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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
JANUARY 26, 2009
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, January 26, 2009, at the hour of 9:00 a.m.
ROLL CALL: The meeting was called to order by the Chair Pro-Tem and on roll call the following
members were present, constituting a quorum of the members thereof:
Commissioner William H. Garcia, Chair - EXCUSED
Commissioner Douglas Rademacher, Pro-Tem
Commissioner Sean P. Conway
Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer
Commissioner David E. Long
Also present:
County Attorney, Bruce T. Barker
Acting Clerk to the Board, Jennifer VanEgdom
Director of Finance and Administration, Donald D. Warden
MINUTES: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County Commissioners
meeting of January 21, 2009, as printed. Commissioner Long seconded the motion, and it carried
unanimously.
CERTIFICATION OF HEARINGS: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the Certification of Hearings
conducted on January 21, 2009, as follows: 1) USR #1667 - Mark Brinkman. Commissioner Kirkmeyer
seconded the motion, which 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 Long seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
PRESENTATIONS:
RECOGNITION OF SERVICES, TREASURER'S OFFICE - SHIRLEY CARROLL: Chair Pro-Tem
Rademacher read the certificate into the record, recognizing Shirley Carroll for eleven years of service with
the Treasurer's Office. John Lefebvre, Treasurer, stated Ms. Carroll handled the certificates of taxes due
within the office, completing approximately 20 to 30 thousand certificates a year, which was approximately
75 percent of her job duties. He confirmed Ms. Carroll was an excellent employee, and these certificates
created a large revenue source for the Treasurer's Office. He stated Ms. Carroll also provided customer
service support, and she could handle the attitude of any resident in the office with her kind and efficient
manner of business. He expressed his appreciation to Ms. Carroll for her dedication to her duties, as well
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as her dedication to being the office party planner for employee birthdays, baking many tasty birthday
cakes over the years. Ms. Carroll indicated she has enjoyed her time working for the Treasurer's Office,
and she expressed her appreciation to Mr. Lefebvre for his kind words. Commissioner Conway expressed
his appreciation to Ms. Carroll for her dedicated years of service, and he extended best wishes for her
future endeavors. Chair Pro-Tem Rademacher further expressed his appreciation to Ms. Carroll for her
service as an employee of Weld County.
COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: There were no Commissioner Coordinator Reports.
OLD BUSINESS:
CONSIDER APPLICATION FOR STATE TOBACCO EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PARTNERSHIP
GRANT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN (CON'T FROM 01/21/09): Dr. Mark Wallace, Director,
Department of Public Health and Environment, stated the Commissioners and staff have held several
discussions regarding the grant application, and staff has successfully incorporated all of the additional
elements requested by the Board into the grant application. He stated several activities, regarding
outreach to school -age youth, have been added, and he confirmed the grant application is very strong.
He indicated the grant application period is between the dates of July 1, 2009, through June 30, 2010, the
Department will be eligible to receive an amount not to exceed $235,218.00, and he requested the Board's
approval of the application. Commissioner Conway expressed his appreciation to Dr. Wallace and his staff
for providing additions to the application materials, and he believes the project has been improved by the
recent modifications. Commissioner Kirkmeyer expressed her appreciation for all of the additional
information provided, and she moved to approve said application and authorize the Chair to sign.
Seconded by Commissioner Conway, the motion carried unanimously.
