TOWN OF MORRISON BOARD OF TRUSTEES MORRISON TOWN HALL, 110S STONE STREET REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES  TUESDAY, APRIL: 16, 2024 6:00 P.M.  Call to Order. Mayor Wolfe called the Regular Town Board Meeting to order at 6:00 P.M. Roll Call. Mayor Chris Wolfe, Trustees Katie Gill, Sean Forey, John Leonard, Paul Sutton, Adam Way, StaffPresent. Austin Flanagan (Town Attorney), Bill Vinelli (ChiefofPolice), Dan Lamont (Streets, Ground, and Buildings Director), Ariana Neverdahl (Town Clerk), and Courtney Christensen (Deputy Amendments to the Agenda. Trustee Gill added the November 2024 Election Ballot Question to the Public to Address the Board. Gus Chambers, 207 Bear Creek Lane. Chambers addressed the Board and provided them with an update on the Town's 150 Anniversary Celebration. The celebration will be on Saturday, August 3, 2023. Chambers stated the event will have historic vendors from the South Park Railroad Associations and a ribbon cutting for the historic plaque. The event will also include al tour of the historic railroad tracks located at the CCC Camp. Chambers asked if the Town would consider placing  and David Wirtz were present. A quorum was established.  Town Clerk).  Agenda under General Business item 6.c.  al banner about the street lights on Bear Creek Avenue to help promote the event.  Presentations and Hearings. None. General Business.  Community Service Rating 2023 Annual Report-Imformational. Trustee Gill asked for an update on the BRIC Grant and the Town's Hazard Mitigation Scoping report. Part oft the grant project is that the Town would receive a benefit-cost assessment for thet top two hazard projects, this would assist the town with future grant funding from FEMA. Town Clerk Neverdahl stated that she provided all Board comments related to the Hazard Mitigation report to WSP and that the final draft has not been finalized. Trustee Gill stated that the Town was not aware of the condition of South Park Bridge. Trustee Gill suggested that the Town possibly look at the South Park Bridge to be one of the projects that received a benefit-cost assessment, to possibly receive funding for the bridge repair. Streets, Grounds, and Building DirectorLamont stated that he is currently looking into funding options for the South Park Bridge repair. Town Clerk Neverdahl asked' Trustee Gill for clarification on ifs she would like the request a benefit-cost assessment be done on the South Park Bridge for the BRIC grant. The consensus of the Board was to Trustee Sutton stated that he felt the map was hard to read on the report and that he would bei interested in Spring Street Bridge Update. Trustee Leonard stated that he would keep the South Park Bridge open to Streets, Grounds, and Building Director Lamont Lamont stated that the Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. engineer stated after his inspection that due to the trust plate deterioration, it would be a liability to the Town tol keepi it open for motor vehicles. Streets, Grounds, and Building Director Lamont Lamont stated  request a benefit Cos assessment for South Park Bridge.  the dollar values oft the 5% discount.  motor vehicles.    that he is currently working with CDOT and that Stantec Consulting Services, Inc. to make an informed decision on how best to move forward with the South Park Bridge repair and closure. Mayor Wolfe suggested using Canon Vista as an alternative route.  Trustee Way suggested educating the community and letting the nursing home know about the bridge's condition. Lamont Streets, Grounds, and Building Director Lamont stated the nursing home was notified Trustee Forey suggested closing access from Spring St. Streets, Grounds, and the Building Director Lamont stated he would work on getting access restricted with proper approvals from West Metro Fire 20241 November Election Ballot Question. Trustee Gill suggested adding a ballot question to the November 2024 ballot asking the voters to amend the Town Charter about Board vacancies. The Town Charter requires seven board members including the mayor. Ifthere is a vacancy then the Board must fill the vacancy within 60 days. The appointed member must then run in the next general election. It has been ac challenge in the past to find enough members from the community to run for the elections. Trustee Gill suggested adding al ballot question that ifai member ofthe Board steps away the Board can operate and function as al body of five members including the mayor until a qualified candidate is available to be appointed or the next general election. Trustee Gill voiced concern overt the democratic representation when it comes to appointing members to the Board and stated she felt the community should be electing  about the bridge condition.  