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TC Minutes 05-14-2019,ovo n .� ,i � :: :. C U TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO AVON REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 AVON TOWN HALL, 100 MIKAELA WAY 1. CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL Mayor Smith Hymes called the meeting to order at 4:01 p.m. A roll call was taken, and Council members present were Amy Phillips, Jennie Fancher, Chico Thuon and Tamra Underwood. Council member Scott Prince arrived at 4:07 p.m. Also present were Town Manager Eric Heil, Interim Town Attorney Kathryn Sellars, Police Chief Greg Daly, Recreation Director John Curutchet, Finance Director Scott Wright, Planning Director Matt Pielsticker, Deputy Town Manager Preston Neill and Town Clerk Brenda Torres. 2. TUTORIAL ON TOWN'S OUTSTANDING DEBT Assistant Town Manager/Finance Director Scott Wright gave a presentation on the Town's current debt position and credit rating. 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA (MAYOR SMITH HYMES) Councilor Underwood moved to approve the agenda. Councilor Prince seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously by Council members present. Councilor Wolf was absent. Council member Jake Wolf arrived at 5:02 p.m. 4. PUBLIC COMMENT Adrienne Perer commented on business outreach and suggested that the Town implement a signage or light pole banner program that highlights Town of Avon businesses. Direction was provided by Council to further discuss Adrienne's idea at the Avon Summer Outlook Meeting on May 22nd 5. BUSINESS ITEMS 5.1. PRESENTATION: LAW ENFORCEMENT EXECUTIVE CERTIFICATION TO CHIEF GREG DALY The Director of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, John Camper, in his capacity as current president of the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police, presented Police Chief Greg Daly with the Law Enforcement Executive Certification from the Colorado Association of Chiefs of Police. 5.2. PRESENTATION: SWEARING IN AND BADGE PINNING CEREMONY FOR POLICE OFFICERS ZACHARY HAYNES AND REECE ELLSWORTH Zachary Haynes and Reece Ellsworth were sworn in as Avon's newest police officers. 5.3. PRESENTATION: CLIMATE ACTION COLLABORATIVE ANNUAL REPORT Kim Schlaepfer, Project Manager for the Climate Action Collaborative gave a presentation to Council on the work of the Climate Action Collaborative and she also went over some of the highlights from the 2018 Annual Report and 2017 Inventory Update. Page 1 Avo n TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO AVON REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 AVON TOWN HALL, 100 MIKAELA WAY 5.4. PRESENTATION: DIRECTION REQUESTED: 100% RENEWABLE ENERGY THROUGH THE HOLY CROSS RENEWABLE ENERGY PURCHASE PROGRAM Mike Steiner with Holy Cross Energy gave a presentation on Holy Cross Energy's Renewable Energy Purchase Program. Council provided direction to staff to sign up for 100% of the Town government's electricity to be sourced from renewable resources, specifically wind power, through Holy Cross Energy's Renewable Energy Purchase Program. 5.5. INTERVIEWS OF CULTURAL, ARTS, AND SPECIAL EVENTS COMMITTEE CANDIDATES AND APPOINTMENT OF 7 MEMBERS (DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER PRESTON NEILL) Council interviewed the following CASE Committee applicants: Arzu Basyildiz, Pedro Campos, Chris Cofelice, Jason Denhart, Julie Harris, Lisa Mattis and Kathy Ryan. There was consensus among Council to continue this item to the May 28th Council meeting to allow for applicants Ruth Stanley and Timothy Haley to be interviewed and for staff to bring to Council a revised CASE Committee Resolution that removes the "registered elector" qualification and replaces it with an "Eagle County resident" qualification. Councilor Underwood moved to continue the item to the May 28th Council meeting and to direct staff to prepare for Council a replacement resolution for Resolution 19-05 that removes the "registered elector" qualification and replaces it with an "Eagle County resident" qualification in the "CASE Committee Authority and Procedures." Councilor Wolf seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. 