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HomeMy WebLinkAbout790405.tiff RESOLUTION RE: ACTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS CONCERNING SPECIAL USE PERMIT FOR OPEN CUT MINING PERMIT - ADOLPH COORS COMPANY WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County , Colorado, pursuant to Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and WHEREAS, on June 20, 1979 , the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado approveda Special Use Permit for an open cut mining permit for Adolph Coors Company, and WHEREAS, condition #2 of said Special Use Permit was amended by the Board of County Commissioners on July 11, 1979 to state as follows : "2 . No development of the property occur until applicant presents a construc- tion and maintenance program regarding the access roads , which is acceptable to the Board. " WHEREAS, Adolph Coors Company has presented a construction and maintenance program to the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado and the Board finds that the construction and maintenance program for the access roads known as County Road 59 and 18 is acceptable and therefore, development may commence on the Special Use Permit area. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com- missioners of Weld County, Colorado that the construction and maintenance program for the access roads known as County Road 59 and 18 is acceptable and development may commence on the Special Use Permit area. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the agreements and plans shall be assimilated when final corrections have been completed in such a manner to be acted on by the Board no later than January 30 , 1980 . The aforementioned agreements and plans will be, by reference, made a part of this action. The above and foregoing Resolution was , on motion duly made -190405 PLO 13 and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 19th day of December, A.D. , 1979 . BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, (Aye) Norman Carlson, Chairman ABSENT DATE PRESENTED (Aye) Lydia Dunbar h 1, (y (Aye) C. W. Kirby ABSENT DATE PRESENTED (Aye) Leonard L. Roe !V of ke) , �1lc .� ne K. Ste nmark ATTEST: t Weld County Clerk and Recorder and Clerk to the ?Ter By: . ( -,4_,3,,,pit,„ 4 . , ) C(-CI , Deputy County Clerk ---- --./ API VED AS TO FORM. County Attorney DATE PRESENTED: DECEMBER 24 , 1979 4 �} �L virAnArrirmc. � m?a1�a ' ��yt➢ $r{V ors. December 17, 1979 Mr. Norman Carlson, Chairman Board of Commissioners Weld County 915 Tenth Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 Dear Commissioner Carlson: Re: Keenesburg Mine Site Roadways In our work session of November 19 we furnished the Board of Commissioners with a letter of our proposal for the responsibility of upgrading and maintenance of County Road No. 18 east from the centerline of Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 64 West to County Road 59, then north to the south line of Sections 11 and 12, Township 2 North, Range 64 West. Since our meeting, we have supplied design plans and a letter outlining our plans to Al Chotvacs of the Colorado State Highway Depart- ment and Drew Scheltinga of Weld County for approval . In addition, we signed a letter of understanding with Mr. and Mrs. Andreas Arnusch con- cerning a new driveway on their property and right-of-way for the curve at the intersection of County Roads No. 59 and 18. Copies of the corres- pondence to the above are enclosed. We feel that we have met the requirements necessary in obtaining our Weld County Special Use Permit for mining at the Keenesburg site and request that the Board of Commissioners take the appropriate action to grant us the permit. Sincerely yours , ICJ01"1/45p% XS/`ti;SL .,., SGrevilliusL. jsd Enclosures • AL)..QIilyn:I. (y1,,fi()1Z � r&C�pm,v4txR te- " , 1 65T k Lis rrjr)n ll .1 ae11 o i ' , „ December 12, 1979 Mr. Albert .Chotvacs 1420 Second Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 Re: Weld County .I-76 Frontage Road northeast of Keenesburg Dear Mr. Chotvacs: Enclosed are Coors ' Drawings No. KN4-1 and KN4-10 through KN4-15 showing the design plans for the upgrading of that portion of County Road 18 located in State Highway right-of-way. As indicated in my letter of November 13, 1979, we will pave the roadway to a total width of thirty feet, fifteen feet on -either side of the existing centerline maintaining the existing drainage ditches. A glare screen will be erected at the point where County Road 18 joins your service