District and thel Morrison Police Department.  the members oft thel Board.  Trustee Leonard voiced his support for the proposed ballot question.  Mayor Wolfe asked how this would affect the meeting quorum. Trustee Gill stated the quorum would still be a majority of the Board. Trustee Leonard. suggested keeping the quorum for all meetings to four Town Attorney Flanagan stated that he will draft an ordinance for this ballot question. Mayor Wolfe asked when someone can pick up a nomination packet for the elections. Town Clerk Neverdahl stated that nomination packets can be picked up 91 days before the election in August.  members.  Departmental Reports. Accounting. No oral report. amounts written in the previous year.  Court. Mayor Wolfe mentioned that the number ofc citations written this year in March is lower than the  Trustee Sutton stated that the court revenue is behind in revenue.  Museum. Trustee Leonard voiced his appreciation for the museum's volunteer program. Mayor Wolfe stated that the museum's revenue is up 4% and voiced his appreciation for Museum  Director Mossbrucker.  Parking. Trustee Way stated that he does not want to increase the parking fee.  2    Planning Commission.  Project Tracker. Trustee Leonard asked if the Board could appoint a committee to meet with Jeffrey Bradley to help resolve ai few outstanding issues and applications with the Town. Town Attorney Flanagan stated that the Town is currently in litigation with Bradley and asked that the Board not discuss the case until it has been settled. Town Attorney Flanagan also stated that any quasi-judicial applications Trustee Way asked if all downtown establishments are required tos screen their rooftop equipment to mirror the recent screening at The Cow/An Eatery. Town Clerk Neverdahl stated ifthe owner pullsa a building permit fora a reroof they would then be: required tol bring the rooftop equipment up to code. Trustee Gill mentioned that the Planning Commission and Town Planner McCool have been working on updating the Town's Comprehensive Plan. The Board previously decided to task the Planning Commission with updating the Comprehensive plan. Town Planner McCool was allotted six hours of general planning services a month to work on the Comprehensive Plan, updating the plan in-house takes more time than usual. Trustee Gill suggested the Board consider allocating funds to the" Town Planner to Jamee Chambers, 207 Bear Creek Lane. Chambers informed the Board that the Planning Commission has set a date for a special meeting on. July 30, 2024, to review and finalize the comprehensive plan before iti is presented to the" Town Board. Chambers stated that the goal is to have halft the Comprehensive Mayor Wolfe asked for clarification on whether the Town is allocating funds to Town Planner McCool to finish the comprehensive plan. Trustee Gill stated yes, and asked Town Planner McCool to see ifshe can Trustee Leonard suggested that Town Attorney Flanagan's firm may be able to assist in completing the Trustee Leonard asked what the Board would think about consolidating the Planning Commission to the Board of Trustees to have one body. This would help the Town! have enough volunteers to run for the Board. Trustee Leonard stated that he thinks Jamee Chambers would be a great addition to the Town Board along with other members oft thel Planning Commission. Trustee Leonard stated he felt the Planning Commission was cumbersome and has raised a few procedural challenges. Trustee Leonard asked what the Board thinks about consolidating the Planning Commission with the Board ofTrustees Chambers stated that the Planning Commission is required as a separate body. They have specific responsibilities and provide the Town Board with ai recommendation on applications submitted to the Town. Chambers stated that she views the Planning Commission as training for the Town Board. Town Attorney stated State Law: specifically refers to the Planning Commission as a separate body but if you are al home rule municipality you can delegate the responsibilities to your Town Board. Town Attorney Flanagan stated it can be done but the code needs to reflect it. Appeals and recommendations can not go to the same Board. The Town would need to ensure that the duties under state law of the lower Trustee Leonard asked who would decide this change. Town Attorney Flanagan stated that the Board decides this, and it would be decided under the Title 10 rewrite. Ifthat is the direction oft the Board can  should not be discussed with the Board outside oft the public hearings.  