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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
JULY 10, 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, July 10, 2013, at the hour of 9:00 a.m.
El 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
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 July 8, 2013, as printed. Commissioner Rademacher seconded the motion,
and it carried unanimously.
E AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: Add the following item under PLANNING: 1) Consider Granting
Extension of Time to Complete Conditions of Approval for Change of Zone, PZ-1125, or Possible
Rescission Oo Pz-1125, Pursuant to Section 27-8-60 of the Weld County Code - Pioneer Communities,
Inc./H.P. Farms, LLC (con? from 5/29/2013). Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve the
amendment to the agenda. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Conway, and it carried
unanimously.
Vi CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve the Consent Agenda as
printed. Commissioner Conway seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
a PUBLIC INPUT: No public input was given.
a COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: Commissioner Freeman noted the Department
of Human Services is presenting at the Weld County Coucil Meeting, Monday, July 15, at 6:30 p.m.
regarding the implications of Colorado's decision to expand Medicaid and the new healthcare
exchanges. Commissioner Conway reported he attended the South Platte Round Table meeting. On
July 24, 2013, there will be a meeting, open to the public, with the Metro and Arkansas Roundtables, in
Aurora, to discuss creating a statewide water plan and talk about storage to meet the significant need
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projected by 2050. He also noted that on Monday the Commissioners met with ten other counties in a
continued discussion of the 51st state concept which was well -received. There will be an all -county
meeting at Colorado Counties, Inc., to hear Phillips County's presentation regarding changes to the
legislature if Northern Colorado became a state. Public meeting dates will be available soon.
Commissioners Kirkmeyer and Freeman attended the Colorado Department of Transportation meeting
to select road projects, in the upper front range, and selected four projects to prioritize due to state
significance.
Chair Garcia reported on attending the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee meeting. He said the
video link between the jail and the courts is working well and elaborated on that subject. He also spoke
in regard to the savings Banner is achieving by focusing a preventative program on a core group of
recurring patients. He thanked Judge Hartman, as well as the 19th Judicial District, explaining that
judges come in on the weekends by rotation, on their own time, to expedite cases so the jail does not
incur additional expenses by keeping people over the weekend. He said each eliminated bed saves
$25,000 annually.
BIDS:
a 1) APPROVE BID #B1300030, WCR #23-SH #392 INTERSECTION IMPROVEMENTS -
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: Trevor Jiricek, Director of General Services, said four bids were
received ranging from $2.4 to $2.9 million; staff recommends the low bid from Mountain Constructors,
Inc., out of Platteville, in the amount of $2,452,126.55. There will be a groundbreaking ceremony,
Thursday, July 19, 2013 at 11:00 a.m., and the safety improvement project is projected to be complete
sometime in October. The Commissioners thanked staff for their work, particularly Janet Carter. He
said that Weld County is putting $1 million into this project. Commissioner Kirkmeyer explained the
project further. Commissioner Conway moved to approve said bid. The motion was seconded by
Commissioner Rademacher, and it carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
In 1) CONSIDER COST TARGET ADJUSTMENT FOR 2013-14 FLEET MAINTENANCE - G4S
INTEGRATED FLEET SERVICES, LLC: Barbara Conolly, Controller, said this is the first renewal of
this contract for maintenance of the County fleet, it is a 1.9 percent increase, which is consistant with
the contract. In response to Commisioner Kirkmeyer, Ms. Connolly confirmed that staff is satisfied with
their services. Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to approve said cost target adjustment. The motion,
which was seconded by Commissioner Freeman, carried unanimously.
0 2) CONSIDER TWO PETITIONS FOR THE ANNEXATION OF A PORTION OF WELD COUNTY
ROAD 23, (AKA ALICE AVENUE) AND WELD COUNTY ROAD 46 (AKA INEZ BOULEVARD) AND
AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - TOWN OF MILLIKEN: Stephanie Arries, Assistant County Attorney,
said these two petitions are the formalization of a work effort which has already been under way. One
of these roads was paved at Milliken's expense. Rich Hastings, Department of Public Works, said there
was a concern that municipalities were taking proper care of annexed roads; he did an inspection last
week and they appear to be doing a fine job. Janet Carter said that Milliken was already maintaining
this road and thanked them for requesting formal annexation. Commissioner Rademacher moved to
approve said petitions for annexation and authorize the Chair to sign. Seconded by Commissioner
Conway, the motion carried unanimously.
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PLANNING:
a 1) CONSIDER GRANTING EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMPLETE CONDITIONS OF
APPROVAL FOR CHANGE OF ZONE, PZ-1125, OR POSSIBLE RESCISSION OF PZ-1125,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 27-8-60 OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE - PIONEER COMMUNITIES,
INC./H.P. FARMS, LLC (con't from 5/29/2013): Michelle Martin, Department of Planning Services,
reprted that she just received the mylar plat, as well as fee payment, and this matter is resolved. In
response to Commissioner Kirkmeyer, Ms. Martin said all Conditions of Approval have been met.
Attorney David Foster, representing the applicants, wanted the Board to know a well -attended public
meeting was held with the Town of Keenesburg, the school districts and the fire protection district to
u date the community on the status of the project, and the lines of communication are open.
Chair Garcia opened the floor for public comment. Commissioner Conway moved to dismiss said
matter. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Rademacher, 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 9:40 a.m.
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Weld County Clerk to the Board
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