road if lights from truck traffic creates a problem to south- bound traffic on I-76. Road base and paving will be as indicated on the enclosed plans. We will appreciate your early review of our plans and a letter directed to the Weld County Commissioners if our plans are acceptable to your department. We further request that a "Change Point of Access" be filed by the State Highway Department with the appropriate Federal agency because of the rework of the curves at both points of access to State right-of-way. _ Sincerely yours, SGrevillius (5111 jsd Enclosures • • i . EsTABusHcp 6013-. ,{ Vito .1411�RR�I SP GOLDEN; `1 7Fi � �lr�} l ; i � rl M 7!,.4i Gs0LJ (a flV OL(3It (galtiO 01J ,,,.i I ₹RjV"t ,; December 17, 1979 Mr. Drew Scheltinga Weld County Engineering Manager Post Office Box 758 Greeley, Colorado 80631 Re: Weld County Roadway Improvements to Keenesburg Mine Dear Drew: Enclosed herewith are Coors ' Drawings No. KM-4-1 and KM-4-10 through KM-4-15 showing plans for the upgrading of County Road 18 from the South 1 corner of Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 64 West, east to the intersection of County Road 59; and County Road 59 north to the south line of Section 2, Township 2 North, Range 64 West. We propose paving that portion of public roadway from the South 1 corner of Section 23 east to that portion of roadway within State Highway right-of-way to a width of twenty-six feet with three foot shoulders. The remainder of public roadway will be paved to a width of thirty feet. Paving will be to State Highway Department specifications. We plan to modify the curve at the intersection of County Roads 18 and 59 to allow for a speed of 38 miles an hour. This modification will require additional right-of-way, and Mr. and Mrs. Arnusch have agreed to grant a right-of-way to Weld County for this purpose. Enclosed is• a letter of understanding concerning the right-of-way grant and the con- • struction of a new driveway west of the Arnusch home. Mr. Al Chotvacs of the Colorado State Highway Department has been furnished copies of the drawing for review. Mr. Drew Scheltinga December 17, 1979 Page Two If you have any questions concerning our plans we' ll be happy to meet with you. Sincerely yours, SGrevillius jsd Enclosures . ',Li., ' AI)i),I:Yw'aII3 ( ,(e ,O1Zx, :,�=)�Il'�1\'l It ,,sTABLIg NE 7,a'1 , td_,.':,,,,'?",”. ,',1:' ,,04L'*' ' d l �� ntdl �;u,�P4 V " (;O141)1'Ay0O7.012 ►I)01:7 Q.. MI t.t December 12, 1979 Mr. and Mrs. Andreas Arnusch 28687 County Road 18 Keenesburg, Colorado 80643 Dear Mr. and Mrs. Arnusch: In our conversation of Monday you agreed to grant a right-of-way to Weld County for modification to the existing curve joining County Road 18 located in Colorado State Highway right-of-way and County Road 59 in Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 64 West. As shown on the attached Coors' drawing No. 4-44446, sheet 1 of 2, the area to be granted for the right-of-way will measure 4701± west of the east line of Section 23, Township 2 North, Range 64 West at your property line along County Road No. 18 and 480' - north of the centerline of thee -existing County Road 18 on your east property line. The right-of-way will allow for a radius of 800' . In consideration of the above we will construct a fifteen foot drive- way from County Road 18 at your existing field access approximately 1100 ± west of your house, also shown on Coors' drawing No. 4-44446, sheet 2 of 2. The driveway will be constructed parallel with the north side of the existing concrete irrigation ditch immediately north of County Road 18 and will curve around the west side and northwest corner of your house to your existing parking area. The driveway will have asphaltic concrete paving, cap placed over your irrigation ditch under the driveway. Staking of the driveway will be done under your supervision. . • Mr. and Mrs. Arnusch December 12, 1979 Page Two If you are in agreement with the above please sign the enclosed copy of this letter. Sincerely yours , SGrevillius Jsd Enclosures We have read the above and agree with the terms and conditions herein. �l z Ci,C 1"1 CChz Le ,L /L _tr-f_ic( /42d-1( J`A Andreas Arnusch Katharine Arnusch of FORT_ L(/Plpy Cup of ,fort Lupton �._._,� COUNTY or VvEELD 18 "1" 36 3.veCx 5dENUE FOP Lv,CN 'mc F .. COX X58 DESVE METOO 3 PG.