finish the Comprehensive Plan.  Plan published in August or September ofthis year.  dedicate thet time to complete the Comprehensive Plan.  Comprehensive Plan.  once the" Title 101 Revisions and Comprehensive Plan have been updated.  board in this case the Planning Commission are being tracked.  3    incorporate this into the Title 10 Rewrite during the work session on procedurals, this is when the Board Trustee Leonard requested the discussion ofc consolidating the Planning Commission be added toi the next Trustee Sutton askedi if the revisions being made to Title 10 interact with the Comprehensive Plan and if they both can be revised parallel to one another. Town Attorney Flanagan stated he prefers to write the Comprehensive Plan as broadly as possible so you do not have to constantly, sO the' Towni is always in compliance with their Comprehensive Plan. The Town Attorney stated that he has not seen the draft Comprehensive Plan but has shared the Title 10 drafts with" Town Planner McCool, she will ensure that the Comprehensive Plan conforms with the Title 10 revisions. Trustee Sutton stated that he agreed with Trustee Wirtz asked ifs some ofthe projects on the tracker could be removed. Town Clerk Neverdahl stated that projects still listed on the project tracker still have post-approval tasks that need to be Policel Department. Trustee Sutton stated that the asphalt found on Summer Street is from the Snow Plow. Lamont Streets, Grounds, and Building Director Lamont stated that the loose gravel is from the Trustee Leonard asked Chief Vinelli to relay to Frankie Hood, Willow Springs North Master HOA, that the Town does not want any additional signage along Highway 8. The Town does not set the speed limit along Highway 8, and the Town will not provide ai fraction oft the Police Department's time fora a dedicated officer. Trustee Gill stated that she spoke with Hood and stated that the location that is being proposed by Hood is reasonable and that there is currently no sign posted for no engine brakes. Trustee Gill stated that a signi is not the same as enforcement. Trustee Gill mentioned the location being requested for enforcement may falli into the Municipal Boundary. ChiefVinelli stated her main complaint is the noise from thej jake brakes and stated that the last call the Morrison Police Department wants to respond toi isar rollover call from a driver that has rolled their truck. Trustee Leonard. stated he wants the Police to monitor the residential neighborhood. Trustee Gill mentioned there may be a misunderstanding in the conversation regarding the no-engine brakes on Highway 8. The truck drivers usej jake brakes for safety. ChiefVinelli stated that the signage along Highway 8 does not come from the Morrison Police Department and stated that he informed Hood to contact CDOT and. Jefferson County regarding the speed limit along Highway 8. Trustee Leonard stated the Board made the decision to not enforce thej jake brakes on Highway 8 and stated that the Morrison Police Department should enforce Highway 8 as they see fit. Trustee Gill asked for clarification ifthe Board voted to not enforce the. Jake Brakes along Highway 8. Mayor Wolfe stated thati it was a consensus oft the Board to let Chief Vinelli speak with Hood regarding the. Jake Brakes and Speed limit along Highway 8. Mayor Wolfe asked that Chief Vinelli respond to Trustee Sutton asked Chief Vinelli if the citations written for no proof ofinsurance were drivers who had no insurance or could not provide proofa at the time the citation was written. Chief Vinelli stated that iti is standard. Thei majority of drivers do not carry al hard copy oftheir insurance card available at the time of Chief Vinelli askedi ift the Town adopted the entire Model Traffic Code. The Town Attorney stated that he  will decide how things are approved and what the approval body is.  agenda.  the Town Attorney's perspective on making the Comprehensive Plan broader.  completed.  nursing home.  Hood.  the citation.  would look into what the Town adopted and confirm with Chief Vinelli.  