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Home My WebLink About20112766.tiff RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS MINUTES BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO OCTOBER 12, 2011 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, October 12, 2011, 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 Barbara Kirkmeyer, Chair Commissioner Sean P. Conway, Pro-Tern Commissioner William F. Garcia Commissioner David E. Long Commissioner Douglas Rademacher - EXCUSED Also present: County Attorney, Bruce T. Barker Acting Clerk to the Board, Esther Gesick Director of Finance and Administration, Monica Mika MINUTES: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County Commissioners meeting of October 10, 2011, as printed. Commissioner Long seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: There were no amendments to the agenda. PUBLIC INPUT: No public input was given. CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the Consent Agenda as printed. Commissioner Garcia seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: Commissioner Conway extended an invitation to the citizenry of Weld County and area municipalities to participate in Project Connect on Friday, October 14, 2011. He thanked Commissioner Garcia for all of his efforts, as well as various employees who have worked very hard to make this event a success. He explained Project Connect is a one-day event to reach out to neighbors in the community and offer a "Hand Up" to those facing difficult times, often as a result of layoffs, medical emergencies, and other circumstances beyond their control. He stated all of the services will be free, provided on a voluntary basis, and planned through United Way, the City of Greeley, and Weld County. He thanked the 200+ volunteers who have been involved over the past year, and invited the Commissioners to attend the kickoff luncheon scheduled for 11:30 a.m. Commissioner Garcia commended Commissioner Conway for his efforts in helping coordinate the event, consisting of 32 non-profit organizations and 51 service providers. Commissioner Conway also commented that he and Chair Kirkmeyer attended the Erie Town Council meeting last night. He stated the Council thanked the Board of Commissioners for its support of the 1 ,11 Minutes, October 12, 2011 2011-2766 1� -� Page 1 BC0016 Northern Irrigation Supply Project (NISP), which is vital for their future. He stated prior to the regular meeting, the Town Council met with the Boulder County Commissioners, including Commissioner Domenico, who indicated she needed more information before voting on the project. As a result, he agreed to provide more information and guaranteed that the Corp of Engineers would issue the permit by the end of next year. Chair Kirkmeyer thanked Commissioner Conway for all of his efforts on this project and for providing additional information, which was well received. OLD BUSINESS: CONSIDER APPOINTMENT OF MEMBERS TO WELD COUNTY FEDERAL MINERAL LEASE DISTRICT BOARD OF DIRECTORS (CON'T FROM 10/10/2011): Bruce Barker, County Attorney, stated, following additional discussion by the Board, the Resolution has been amended to add Brian Allmer as an Alternate Member and to set the term expiration date to be commensurate with the initial review on June 29th. In response to Commissioner Conway, Mr. Barker explained the terms will be for two years, consistent with State statute, and will expire June 20, 2013. Commissioner Long thanked the Board for the opportunity for further review and he moved to approve said Resolution, as modified. Commissioner Garcia seconded the motion, which 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 9:10 a.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD C NTY, CODO ATTEST:��,�, �Yt nap Barbara Kirkmeyer, hair Weld County Clerk to the Board Sean P. Pro-Tem BY: Deputy CI k to the Bo a Willi F. Gallrci .( 1861 =, _`. X \ cf,y I , David E. Long ©UN EXCUSED Douglas Rademacher Minutes, October 12, 2011 2011-2766 Page 2 BC0016 Hello