AGENDA
Town of Crested Butte
Regular Town Council Meeting
Town Council Chambers
507 Maroon Ave; Crested Butte, CO
Monday, September 15, 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.
5:00 WORK SESSION
- Budget 2026: Refined Strategic Plan and 2026 Priorities; Capital Plan; Overall
Fund Strategies.
Staff Contact: Interim Finance Director Rob Sweeney
7:00 REGULAR TOWN COUNCIL MEETING CALLED TO ORDER
BY MAYOR OR MAYOR PRO-TEM
7:02 APPROVAL OF AGENDA
7:03 CONSENT AGENDA
- September 2, 2025 Regular Town Council Meeting Minutes.
Staff Contact: Town Clerk Lynelle Stanford - Appointment of Election Commission.
Staff Contact: Town Clerk Lynelle Stanford - Resolution No. 22, Series 2025 - A Resolution of the Crested Butte Town Council
Authorizing the Grant of a Revocable License to 218 Elk Ave LLC, A Delaware
Limited Liability Company to Encroach Into the Right-Of-Way Adjacent to the
Combined 218 Tract (F/K/A Lots 7, 8 and 9A), Block 28 and the Right Of Way
Known As The Sidewalk to the South of Elk Avenue, Town Of Crested Butte.
Staff Contact: Town Planner III Jessie Earley - Resolution No. 23, Series 2025 - A Resolution of the Crested Butte Town Council,
Approving the New National Opioids Settlement with Eight Opioids Manufacturers:
Alvogen, Amneal, Apotex, Hikma, Indivior, Mylan, Sun, And Zydus.
Staff Contact: Town Manager Dara MacDonald - Resolution No. 24, Series 2025 - A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of
Crested Butte, Colorado Acting as the Local Liquor Licensing Authority Finding
Crested Butte Grocery LLC DBA Clark’s Market Violated the Town of Crested
Butte’s Local Liquor Licensing Regulations.
Staff Contact: Town Attorney Karl Hanlon - Resolution No. 25, Series 2025 - A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of
Crested Butte, Colorado in Support of the Environmental Protection Agency’s 2009
Endangerment Finding that Greenhouse Gases Endanger Public Health and Welfare.
Staff Contact: Sustainability Coordinator Dannah Leeman - Resolution No. 26, Series 2025 - A Resolution of the Crested Butte Town Council
Authorizing the Grant of a Revocable License to 129 Elk Ave LLC, a Delaware
Limited Liability Company to Encroach Into the Right-Of-Way Adjacent to 129 Elk
Avenue, Tract A, Forest Queen Townhome Tracts, According to the Plat Thereof
Recorded June 3, 2002 Under Reception NO. 520835, and the Declaration Pertaining
Thereto Recorded June 3, 2002 Under Reception NO. 520836 and the Right of Way
Known Second Street, Town of Crested Butte.
Staff Contact: Town Planner I Kaitlyn Archambault - Amendment to Waste Management Agreement.
Staff Contact: Public Works Director Shea Earley - Notice of Final Payment to A&M Renovations, LLC for the Crested Butte Town
Hall Exterior Rehabilitation Project.
Staff Contact: Public Works Director Shea Earley and Community Development
Director Mel Yemma - Trail Easement with Crested Butte Fire Protection District (CBFPD).
Staff Contact: Parks, Recreation, Open Space and Trails Director Janna Hansen
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.
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 2the end of the Council meeting under “Other Business to
Come Before the Council.”
7:10 STAFF UPDATES
7:15 LEGAL MATTERS
7:20 PROCLAMATION
- Suicide Prevention Awareness Month – September 2025.
7:25 2) Proclamation Celebrating the Life of Don Cook.
7:30 PRESENTATION
- Red Lady Roundabout Preliminary Design.
Staff Contact: Public Works Director Shea Earley and Community Development Director Mel
Yemma
8:05 PUBLIC HEARING
- (Second Reading) Ordinance No. 9, Series 2025 - An Ordinance of the Crested Butte Town
Council Repealing and Replacing Chapter 18 of the Crested Butte Municipal Code.
Staff Contact: Community Development Director Mel Yemma
8:40 COUNCIL REPORTS AND COMMITTEE UPDATES
8:45 OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE COUNCIL
8:50 DISCUSSION OF SCHEDULING FUTURE WORK SESSION TOPICS AND COUNCIL
MEETING SCHEDULE
• Monday, September 22, 2025 - 6:00PM - Joint Meeting with the Town of Mt. Crested
Butte Regarding Mountain Express.
• Monday, September 29, 2025 - 6:00PM Intergovernmental Meeting Hosted by the City of
Gunnison
• Monday, October 6, 2025 - 5:00PM Work Session - 7:00PM Regular Council
• Monday, October 21, 2025 - 6:00PM Work Session - 7:00PM Regular Council
• Monday, November 3, 2025 - 6:00PM Work Session - 7:00PM Regular Council
8:55 EXECUTIVE SESSION
For a conference with the Town Attorney for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific
legal questions under C.R.S. Section 24-6-402(4)(b) regarding Federal grant requirements.