MINUTES SPECIAL MEETING JULY 18, 2017 CALLTO ORDER:  CARBONDALE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  Mayor Dan Richardson called the Board of Trustees Special Meeting to order on July  18, 2017 at 6:00 p.m. in the Town Hall meeting room. The following members were present:  Mayor Trustees  Dan Richardson Marty Silverstein Erica Sparhawk Heather Henry Ben Bohmfalk Frosty Merriott Jay Harrington Cathy Derby  Arrived After Roll Call Trustees Staff Present: Town Manager Town Clerk CONSENT AGENDA  Trustee Silverstein made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Trustee Sparhawk  seconded the motion and it passed with:  4 yes votes: Richardson, Henry, Sparhawk, Silverstein  Trustee Merriott arrived at the meeting. DAY CARE DISCUSSION  Members of the Aspen to Parachute Cradle to Career Initiative, Carbondale Childcare Coalition and the Aspen Community Foundation were present for the discussion.  Discussion ensued.  Mayor Richardson asked what are the hurdles facing childcare in the valley. The hurdles are: affordable space, affordable land, staffing (finding qualified teachers), and  the zoning code.  Trustee Bohmfalk arrived at the meeting.    Trustee Meeting Minutes July 18, 2017  Page 2  The childcare providers had made the following recommendations: Create some zones where childcare is a use by right Expand zones where childcare is allowed by special review  Change the parking requirement  Review Basalt's new zoning as a model to encourage space for childcare Consider allowing a zoning holiday on the Blue Lake property at gth and Merrill to  development  allow the facility to expand  The Board agreed that the Planning & Zoning Commission should:  Evaluate the UDC and zoning requirements for daycare to make sure there aren't any unreasonable restriction and the appropriate review processes are Consider adding childcare as a special use permit back to the industrial zone. Make sure the Unified Development Code revision includes the youth center  designated  Review the parking requirement for daycare  definition  Discussion ensued on the possibility of creating a childcare impact fee for developments or a childcare dedication fee in lieu of a park dedication fee where pocket parks are planned. Also, possibly create a voluntary real estate assessment fee which could be Itwas agreed that any development fee updates and/or reallocation of current fees would be reviewed by the Trustees. The Board directed staff to "lag" the next development application and see if changing the fees would make sense.  dedicated to affordable housing and/or daycare.  AFFORDABLE HOUSING DISCUSSION Regional Housing Authority Regional Housing Authority.  Dave Myler and Bill Lamont were present for the discussion on the status of the Dave informed the Board that the Draft Intergovemmental Agreement has been circulating among the potential members which is the first step in creating the Authority. They are currently waiting for feedback. A Request for Proposal (RFP) has also been drafted for a regional housing needs assessment. Dave and Bill do not yet know how much money they will ask each entity to contribute to the study. They stated that it may  be possible for non-members to have peripheral participation.    Trustee Meeting Minutes July 18, 2017  Page 3  Artspace Study Grant Application  Jay stated that the Town has submitted a Department of Local Affairs (DOLA) EIAF grant application requesting $30,000, with a $30,000 pledge for matching funds from the Town ($25,000) and the Creative District ($5,000). The money would be used to initiate a feasibility and arts market study to determine if Carbondale is an ideal location for  mixed use live/work artist housing. Rental Housing Guidelines  Jay told the Board that staff has only applied the Guidelines to one project - Cooper Place. It was difficult to find renters who met the 80% AMI sO the pool was opened to 100% AMI. However, the rent was maintained at the 80% AMI level.  Short Term Rentals  Jay stated that at a previous Trustee meeting the consensus was to minimize regulations on short-term rentals. The Town recently entered in to a contract with Airbnb to have local taxes collected and submitted directly by Airbnb.  Town-Owned Housing  The Town owns five (5) employee housing units. One of the manufactured homes is being kept vacant during the bridge construction in case we need temporary staff housing. The house in Gateway RV Park has some deferred maintenance and will  require some upgrades over the next few years. Voluntary Real Estate Assessment (RETA)Fee  Mayor Richardson stated that he will talk to KT at the Garfield Housing Authority to see if there is an interest in administering the RETA. He will do more research and report  back to the Board. ADJOURNMENT  The July 18, 2017 work session adjourned at 8:35 p.m. The next regular scheduled  meeting will be held on July 25, 2017, at 6:00 p.m.  APPBOYEPAM9ASCEPED AMrien Mayor  1  ble  SEAL COLORADO  Cathy Derby, Town Clerk  C