4    ChiefVinelli asked for thel Board's support in writing citations into the Morrison Municipal Court for expired registration and revoked driver's license. The Board agreed to have ChiefVinelli and' Town Attorney Flanagan work on an Ordinance to write in expired registration and revoked, canceled, and ChiefV Vinelli thanked" Town Clerk Neverdahl and Deputy Town Clerk Christensen for their work on getting the Lidar Cameras up and running. Chief Vinelli asked thel Board for direction on who should be handling and processing the citations from the Speed Radar Cameras. Chief Vinelli noted that the Town can not handle the number of anticipated phone calls and suggested getting a dedicated phone line specific to the Lidar Camera citations. Chief Vinelli informed the Board that the current contract with ChiefVinelli stated that if the Police Department is responsible for the Speed Radar Cameras the department may need to hire aj part-time position to handle the calls. Trustee Leonard stated that the speed radar cameras should bel handled administratively and the" Town can look at hiring an additional staffif needed. Trustee Gill mentioned that she was under thei impression that Emergent Enforcement Solutions (EES) would be handling all ofthe administrative responsibility for the Lidar Cameras. ChiefVinelli Town Clerk Neverdahl noted there was a lack of due diligence done on the project. The Town did not have the software necessary to process the citations. Town Staff was originally told that EES would process the collections from unpaid citations, this is now the responsibility oft the TOwn. In addition, conversations relating to thei impacts on the Municipal Court were not previously discussed. Trustee Forey suggested the Town look at purchasing an additional phone line dedicated to calls for the Mayor Wolfe asked Chief Vinelli how he would like to handle the speed radar cameras. Chief Vinelli stated that he would like to proceed with the cameras as soon as possible. Town Clerk Neverdahl stated that the project is progressing but it may take a couple of weeks before the Town ist ready to go live with Trustee Leonard stated the worst-case scenario ist that issued citations go unpaid. Trustee Leonard suggested rolling out the program and stated ifTown Staff needs additional support tol let the Town Board know. Town Clerk Neverdahl stated the amended agreement will be on the May 7, 2024 Board Agenda. Town Staffis working to have the speed radar cameras up and running by that date. ChiefVinelli stated that when a citation goes unpaid and is sent to collections the registration is flagged notifying the driver that they have an unpaid citation with the Town of Morrison. Chief Vinelli asked the Board for direction on how to proceed with the speed radar cameras. Trustee Gill suggested limiting the time that the speed radar camera is live tol help reduce the volume of calls Town Staff will receive until all oft the administrative duties are resolved. Chief Vinelli stated the warning Chief Vinelli stated that per state law the Lidar Cameras have to be calibrated every time iti is moved. The Police Department will have the speed radar cameras in a designated place. Trustee Forey asked for clarification ifthe Lidar Cameras can be turned offe every other day. Chief Vinelli stated no because of  suspended driver's liçenses, into the Morrison Municipal Court.  Emergent Services, the current language does not match State Statutes.  stated that EES will only handle aj portion oft the administrative responsibility.  speed radar cameras and hiring additional staffifnecessary.  issuing citations.  period is on pause until the' Town has signed the amended agreement.  State law related to the calibration report.  5    Trustee Leonard suggested running the Lidar Cameras as soon as possible and stated that some people Mayor Wolfe asked Chief Vinelli how he wanted tol handle the speed radar cameras. ChiefVinelli stated that he does not want the Lidar Cameras to fail or place additional work on Town Staff but that he will Mayor Wolfe stated that this is in Chief Vinellis's hands and that the Town needs to get the ball rolling. Trustee Leonard stated that hel believes the speed radar cameras should be handled in the administrative office, ifadditional staff is needed they should be hired by the administrative office. Town Clerk Neverdahl thanked Deputy Town Clerk Christensen for all of her work on the Lidar Cameras Trustee Forey asked Deputy Town Clerk Christensen for her opinion on where the Towni is at on the Lidar Cameras. Deputy Town Clerk Christensen stated there are a few items that need to be resolved. At this moment int time, the Town