MINUTES REGULAR MEETING MARCH14, 2017 STUDENT OF THE MONTH  CARBONDALE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  Students from Carbondale Middle School and 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 Dan Richardson:  Hayden Everett Daniel Cortes Lopez  Hazel Jenkins Dayanna Gomez  CALL TO ORDER:  Mayor Dan Richardson called the Board of Trustees Regular Meeting to order on March  14, 2016 at 6:10 p.m. in the Town Hall meeting room.  ROLL CALL:  The following members were present for roll call:  Mayor Trustee  Dan Richardson Heather Henry Ben Bohmfalk Katrina Byars Marty Silverstein Erica Sparhawk Frosty Merriott  Absent Trustee Staff Present:  Town Manager Town Clerk Town Attomey Public Works Director  Jay Harrington Cathy Derby Mark Hamilton Kevin Schorzman CONSENT AGENDA  Accounts Payable totaling $201,939.19 BOT 2/21/17 Work Session Minutes BOT 2/28/17 Regular Meeting Minutes Nettle Creek Fire Mitigation Bid    Trustee Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017  Page 2  Letter of Support - Stream Gauge Special Permit Application = Liquor License Renewal Application - Pop's Liquor Liquor License Renewal Application = Pour House  Nettle Creek  Environmental Board - Waste Diversion Day; Expenditure of Funds- Bike, Pedestrian & Trails Commission - Recommendations for  Adin Fashion Show Brochure Reappointment  CONSENT AGENDA  Trustee Bohmfalk made a motion to approve the Consent Agenda. Trustee Silverstein  seconded the motion and it passed with:  6 yes votes: Bohmfalk, Silverstein, Sparhawk, Richardson, Henry, Byars  PERSONS PRESENT NOT ON THE AGENDA  There was no one present who wished to address the Board.  TRUSTEE COMMENTS  Trustee Byars stated that she attended the Garfield County Clean Energy Board meeting where they discussed the final outcomes on their planning effort. They talked about goals which include clean energy - 20% reduction in consumption and a 20-50% Trustee Silverstein informed the Board that the American Legion is hosting a St. Trustee Henry told the Board that she received an update from Bill Lamont on the progress of the Regional Affordable Housing Authority. They are waiting to set official Mayor Richardson stated that he attended an event sponsored by the Valley Settlement Project. He said it's inspiring to see what they are doing to engage the community. He also toured el busito (mobile classroom). In addition, Mayor Richardson attended the Garfield County Clean Energy Board meeting. Mayor Richardson also attended the RFTA Board meeting; the Access Control Plan, which is close to being adopted, was discussed. At the April meeting they will be discussing the proposed regional transportation center. Mayor Richardson attended the Chamber luncheon as well. They discussed demographic information/trends and what is driving economic development.  increase in renewable energy.  Patrick's Day Party on Friday; the cost is $10.  meetings with Pitkin County. Aspen and Basalt.    Trustee Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017  Page 3  Mayor Richardson announced that the Colorado Municipal League will be hosting a symposium in Glenwood Springs on April 26th and he encouraged the Board to attend. Mayor Richardson thanked the Garfield County District Attorney's office for their Mayor Richardson stated that the Third Street improvements project will be starting on Monday, March 20th. The street will be closed and updates will be available on the Mayor Richardson stated that his family is doing a trash experiment. They have switched haulers, they now have composting pick-up service, they are sharing recycling and they are diverting more waste at a reduced cost. He said there are a lot of good  handling of the recent armed robbery.  Town's website.  options to choose from. ATTORNEY'S REPORT The attorney did not have a report.  SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE - ROARING FORK OUTDOOR VOLUNTEERS Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers has applied for a Special Event Liquor License for an event to be held at the Third Street Center. All fees have been paid, and the Police Department has reported no problems with the applicant or the premises. Trustee Silverstein made a motion to approve Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers' Special Event Liquor License Application. Trustee Henry seconded the motion and it passed 6 yes votes: Byars, Sparhawk, Richardson, Silverstein, Bohmfalk, Henry SPECIAL EVENT LIQUOR LICENSE - BLUE LAKE PRESCHOOL  with:  Blue Lake Preschool has applied for a Special Event Liquor License for their annual fundraiser to be held at the Orchard. All fees have been paid and the Police Department has reported no problems with the applicant or the premises.  Trustee Henry made a motion to approve Blue Lake Preschool's Special Event Liquor License Application. Trustee Sparhawk seconded the motion and it passed with: 6 yes votes: Henry, Richardson, Silverstein, Sparhawk, Byars, Bohmfalk    Trustee Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017  Page 4  BIKE/PEDESTRIANATRAILS COMMISSION - (BPT)- PRIORITY CORRIDORS AND Darryl Fuller of the BPT was present at the meeting. Darryl explained that the BPT held two (2) public meetings to address nighttime safety. Darryl noted that the majority of the attendees stated that they don't use the Rio Grande Trail at night because they don't feel it is safe and there are safer options. Trustee Byars stated that it is a priority to her The Board reviewed the map and agreed with the proposed priority corridors and nighttime priority routes. It was agreed that the map should be included in our capital planning, it should be placed on the Town's website, possibly in a GIS format, and it should be included in the next update to the Parks and Recreation Master Plan. The BPT will work with Think Colorado.com to incorporate the multi-modal priority (safety) Discussion ensued on the BPT's proposed infrastructure improvements to improve the  PRIORITY AFTER DARK CORRIDORS  to make the Rio Grande Trail safe at night.  