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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
FEBRUARY 3, 2010
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, February 3, 2010, 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 Douglas Rademacher, Chair
Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer, Pro-Tem
Commissioner Sean P. Conway
Commissioner William F. Garcia
Commissioner David E. Long
Also present:
County Attorney, Bruce T. Barker
Acting Clerk to the Board, Esther E. Gesick
Director of Finance and Administration, Monica Mika
MINUTES: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County
Commissioners meeting of February 1, 2010, 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 Kirkmeyer seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: There were no Commissioner Coordinator Reports.
NEW BUSINESS:
CONSIDER REVISIONS TO BYLAWS FOR WELD COUNTY COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS BOARD
AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN: Doug Erler, Justice Services, stated he and the County Attorney
reviewed the bylaws for overall clarity, and the proposed revisions have been approved by the
Community Corrections Board and reviewed by the Commissioners in a work session. Commissioner
Garcia moved to approve said revised bylaws. Commissioner Conway seconded the motion, which
carried unanimously.
CONSIDER REQUEST TO COLORADO AIR QUALITY CONTROL COMMISSION TO POSTPONE
IMPLEMENTATION OF IM240 OZONE TESTING PROGRAM IN NORTH FRONT RANGE
UNTIL 2013: Bruce Barker, County Attorney, stated this Resolution requests that the testing program
be postponed until the Ozone Action Plan is put into effect by the Environmental Protection Agency,
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in 2013, in accordance with federal requirements. Mr. Barker stated it makes no sense for Colorado to
add both Weld and Larimer Counties now, for the following two reasons: 1) the cost of $5,000.00 per
ton is three times more than the next highest amount, which is the most inefficient method of reduction;
and 2) the Weld County Tower indicates the numbers are continuing to decline, and, at a time when the
public is struggling financially, it does not make sense to require an additional $25.00 per vehicle to test
every vehicle at only one of four sites located in two counties. He stated his review of the proposed
federal requirements indicates the ozone value will be .06 or .07 parts per million, in which case the
Weld County Tower will suddenly be out of compliance. He further stated, following discussion at the
status conference, it does not appear that there would be support for removing the two counties. He
stated the best thing to do is to postpone until the 2013 Action Plan is put into effect so that all of the
methods of reduction may be taken into consideration, rather than piece milling the project through
Senate Bill 3. Chair Rademacher commented if the standard drops to .60, two-thirds or three-fourths of
the country will be out of compliance, which will be very difficult to enforce. He further stated 60 to 75
percent of the ozone readings are background amounts which are very difficult to track. Mr. Barker
agreed and stated the two areas of enforcement will likely be at power plants and the testing of
vehicles, although the mobile testing program taking place in northern California has been proven to be
totally ineffective. Commissioner Conway stated Senator Chris Romer recently indicated any
automobile manufactured after 2003 is passing the test, and it is a known fact that the older vehicles
are producing high emissions, and the program is doing nothing to prevent that. He stated the owners
simply have to pay a fine and continue to drive and emit at levels 200 times higher than the allowed
standard. He stated if the program would truly reduce ozone levels, all participants would be in
support; however, he noted a substantial investment was made in Weld County by the oil and gas
industry to reduce emissions at their facilities, which resulted in oil and gas ratings that have gone down
from .082, in 2006, to .067 in 2009. He stated if the next reading indicates the levels are down to .070,
the new EPA standard would still be enforced against the citizens of Weld County despite the proactive
and successful measures that have already taken place. Commissioner Garcia commented the
program also has a negative impact on the poor and working class members of the community. He
stated, unlike automobile collectors, the poor and working class members who own automobiles that do
not meet the proposed standards may not have an alternate mode of transportation to get to work, and
the fees represent a greater percentage of their salaries, as opposed to those who are in the higher
wage brackets. He stated these impacts will be significant in the Greeley and Evans areas, and the fee
would be just one more cost to be paid. Commissioner Conway concurred that to impose this program
during a time of economic hardship does not make sense. Commissioner Conway moved to approve
the Resolution to request the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission Postpone the Implementation of
the IM240 Ozone Testing Program in the North Front Range until 2013. Seconded by Commissioner
Garcia, the motion carried unanimously. Commissioner Conway also thanked Mr. Barker for his efforts
in representing the County throughout this process. Mr. Barker thanked the Board for the recognition,
but noted there is still a lot of work to be done.
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 9:13 a.m.
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