can not take any payments for citations that are issued. The Town has still not received the final CSV file from EES to upload the citations into thet town's software system. Deputy Town Clerk Christensen noted that shei is also meeting with thel Municipal Judge and Town Prosecutor to Chief Vinelli suggested that he and Deputy Town Clerk Christensen will work on getting the Lidar Trustee Leonard noted that the Lidar Cameras are: for safety. Town Clerk Neverdahl agreed with Trustee Leonard that the Lidar Cameras are for public safety and noted that the Town is al Public Entity and does not want to add to the negative perception oft the Police Department by rolling out the Lidar Cameras before the administrative items aforementioned. are completed. Chief Vinelli agreed and stated he does not know what it will look like fort the Town ift the citation is issued before the Town can accept payment, and ifthe Town would still be responsible for paying EES for the citations issued. Trustee Wirtz offered his help ifTown Staffr needed any assistance with the CSV file from EES. Trustee Forey suggested Town Staff report back to the Board on May 7,2024, with an update on the Trustee Gill suggested reaching out to other municipalities for advice and support on how they ChiefVinelli informed the Board that the Police Department will be hosting an awards ceremony for the Department on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, in honor ofNational Police Week.. Jefferson County Sheriff's Trustee Way asked Chief Vinelli what happens to a driver whoi is pulled over and has no license or expired tags. Chief Vinelli stated that they received a citation and potentially would have their car towed. Streets and grounds. Lamont Streets, Grounds, and Building Director Lamont stated the Town was  will pay and others will not.  make it work.  and with EES.  discuss the effects on the Court from the Lidar Cameras. cameras running by the next Board meeting on May 7,2024.  Lidar Cameras.  implemented thel Lidar Cameras.  office will cover the Morrison Police Department during this time.  Mayor Wolfe thanked the Town Staffi for all oftheir hard work. awarded the Mulch Appreciated grant for a wood chipper.  6    Mayor Wolfe thanked Streets and Grounds for all oft their hard work in picking up the limbs after the  wind storm. Town Clerk.  Schedule Title 10 Revision Work Session. Town Clerk Neverdahl asked the Board for their availability on the next Title 10 Work Sessions, May 7th from 5:00-6:00 pPM and. June 4th from 5:00-6:00 PM. The Ordinance will be adopted on. June 18. The Board was in favor of the Title 10 Work Session Town. Attorney. Town Attorney Flanagan stated the May 7th Title Work Session willl be on development standards. The. June 4th, work session will be on procedures. There will not be a scheduled work session on section one or two ofTitle 10. The Town Attorney requested ifthe Board has any revisions on section one  schedule.  or two ofTitle 10 email them tol him directly  Consent Agenda.  Amotion was made by Trustee Way to approve the Consent Agenda for April 16, 2024, with amendments to the minutes. The motion was seconded by Trustee Wirtz. All members present  voted aye. The motion carried. Board Comments.  Trustee Wirtz would like to know how the noise ordinance applies to generators and snow plows. Trustee Forey thanked the Town Staff for all oftheir work during the wind storm and power Trustee Gill introduced. Jane Reuter from the Canyon Courier and thanked her for her reporting. Trustee Way stated that he would like to talk to Morrison Inn about updating their patio awning. Trustee Way asked ift the Town could lace cones on Bear Creek Lane to prevent cars from turning Mayor Wolfe asked ifthe Police Department would be hosting a Police Picnic this year. Chief Chief Vineli stated that Sergeant Sweeny looked into al lighted speed decibel sign for the Town and asked ift the Board would like the Police Department to purchase one. Trustee Gill stated this was looked intoa few years ago and was known to cause more noise because people were  outage  Trustee Gill encouraged everyone to subscribe to the Canyon Courier.  around on thes street. There has been an increase amount on u-turns.  Vinelli stated that the picnic will bei in September.  purposely tripping the sign.  Adjournment. Mayor Wolfe adjourned the regular Town Board Meeting at 7:401 P.M.  TOWN OF MORRISON  7    u MORRISON SEAL)  COLOR  Chris Wolfe, Mayor  ATTEST:  aene Auehe Ariana Neverdahl, Town Clerk  8