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WELD COUNTY COUNCIL
February 28, 2011
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The Weld County Council met in regular session in full conformity With ifilinVeid CdaCiray
Home Rule Charter, Monday, February 28, 2011, 6:30 p.m. at the Weld County
Centennial Center, 915 10th Street, Greeley, CO. T
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by President Don Mueller. Councilwoman,
Perry Buck and Councilmen Charles Tucker and John Kivimaki were present, constituting
a quorum of the members. Councilwoman Ginny Buczek was excused. Also present was
Pat Persichino, Elizabeth Relford and Karla Ford, Council Secretary.
APPROVAL OF AGENDA:
Councilwoman Buck made a motion to approve the February 28, 2011 agenda. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Kivimaki and carried.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES:
Councilman Kivimaki made a motion to approve the January 17, 2011 minutes. The
motion was seconded by Councilwoman Buck and carried.
PUBLIC COMMENT: There was no public comment.
PROGRAM REVIEW:
Pat Persichino, Public Works Director, and Elizabeth Relford, Transportation Planner,
came to present a brief overview of the Weld County Transportation Plan.
The plan is being generated through the Public Works Department. The purpose of the
plan is to focus on the roadway systems and that they function properly. This will help
assist staff and elected officials in their decision making for land use proposals and CIP.
The plan will help coordinate with other municipalities within in the county.
Ms. Relford discussed the history and prior transportation studies and also the many
alignment studies to connect certain roads. She also discussed the outline of the plan:
Transportation Goals, Inventory of Existing Conditions, Regional Transportation
Planning, Weld County Road Classification Plan and Policies and Guiding Principles.
Some of the major objectives are a needs based plan, an impact fees study and the
functional classification plan. The functional classification plan is when county roads
are grouped into classes according to the character of service provided. This will help
identify locations for future right-of-way reservation.
Implementation strategies include safety being the biggest item coming out of the plan.
The emphasis should be at the investment on the existing infrastructure by maintaining
and upgrading existing transportation facilities over the provision of new facilities. The
department will be updating the plan annually and revising every five years.
Some items included in the appendix of the plan include Roadway Inventory,
Conceptual Cost Estimates, Typical Road Cross Sections, Access Management
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Guidelines, Adequate Public Facilities Plan, Roundabouts, On-line Survey Results,
Acronyms and References.
Weld County Smart Energy Plan is to promote natural gas as alternative fuel and is also
looking at converting vehicles to natural gas and constructing fueling sites for natural
gas. Weld County is currently working on converting the fleets to bi-fuel (will take
natural gas or regular gasoline). Funding has been received and 7 vehicles will be
converted this year. Natural gas is found in America, there is an abundant amount
available, and it is very clean and affordable. This is a very positive program.
Mr. Persichino informed the council that the building in which the council office will be
moving to is ahead of schedule and planning to be completed in August.
NEW BUSINESS:
Notebook Updates
2011 updates were distributed to the Council for their notebooks.
COG TEAM (CONTINUITY OF GOVERNMENT)
Weld County has a COG Team which sends updates regarding any current issues.
The secretary will update the council of any urgent matters.
COORDINATOR REPORTS
Councilman Tucker and Councilwomen Buck and Buczek attended the Unity in the
Community Meeting in Longmont. Weld County was well represented at the meeting.
Upcoming Meetings
The Council was invited to an East Africa Community of Colorado meeting on March
19th and an Elected Officials meeting on March 21st.
Payment of Bills
Councilman Kivimaki made a motion for the mileage to be paid as listed below:
Mileage for Councilman Don Mueller $ 11.27
Mileage for Councilman Charles Tucker $ 95.55
Mileage for Councilman John Kivimaki $ 88.69
Mileage for Councilwoman Perry Buck $ 76.93
The motion was seconded by Councilman Tucker and passed.
Councilman Kivimaki made a motion to approve the Metrowest Newspapers (Report to
the People) for $ 29.50. The motion was seconded by Councilwoman Buck and
passed.
Councilman Kivimaki made a motion to approve the Carbon Valley Farmer & Miner
Subscription Renewal for $38.00 and the North Weld Herald Subscription Renewal for
$33.00. The motion was seconded by Councilman Tucker and passed
Councilman Tucker made a motion to approve the PS Trophies bill for $14.00. The
motion was seconded by Councilman Kivimaki and passed.
ADJOURNMENT: By acclamation the meeting was adjourned at 8:06 p.m.
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