-Saga — -- FORT TON CO BU621 GREE,EY ME--AO •a02 83-5 or COLORADO WtO COUNTY CIy c''/NERs December 18, 1979 t7.9: : C13 GREELEY. COLD. Weld County Commissioners .. Mr. Norman Carlson, Chairman 915 - 10th Street Greeley, Colorado 80631 Dear Mr. Carlson, As you are probably aware, the towns of Frederick, Dacono, and Firestone and the city of Fort Lupton have formed a coalition to protect our interests against the adverse effects of the proposed Northglenn Sewer Project. We now feel a meeting should be scheduled between the Weld County Commissioners to discuss what must be the next step. We feel, also, that you, as County Commissioners, are our main support in this matter. Therefore, we are requesting a meeting with you in Fort Lupton before Jan- uary 7, 1980. Please give this request your immediate consideration. Sincerely, Joe D. Martinez Southern Weld Communities Coalition z �c / J 4 Colorado '. i3. Department of Local Affairs Richard D. Lamm, Governor Paula Herzmark, Executive Director November 26, 1979 Ogg t ,,; RF O )7 Mr. Norman Carlson, Chairman , . ,A0N .., Weld County Commissioners 915 10th Street ,�� Greeley, CO 80631 RE: Application #243, Weld County Roads Dear Mr. ClN-Qon c'— I want to thank you for the time and effort you and your staff put forth in making application for Energy Impact Assistance Funds. With $0.7 million in grant funds available and $3.5 million of applications the State Impact Advisory Committee had some difficult choices to make in their recommendations to me at their October 4 and 5, 1979 meeting. As Mr. Warden has probably already told you, the Committee recommended that your proposal not be funded. I concur with that recommendation. In evaluating the applications, both the Committee and I ask first whether there is a high probability of significant mineral or energy development impact on the applicant. Second, we must ask how the pro- ject relates to meeting needs generated by that impact. Third, we review the financial options of the effected local government and its ability to recover costs of the project from taxes on the develop- ment or associated activities. It is our feeling that the requested expenditure is a responsibility of the mining company. Be assured that this decision does not in any way criticize the merits of the project. It is just that with one dollar of grant funds for every five dollars of applications we have to limit our funding to proposals that have no financial alternatives . Wishing you the best in working with the Coors mine project. Please k • fformed. incerely, ` Paula Herzmark Executive Director PH/tb / /' 1313 Sherman Street, Room 518, Denver, Colorado 80203 (303) 839-2771 f�,' r 1t .rth �kbao ; tal tjni � 1 X1`!1 '•.rl�{,.y�4 '^'fit 'yr._ls Itr. v fir% .�lJ� , ... R �ry*' dS5xr� d 'i nlR 10 nun'111116 r A. A. PHILLIPS Vice President Energy November 19, 1979 Norman Carlson, Chairman Board of Commissioners Weld County 915 Tenth St. Greeley, Colorado 80631 Re: Keenesburg Mine Site Roadways Dear Commissioner Carlson: Earlier this year, we proposed that Weld County share the responsibility with Coors for the upgrading and maintenances of County Road No. 18 east from the I-76 North to the south line of Sections 11 and 12, Township 2 North, Range 64 West. At a work session, the County Commissioners advised us that County funding would not be available for upgrading, but agreed to apply for assistance from the State of Colorado tax funding to energy impacted areas. Application was subsequently made to the Colorado Socio-Economic Impact Office, and Don Warden advised us two weeks ago that assistance for upgrading the roadway was denied. Since funding is not available, we agree to upgrade the roadways described above through roadbase, and will share costs of applying dust suppresants which will be needed to provide control dust emissions until our project is in opera- tion. We will apply asphalt surfacing to the roads as soon as weather permits after the hauling of coal begins. After completion of the paving, we feel it the responsibility of the County to maintain the public portion of the roadway. This includes approximately one quarter of a mile connecting County Roads 18 and 59 which is within State Highway right-of-way. This portion of roadway was necessarily constructed to connect County roadways when 1-76 was constructed, and we understand that in the past Weld County has been maintaining it. 11 / L. ' �� We ask that the Commissioners approve the above and allow development of the property for which a Special Use Permit for an open cut mining operation was granted by the Board on June 20, 1979. Sincerely yours, A. A. Phillips Vice-President Energy Division, Dept. 200 AP:kr nd Lf Hello