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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
JULY 20, 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
Centennial Center, Greeley, Colorado, July 20, 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-Tem
Commissioner William F. Garcia
Commissioner David E. Long — EXCUSED
Commissioner Douglas Rademacher
Also present:
Assistant County Attorney, Brad Yatabe
Acting Clerk to the Board, Elizabeth Strong
Controller, Barbara Connolly
MINUTES: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County
Commissioners meeting of July 18, 2011, as printed. Commissioner Garcia 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 Rademacher moved to approve the Consent Agenda as printed.
Commissioner Garcia seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
PRESENTATIONS:
PRESENTATION OF FAIR BOOK TO BOARD - WELD COUNTY FAIR ROYALTY: Sara Vieyra,
Queen, presented the Fair Book to the Board, and provided a summary of the pre-fair events. She
stated she will be participating in scrapbook photography and showing market and breeding goats at
the Fair, and she expressed her appreciation to the Board for its support of the Weld County Fair.
Ms. Vieyra provided a summary of the various events the Fair Royalty has participated in throughout
the year, and upcoming events they plan to participate in.
Katy Jo Schaeffer, Attendant, stated she graduated from Briggsdale High School, and she will be
studying pre-veterinarian science in the fall at Northeastern Junior College, in the City of Sterling. She
stated she will be participating in shooting sports and showing market and breeding goats at the Fair.
She provided a summary of the events to occur at the Fair on July 27, through July 29, 2011.
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Amber Thormodsgard, Princess, stated she is from the Town of Briggsdale, and she will be
participating in showing market beef, breeding beef, market sheep, and market goats, and she will be
presenting various ribbons and awards. She provided a summary of the events which will occur at the
Fair July 30, 2011, through August 1, 2011.
Commissioner Conway stated the Fair Royalty are wonderful representatives and they do a great job of
highlighting the Fair, and he thanked Pat Kindvall for all she has accomplished for the Fair Royalty over
the years. He stated he plans to attend as many events at the Fair as possible this year, and he
thanked the Fair Royalty for providing the information and being great ambassadors. Commissioner
Rademacher stated the Fair Royalty are an impressive group of young ladies and they should be proud
of what they have accomplished. Commissioner Garcia stated the Fair Royalty represent the County
well, and he is excited about the upcoming Fair activities. In response to Chair Kirkmeyer, the Fair
Royalty each explained how they got involved with the Weld County Fair. Chair Kirkmeyer thanked the
Fair Royalty for getting involved with the Fair and representing Weld County, and she stated she and
Commissioner Rademacher were involved with 4-H, as well as Commissioner Conway's family.
COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: Commissioner Conway stated the Board is attending
a meeting with the Governor in the Town of Windsor this afternoon, where the final Economic
Development Assessment for the State will be announced. He stated he received a copy of it from the
press last night, and he is pleased to report all the components from the Regional Report remained in
the final Economic Development Assessment, including the water storage component, which was the
topic of many discussions, and he is looking forward to the announcement and turning the goals into a
reality. He stated the process took approximately six (6) months, and it began with the Regional
Economic Development meeting in the City of Loveland in January, 2011.
Commissioner Garcia stated the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) has its 1-76 Corridor
office hours established, and Dick Pickett, Director, SBDC, was interviewed by Bob Grand, Lost Creek
Guide, which will be published in the next issue. He stated the services provided to existing businesses
by the SBDC has increased to 57.1 percent of the total activity; the total economic impact for the region
for the past six (6) months is more than 8.5 million; and there are 224 distinct customers of the SBDC
this year, including 15 clients from the Tri-Town area and 10 from the City of Evans. He stated the
SBDC has 24 measurable goals, and 12 of those goals have been met or exceeded for the year, and
all the measurable goals are more than 50 percent complete. Commissioner Garcia stated the next
event the SBDC is conducting will be a free Quickbooks seminar on August 11, 2011, from 3:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m., at the Aims Corporate Center.
Commissioner Rademacher acknowledged the Department of Public Works and the Office of
Emergency Management for quickly and effectively evacuating a large portion of the St. Vrain Parks
and delivering equipment to the location last week.
Chair Kirkmeyer stated she attended the National Association of Counties (NACo) Summer
Conference, and she is a member of the Human Services Steering Committee, and she was able to
implement some changes, such as the platform being changed to Our Real Colorado, which is
essentially the same as the Executive Order NACo requested that Governor Hickenlooper pass
concerning consulting with local government entities regarding proposed mandates. She stated the
Human Services Steering Committee also decided it will behave more friendly towards the counties
with State-supervised, County-administered Human Services, and the agendas will be geared more
towards counties because although there are just 13 to 23 County-administered Human Services
Departments, they represent approximately 40 percent of population. She stated that in the past, the
Steering Committee has been geared more towards listening to Federal bureaucrats speak about what
was being accomplished for the State; however, there was not a lot of information being provided to the
counties.
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BIDS:
APPROVE BID #B1100099, ARMORED CAR SERVICES - DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND
ADMINISTRATION: Barb Connolly, Controller, stated this was a two (2) part bid; one part for the South
County services, and the other part for the locations within the City of Greeley. She recommended
accepting the lowest bid proposal for serving the Greeley sites, which was submitted by the current
provider, Northern Armored Services. She further recommended that the bids for the South County
locations be rejected and that portion of the bid be rebid, since the companies which submitted bids for
the South County locations all indicated they submitted the bid proposal as a total package and would
not be willing to honor the prices for only the South County locations. Commissioner Rademacher
moved to approve staff's recommendations. Commissioner Conway seconded the motion, and he
commended staff for dividing the bid into two (2) portions, which he believes will save the County
money. Chair Kirkmeyer concurred with Commissioner Conway. There being no further discussion,
the motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
CONSIDER ENTRY UPON VARIOUS LANDS BY WELD COUNTY VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
SPECIALIST: Tina Booton, Department of Public Works, Weed Division, stated she must seek
approval from the Board to enter on private land to carry out weed control measures, and she has
provided the Board with a list of properties the County may need to enforce on. In response to
Commissioner Conway, Ms. Booton confirmed she has made multiple attempts to contact the property
owners, and legal notices were mailed on July 1, 2011, following friendly contact attempts being made.
She stated she is still trying to contact the property owners and she hopes the County will not need to
enforce on the properties. Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve the entry upon said lands by
a Weld County Vegetation Management Specialist. Seconded by Commissioner Garcia, the motion
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.
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There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 9:33 a.m.
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