TC Minutes 10-02-2013fax
TOWN OF AVON, COLORADO
AVON SPECIAL MEETING MINUTES FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2013
AVON TOWN HALL, ONE LAKE STREET
1. CALL TO ORDER & ROLL CALL
Mayor Carroll called the meeting to order at 6 PM. A roll call was taken and Council members present were
Dave Dantas, , Jennie Fancher, , and Jake Wolf. Chris Evans, Todd Goulding, and Buz Reynolds were absent.
Also present were Town Manager Virginia Egger, Town Attorney Eric Heil, and Assistant Town
Manager /Town Clerk Patty McKenny.
2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA
There were no changes to the agenda.
3. PUBLIC COMMENT
Public input was heard from the following residents:
Kristi Ferraro, Avon resident, read into the record a letter from addressing the investigative report with
comments regarding residency, conflict of interest, appearance of impropriety and code amendments.
The letter was submitted by the following people: Kristi and Craig Ferraro, Whitney Goulden, Howard
Leavitt; Tyson Kennedy, Mauri and Nancy Nottingham, Amy Phillips, Leslie Roubos, Mark Schelde, Brian
Sipes, ,Ruth Antrim Stanley, Manny Steil Tamra and Darien Underwood, Laurie Adler and Joe Walker.
Ms. Ferraro requested that a hearing be held on 11/12/13 that would address the Coucnilor Evan's
residency status. She also requested that a closer look at the code is required for both residency and
conflict of interest in order to strengthen the language. She noted that Councilor Goulding's residency
also be' reviewed June 2014.
Amy Phillips, Avon resident, submitted her timeline of the events that have occurred into the records.
She also spoke about the need to review residency and conflict of interest code language.
Tamra Underwood, Avon resident, spoke about residency requirements and what the real meaning of
being an Avon resident should be.
4. PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT ON THE INVESTIGATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS EVANS AND GOULDING
Scotty Krob, Krob Law Office LLC, special investigative counsel for the investigation of Councilor Evans
and Golulding spoke about his report. He identified the five topics which were investigated and spoke
about the facts and conclusions that were written into the report.
1. Walgreens project
2. Wyndham project
3. IGoulding's residency
4. !,Evan's residency
5. ' Goulding's employment w/ Evans' company, Evans Chaffee Construction Group
The overall conclusion was that there were no violations of the town code as related to the above
complaints. He noted that does not disregard the fact that the concerns raised by the citizenry is valid
and that the Town Council may take further steps to review these matters.
5. PUBLIC QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS
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There were some questions raised by the public with regard to the timelines, the interpretation of the
"appearance" aspect of the conflicts, the relationship with Mr. Mauriello, and an analysis of the voting
records of each council members.
6. COUNCIL DISCUSSION
There were comments from council members that showed support for reviewing the code for both the
residency requirements and the conflict of interest sections. There were some comments that
questioned the ability to get interested candidates if the residency rules were too conservative. There
was also support for checking in with both council members to determine their current status with
regard to residency and their intent to remain in Avon or not. Mayor Carroll noted that this would be
further discussed and a time would be set for a review. There was further interest in looking at the
letters submitted for the record as well. The Council accepted the Investigative Report submitted by
Scott Krob Law Office, LLC at this time.
There being no further business to come before the Council, the regular meeting adjourned at 7:18 PM.
APPROVED:
Rich Carroll
Dave Dantas
Chris Evans
Jennie Fancher
Todd Goulding
Albert "Buz" Reynolds
Jake Wolf
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