AGENDA
Town of Crested Butte
Regular Town Council Meeting
Town Council Chambers
507 Maroon Ave; Crested Butte, CO
Monday, April 21, 2025
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Public comments may be submitted at any time to the entire Council via email at
[email protected].
The times are approximate. The meeting may move faster or slower than expected.
6:00 WORK SESSION
- Discussion Regarding Save as you Throw (SAYT) Program, Including Timeline
and Cost.
Staff Contact: Public Works Director Shea Earley and Sustainability Coordinator
Dannah Leeman
7:00 REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
BY MAYOR OR MAYOR PRO-TEM
7:02 APPROVAL OF AGENDA
7:03 CONSENT AGENDA
- April 7, 2025 Special Town Council Meeting Minutes.
Staff Contact: Town Clerk Lynelle Stanford - (First Reading) Ordinance No. 3, Series 2025 - An Ordinance of the Crested Butte
Town Council Amending Section 8-2-150 of the Crested Butte Municipal Code.
Staff Contact: Chief Marshal Mike Reily - Resolution No. 7, Series 2025 - A Resolution of the Crested Butte Town Council
Authorizing the Grant of Revocable License to 1 Gothic LLC, a Texas Limited
Liability Company to Encroach into the Right-of-Way Adjacent to the North Portion
of Lot 17 and 18, Block 7, Being the Alley North of Gothic Avenue, Town of Crested
Butte.
Staff Contact: Town Planner III Jessie Earley
The listing under Consent Agenda is a group of items to be acted on with a single
motion. The Consent Agenda is designed to expedite Council business. Council
members may request that an item be removed from Consent Agenda prior to the
Council’s vote. Items removed from the Consent Agenda will be considered under
New Business.
7:05 PUBLIC COMMENT
The public has the opportunity to comment during the public comment period at the
beginning of every regular Council meeting. At this time people may speak for up to
five minutes on any topic that is not on the agenda. The Mayor may limit public
comments to no more than three minutes if it appears there will be many comments on
a similar topic. The public comment period is a time for the Council to listen to the
people. Council generally should not engage in a two-way conversation at this time
nor should the Council feel compelled to respond to the comments. If Council chooses
to discuss or take action on a subject brought up during Public Comment that
discussion should be held at the end of the Council meeting under “Other Business to
Come Before the Council.”
7:10 STAFF UPDATES
7:15 LEGAL MATTERS
7:20 PRESENTATIONS
- Yale School of the Environment: Transportation Strategies for Crested Butte.
7:45 2) Jeremy Herzog from Mountain Express Regarding the Whetstone
Campus Project Including Scope, Need, and Cost.
8:10 NEW BUSINESS
- Elements Mountain Compost Joint Residential Compost Drop-Off Program
Updates.
Staff Contact: Sustainability Coordinator Dannah Leeman
8:15 2) Town Council Adoption of the 2030 Climate Action Plan.
Staff Contact: Sustainability Coordinator Dannah Leeman
Community Values
Authentic
Connected
Accountable
Bold
Town Council
5-year Goals:
Approach community
challenges through
active collaboration
and public
engagement.
Accommodate growth
in a way that
maintains our rural
feel.
Enable people who
live and work here to
thrive.
Retain the unique
character and
traditions of Crested
Butte.
De-emphasize cars
and focus on walking,
biking, and transit.
Continue to
passionately care for
our natural
surroundings and
forever protect Red
Lady.
Act on the urgency of
climate change and
prepare for the
changes we expect
from it.
Critical to our success
is an engaged
community and
knowledgeable and
experienced staff.
8:30 3) Discussion of Draft Paradise Park Workforce Rental Tenant Selection Plan.
Staff Contact: Housing Director Erin Ganser
9:00 4) Sustainable Tourism and Outdoor Committee (STOR) Request for Funding Assistance for
United States Forest Service (USFS) Seasonal Staff.
Staff Contact: Town Manager Dara MacDonald
9:15 COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMITTEE UPDATES
9:20 OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL
9:25 DISCUSSION OF SCHEDULING FUTURE WORK SESSION TOPICS AND COUNCIL
MEETING SCHEDULE
• Monday, May 5, 2025 - 6:00PM Work Session - 7:00PM Regular Council
• Wednesday, May 14, 2025 - 6:00PM Joint Work Session with Mt. Crested Butte
Regarding Mountain Express
• Monday, May 19, 2025 - 6:00PM Work Session - 7:00PM Regular Council
• Monday, June 2, 2025 - 6:00PM Work Session - 7:00PM Regular Council
9:30 EXECUTIVE SESSION
To discuss the purchase, acquisition, lease, transfer, or sale of real, personal, or other property
interest under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(a) and for the purpose of determining positions
relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations,
and/or instructing negotiators, under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(e) regarding potential
conservation easements.