CONSIDER INCLUSION OF PROPERTY LOCATED WITHIN WELD COUNTY INTO ANHEUSER BUSCH
PARK AND RECREATION DISTRICT (CON'TFROM 12129/08): Bruce Barker, County Attorney indicated
it is necessary to continue the matter due to a scheduling conflict, and he confirmed a work session has
been scheduled for February 9, 2009, therefore, he recommended the matter be continued to March 2,
2009. Commissioner Conway moved to continue the matter to March 2, 2009, at 9:00 a.m. Seconded by
Commissioner Kirkmeyer, the motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
CONSIDER CONTRACT FOR SERVICES FOR COLORADO PREVENTION PARTNERS PROGRAM
AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - OMNI INSTITUTE: Judy Griego, Director, Department of Human
Services, stated the contract is entered into on behalf of the Interagency Oversight Group/Juvenile
Assessment Center, and the Department acts as the pass -through agency for the funds. She indicated
the Department was awarded funds from the Colorado Prevention Partners Grant on August 26, 2008, and
through this contact, Omni Institute will conduct the Healthy Kids in Colorado Survey, to assess the
prevalence of drug and alcohol use by school -aged children within Weld County. She confirmed the survey
is conducted from a random sample of children within various school districts. She indicated the
Department will provide reimbursement to Omni, in the amount of $13,274.88, and the term of the contract
is October 20, 2008, through June 30, 2009. In response to Chair Pro-Tem Rademacher, Ms. Griego
indicated a random sample of school districts is selected by Omni, and Saint Vrain Valley School District
was not randomly selected as one of the school districts for this survey; however, the school district may
have been selected for the previous year's survey. Responding to Commissioner Kirkmeyer, Ms. Griego
indicated Omni has already completed some of the work involved with the survey; however, Omni did not
sign and return the contract originals within a timely manner, therefore, payment for the completed services
was withheld until the contract originals were returned to the Department. She confirmed the results of
the survey will be provided by the end date of June 30, 2009. Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to approve
said contract and authorize the Chair to sign. Seconded by Commissioner Conway, the motion carried
unanimously.
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CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CR 30 BETWEEN CRS 43 AND 49: Janet Carter, Department
of Public Works, stated County Road 30, between County Roads 43 and 49, was closed January 20, 2009,
through January 23, 2009, on an emergency basis, for culvert repair. She indicated the standard
barricades were utilized, and the detour route was paved, therefore, no dust suppression was provided.
She further indicated approximately 507 vehicles per day utilize this section of County Road 30, and the
most recent traffic counts were tabulated in the year 2007. In response to Commissioner Kirkmeyer,
Ms. Carter confirmed the culvert repair has been completed, and the road has been re -opened.
Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to approve said temporary closure. Seconded by Commissioner Long,
the motion carried unanimously.
CONSIDER APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO CONDUCT PUBLIC DANCE OR DANCES AND
AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - JENSEN ENTERTAINMENT, LLC, DBA T-BONES RESTAURANT AND
LOUNGE: Mr. Barker stated the following two applications submitted are for an annual Dance Hall
License, which is issued pursuant to State statute. He clarified both establishments have not had any
issues of concern within the past year, and he recommended approval of both applications. Commissioner
Kirkmeyer moved to approve said application and authorize the Chair to sign. Seconded by Commissioner
Conway, the motion carried unanimously.
CONSIDER APPLICATION FOR LICENSE TO CONDUCT PUBLIC DANCE OR DANCES AND
AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - A AND G CONCEPTS, INC., DBA BEARS SPORTS SALOON:
Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to approve said application and authorize the Chair to sign. Seconded
by Commissioner Long, the motion carried unanimously.
PLANNING:
CONSIDER CANCELLATION AND RELEASE OF COLLATERAL FOR PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT
FINAL PLAN, PF #1032 - UIV LAND, LLC, C/O NOLAN ULMER: Kim Ogle, Department of Planning
Services, stated the Departments of Planning Services and Public Works have completed an inspection
of the site, reviewing the improvements included within the one-year warranty period. He stated staff has
indicated all improvements have been completed in an acceptable manner, as referenced within the
memorandum provided by Josh Holbrook, Department of Public Works. He indicated staff recommends
cancellation and release of collateral, in the amount of $10,112.00. Commissioner Conway moved to
approve said cancellation and release of collateral. Seconded by Commissioner Kirkmeyer, 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 9:25 a.m.
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