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Home My WebLink About20132615.tiffRECORD OF PROCEEDINGS MINUTES BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 The Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, met in regular session in full conformity with the laws of the State of Colorado at the regular place of meeting in the Weld County Administration Building, Greeley, Colorado, September 16, 2013, at the hour of 9:00 a.m. ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chair and on roll call the following members were present, constituting a quorum of the members thereof: Commissioner William F. Garcia, Chair Commissioner Douglas Rademacher, Pro-Tem Commissioner Sean P. Conway Commissioner Mike Freeman Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer - EXCUSED Also present: County Attorney, Bruce T. Barker Acting Clerk to the Board, Susan Brown Director of Finance and Administration, Monica Mika MINUTES: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County Commissioners meeting of September 11, 2013, and September 13, 2013, emergency meeting, as printed. Commissioner Freeman seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. CERTIFICATION OF HEARINGS: Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve the Certification of Hearings conducted on September 14, 2013, as follows: 1) USR13-0027 - Louis Goldsby, do Scott Carr, and 2) USR13-0038 - Chambers Loren Sr. Trust/Schleining Genetics, LLC. Commissioner Conway seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. Vgn AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: Delete presentation of the Commissioner's Cup, due to its cancellation. Add #11 under consent resolutions: Approve Declaring Disaster Emergency, document #2013-2604. Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve said amendments to the agenda. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Conway, and it carried unanimously. n CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve the Consent Agenda as amended. Commissioner Freeman seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. PUBLIC INPUT: Mayor Lyle Achziger of Evans, gave a brief update in regard to the flooding: a good part of the city is under water, the sewage plant is down, and approximately 200 mobile homes are either severely damaged or a total loss. A Type 3 Team is arriving from Durango to access damage to single family frame houses, displaced people are being housed at the Greeley Recreation Center Red Cross Shelter, 1,200 people have been directly affected, and they are keeping the Evans website Minutes, September 16, 2013 2013-2615 Page 1 BC0016 updated. He gave additional details regarding the damaged sewage plant, noting the generators are undamaged. Mayor Achziger thanked the County and the EOC for their hard work, and Evans City Staff for their superb job. He stated his gratitude that the city's investment in disaster training, even sending them to Washington DC, paid off. He also thanked to Andy Roberts, Director of the Greeley Recreation Center, for his support. Commissioner Conway said "our hearts goes out to people who've lost everything"; John Kruse, Housing Authority Director, has 12 people working at the Greeley Recreation Center getting FEMA and insurance forms filled out and the County will continue to help. Commissioner Kirkmeyer concurred, and said last year's FEMA training paid off, coordination has been key during this event, and the communication and back -and -forth trading of resources amongst municipalities has been inspiring. Commissioner Freeman said this really is Team Weld, everybody stepped up and pulled together. Mayor Achziger said it has been humbling to work with all these great mayors and have everyone's excellent staff in communication solving problems. (Clerk's Note: Commissioner Kirkmeyer present at 9:05) 0 1) PRESENT BID #61300146, PARTNER -BASED FOOD HUB FEASIBILITY STUDY - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT: Trevor Jiricek, Director of General Services, introduced this with a sole bid, this matter will be brought back to the Board with a staff recommendation on Sept. 30, 2013. Andrew Glendenning, Department of Public Health and Environment, noted two bids were received, but one was after the deadline, the bid was announced through purchasing. He said this is a specialty project, CSU was contacted and did not have time, WBM Consulting was contacted and uninterested, and so Real Food Colorado was the only interested vendor. 2) PRESENT BID #B1300162, SALE OF PROPERTY (EVANS AMBULANCE SITE) - DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS: Mr. Jiricek said one bid has been received, and this matter will be brought back to the Board with a staff recommendation on Sept. 30, 2013. NEW BUSINESS: 1) CONSIDER AMENDMENT #2 TO TASK ORDER CONTRACT FOR STATE TOBACCO EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP GRANT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN: Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve said amendment and authorize the Chair to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kirkmeyer, and it carried unanimously. 2) CONSIDER GRANT CLOSEOUT AND FINANCIAL RECONCILIATION FOR 2011 COVERDELL FORENSIC SCIENCE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE ELECTRONIC SUBMITTAL: Ron Arendt, Director of the Northern Colorado Regional Crime Lab, said the grant funds were spent down to $19.48 and the closeout submittal deadline is September 30, 2013. Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve said grant closeout and financial reconciliation and authorize electronic submittal. The motion, which was seconded by Commissioner Conway, carried unanimously. Mr. Arendt reported that Latent Prints Chemistry and Digital Multi -Media have moved in and have everything is up and running with few glitches, and the staff is very excited about having a new building to work in and having everyone together in one place. Minutes, September 16, 2013 2013-2615 Page 2 BC0016 3) CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF DEON HARRIS AS ASSISTANT VETERANS SERVICE OFFICER: Toby Taylor, Weld County Veteran's Officer, introduced Deon Harris. Commissioner Conway moved to approve said appointment. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Rademacher, and it carried unanimously. Commissioner Kirkmeyer stated Veterans Services is extremely important to the Board. Commissioner Conway noted the Board has heard good things from the Veteran's community about interacting with Mr. Harris, and the Board feels lucky to have him. 4) CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CR 40 BETWEEN CRS 1 AND 3: Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve said temporary road closure. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kirkmeyer, and it carried unanimously. a 5) CONSIDER AMENDMENT TO CONTRACT AND ADDENDUM TO BUY AND SELL REAL ESTATE AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS — CITY OF GREELEY: Bruce Barker, County Attorney, explained this amendment is to extend the closing date because traces of benzene were found on two of the ten sites tested by Noble Energy; the County is working with the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission to see what needs to be done. He said with the current situation this may be extended again, but the closing date of November 14, may still be obtainable. Commissioner Conway moved to approve said amendment and authorize the Chair to sign any necessary documents. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Freeman, and it carried unanimously. RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES: The resolutions were presented and signed as listed on the Consent Agenda. No Ordinances were approved. Let the minutes reflect that the above and foregoing actions were attested to and respectfully submitted by the Acting Clerk to the Board. There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 9:27 a.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD , COLORADO Weld County Clerk to the Board BY: Deputy Cle P. Conway d6�Jn-2p✓ Mike Freeman Minutes, September 16, 2013 Page 3 2013-2615 BC0016 Hello