5.6. FIRST READING ORDINANCE 19-03 APPROVING CODE TEXT AMENDMENTS FOR INCLUSIONARY HOUSING REQUIREMENTS (PLANNING DIRECTOR MATT PIELSTICKER) Councilor Prince moved to approve first reading of Ordinance 19-03, with the various edits provided by Councilor Underwood and Councilor Fancher and summarized by Town Manager Eric Heil, setting a final reading and public hearing date of May 28, 2019. Councilor Fancher seconded the motion and the motion passed on a vote of 6 to 1. Councilor Wolf voted no. 5.7. RESOLUTION 19-11 APPROVING A LEASE AGREEMENT WITH VAIL TENURE, LLC FOR WORKER HOUSING AT THE 351 BENCHMARK BUILDING (OLD FIRE STATION) (DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER PRESTON NEILL) Councilor Wolf made a motion to approve Resolution 19-11 Approving a Lease Agreement with Vail Tenure, LLC for Worker Housing at the 351 Benchmark Building, with the changes to the Lease Agreement that were provided by Councilor Underwood. Mayor Pro Tem Phillips seconded the motion and the motion passed on a vote of 6 to 1. Councilor Prince voted no, and he stated for the record is because he wanted the building to be sprinkled based on the advice of the Fire Marshall. 5.8. RESOLUTION 19-10 APPROVING A REQUEST FOR ALLOCATION OF PEG FUNDS Councilor Wolf made a motion to approve Resolution 19-10 Approving a Request Allocating PEG Funds to High Five Access Media. Mayor Pro Tem Phillips seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously. Page 2 ,oivo n TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO AVON REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 AVON TOWN HALL, 100 MIKAELA WAY 5.9. APPROVAL OF MINUTES FROM APRIL 30, 2019 REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING (TOWN CLERK BRENDA TORRES) Councilor Fancher made a motion to approve the April 30, 2019 Regular Council meeting minutes. Mayor Pro Tem Phillips seconded the motion and the motion passed on a vote of 4 to 1. Councilor Wolf voted no. Councilor Thuon and Councilor Underwood abstained from the vote since they were absent during the April 30, 2019 Regular Council meeting. 6. WRITTEN REPORTS 6.1. TOWN CLEAN UP DAY UPDATE (DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER PRESTON NEILL) 6.2. BENCHES OF AVON PROJECT UPDATE (DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER PRESTON NEILL) 6.3. AVON SUMMER OUTLOOK MEETING UPDATE (DEPUTY TOWN MANAGER PRESTON NEILL) 6.4. UPPER EAGLE REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY APRIL 25, 2019 MEETING SUMMARY (MAYOR SMITH HYMES) 7. MAYOR & COUNCIL COMMENTS & MEETING UPDATES Councilor Thuon said Saturday, May 18' is Colorado Public Lands Day and that the Spraddle Creek Public Lands Day Celebration Hike will take place at 9:00 a.m. on May 18th. Councilor Thuon also talked briefly about the Eagle County Down Payment Assistance Program. Lastly, he asked staff a question about the Beaver Creek Boulevard Streetscape Improvements Project. Staff answered several questions from Council about Town Cleanup Week and the Town Cleanup Day event on May 23 rd Councilor Prince brought up the idea of removing the "registered elector" qualification for Planning and Zoning Commission membership. Council briefly discussed the idea, but no direction was provided. Councilor Fancher highlighted the NWCCOG 2019 Regional Economic Summit that she attended on May 2"d She also talked about the need for higher paying jobs in Eagle County and said she would like to see a valley - wide effort to incentivize the creation of higher paying jobs. Lastly, she gave a brief update on the CML Spring Outreach Meeting that took place in Vail on May 8th 8. ADJOURNMENT There being no further business to come before Council, Councilor Underwood moved to adjourn the regular meeting. Councilor Wolf seconded the motion and the motion passed unanimously by Council members present. The time was 9:19 p.m. Page 3 Avo n D TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO AVON REGULAR MEETING MINUTES FOR TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 AVON TOWN HALL, 100 MIKAELA WAY These minutes are only a summary of the proceedings of the meeting. They are not intended to be comprehensive or to include each statement, person speaking or to portray with complete accuracy. The most accurate records of the meeting are the audio of the meeting, which is housed in the Town Clerk's office, and the video of the meeting, which is available at www.highfivemedia.org. APPROVED: Sarah Smith Hymes Amy Phillips Jake Wolf Chico Thuon Jennie Fancher Scott Prince Tamra N. Underwood RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED: �) VA A 1 � �-- - -0-R, t A Brenda Torres, Town Clerk Page 4