities.  He asked how do we want to move forward with compliance?.  Lighting Code offenses.    Trustee Meeting Minutes February 20, 2018  Page 2  Trustee Silverstein stated that we need to address businesses whose signs stay lit all night long. We need to start with education. We should either enforce the Code or Michael Durant, Chair of the Planning & Zoning Commission, stated that there is no way to enforce the lighting ordinance regarding business signs that stay lit all night. It puts a Trustee Henry believes we need to increase (lighting) enforcement on commercial buildings. We also need to be proactive and provide education. The majority of the  change it.  burden on citizens to complain.  Board agreed.  The Board requested an update on this matter in three months.  Staff will ask the Chamber to do an email blast to all of their members informing them of  the commercial lighting ordinance. BEARAND1 TRASHDISCUSSION  Dillon Fenske, a student at Bridges High School, gave a presentation on bears and their  attraction to trash and the nuisance it causes.  Discussion ensued.  Trustee Bohmfalk stated that he anticipates that there will be a change out of trash containers in the next year. It's hard to make people purchase containers in the Spring, and then we switch haulers who have a different trash container requirement. He continued that people want to comply with the ordinance but the containers are expensive and many have nowhere to store their trash - we need a band aid solution Gene stated that the police have already been proactive with the trash ordinance- they have already placed ads in the paper and they have a list of previous violators. The Board would like a flyer on the trash ordinance to be placed in the utility bill. They would like citizens to know all of their options (e.g. some haulers sell bear resistant Discussion ensued on what options there are for subsidizing the purchase of trash resistant containers. Mayor Richardson suggested increasing trash hauler fees. The majority of the Board agreed that staff needs to: increase educational outreach - brochures need to also be in Spanish and ads should be placed on the Spanish radio station, police enforcement should be increased, and the trash haulers should be contacted to find out the options available to purchasellease bear resistant containers.  for the next 6-9 months.  containers and some lease them).    Trustee Meeting Minutes February 20, 2018  Page 3  Trustee Merriott stated that he is going before the Garfield County Commissioners in March to discuss the requirement for residents located three (3) miles outside of  Carbondale to purchasellease bear proof containers.  ADJOURNMENT  The February 20, 2018, work session adjourned at 8:45 p.m. The next regular  scheduled meeting will be held on February 27,2018, at 6:00 p.m.  APPROVED, AND ACCEPTED DAL Dan Richardson, Mayor  ATTESTA  /  Cathy Derby, Town Clerk  SEAL ) GCo