maps in their Carbondale map.  multi-modal network and the following points were made:  We need to focus on where to spend very limited funds = we need to fill in the The green bike routes signs need to be taken down - they are confusing. The Colorado Rocky Mountain School connectivity is not a high priority. Explore lighting the Rio Grande Trail (longer-term priority) Investigate getting the priority map in to Google Maps, identify where we have  gaps.  lights  Itv was noted that the police will give anyone a ride home - this information should be posted at the Park-n-Ride lot and around Town. The self-defense course being offered  by the Town should be advertised. NEO FIBER STUDY  Diane Kruse of Neo Connect was present at the meeting. She told the Board that Neo Connect was hired by Garfield and Mesa Counties to do a co-county broadband study. Diane stated that installing broadband is expensive but it can be accomplished at a  lesser cost by undertaking the following steps:  1. Municipalities can establish broadband friendly policies and ordinances (dig once policy, shadow conduit), offer tax incentives and permit use of existing assets. 2. Encourage smart conduit construction to gain assets and attract partners. 3. Connect community anchor institutions (health care institutions, schools, fire  departments, etc.)  4. Lastly, connect fiber to homes and businesses.    Trustee Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017 technology.  Page 5  Itv was noted that most of Carbondale's citizens have access to cable and wireless  CLEER AND CORE - PRIORTY ENERGY PROJECTS  Trustee Sparhawk, a CLEER employee, recused herself and left the meeting. At a previous meeting the Trustees asked CLEER. AND CORE to provide a scope of services to help Carbondale achieve its climate goals. CLEER presented the following  (proposed) list of services:  Low-income Program ($15,000) - Includes home energy site visits, leveraging Implement Plan for getting Town facilities on the path to being carbon-free Business Energy Efficiency Campaign ($10,000) - leverage financing to provide upgrades, provide bonus rebates, increase awareness of the value of energy Finalize the Climate Action Plan and Conduct Community Outreach ($8,000) - develop an Executive Summary, provide presentations to local organizations. Carbondale Climate-Friendly Transportation ($3,000) - support Carbondale Bike Week efforts, offer seed funding for a small workshop on climate-friendly Free Energy Assessment for New Home Buyers ($5,000) - offer up to 20 homebuyers free Energy Smart home energy assessments.  grant funding from the utility companies.  ($6,000).  efficiency, develop case studies  transportation.  CORE presented the following Scope of Services for 2017:  Continue to Provide Support to the Environmental Board attend monthly Explore Anaerobic Digestion Opportunities & Costs = assess how regional municipal solid waste can use anaerobic technology to generate biogas Permit Research for Nettle Creek Hydroelectric = pursue necessary permits to help with the development of a hydroelectric facility at Nettle Creek.  meetings, provide technical support and guidance.  Discussion ensued.  Trustee Byars stated that she was hoping that CLEER and CORE would propose renewable energy projects. Mona Newton of CORE stated that CORE will continue to The Board encouraged CLEER and CORE to simplify the Climate Action Plan and to  offer rebates and they will search for grants.  focus on marketing it.    Trustee Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017  Page 6  The Board asked CLEER and CORE to delay the Climate-Friendly Transportation project until after the April Work Session when the Board will be discussing mobility. Trustee Byars made a motion to approve CLEER and CORE's Scope of Services for  2017. Trustee Silverstein seconded the motion and it passed with: 5. yes votes: Byars, Henry, Bohmfalk, Richardson, Silverstein  Trustee Sparhawk returned to the meeting. HOLY CROSS UNDERGROUNDING PROJECT  Kevin Schorzman explained that Holy Cross approached the Town with a proposal to underground a portion of their electrical line that cuts through Miner's Park. The new alignment will work better with the use of Miner's Park as it will move the underground line more towards the northem edge of the park and not under the portion that is used for soccer. Staff is supportive of Holy Cross' plan to underground this section of their system. If approved, the Town would contribute a total of $32,500 to offset a portion of the cost of the project. The money' would be taken from the Community Enhancement The Board unanimously supported the Holy Cross Undergrounding project.  Fund.  RFTA LONG TERM PLANNING PROCESS UPDATE  Joe Krakum, of Parsons, and Laura Kirk of DHM, were present at the meeting. Joe explained that Parsons and DHM are conducting a study for RFTA on how to optimize transit to meet their future transportation demands. Joe gave an overview of  the study.  Discussion ensued and the following points were made:  Trustee Byars stated that she wants accessibility to senior housing to be a top Trustee Silverstein stated that communities need to pay their fair share for bus Trustee Silverstein stated that since inception of the BRT there has been inadequate parking in Carbondale; RFTA needs to plan accordingly.  priority for Carbondale. Services.    Trustee Meeting Minutes March 14, 2017  Page 7  Mayor Richardson stated that regional connectivity should be a priority as should  planning for micro transit solutions.  ADJOURNMENT  The March 14, 2017, regular meeting adjourned at 9:00 p.m. The next regularly scheduled meeting will be held on March 28, 2017 at 6:00 p.m.  APPROVED AND ACCEPTED Dan Richardson, Mayor DAL  ATTEST: TAL  B6 Cathy Derby, Town Clerk  SEAL  DLORADO