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Home My WebLink About20072571.tiff RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS MINUTES BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY, COLORADO AUGUST 13, 2007 TAPE #2007-23 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, August 13, 2007, 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 David E. Long, Chair Commissioner William H. Jerke, Pro-Tem Commissioner William F. Garcia Commissioner Robert D. Masden - EXCUSED Commissioner Douglas Rademacher Also present: County Attorney, Bruce T. Barker Acting Clerk to the Board, Elizabeth Strong Director of Finance and Administration, Donald D. Warden MINUTES: Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County Commissioners meeting of August 8, 2007, as printed. Commissioner Jerke seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. CERTIFICATION OF HEARINGS: Commissioner Jerke moved to approve the Certification of Hearings conducted on August 8, 2007, as follows: 1) Proposed Service Plan for Waterfront at Foster Lake Metropolitan District Nos. 1, 2, and 3; 2) USR #1612 - Brent Haugen; 3) USR #1615 - Horton Farms II, LLC, do Steve Parry; and 4) USR#1614 - Russell Gurtler, Jr. Family Trust and Dorthy Gurtler Trust, c/o Sam Crude, L.P., do Tera Tech. Commissioner Rademacher 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 Rademacher moved to approve the consent agenda as printed. Commissioner Jerke seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: There were no Commissioner Coordinator Reports. 2007-2571 J3;001fi Olo7 WARRANTS: Donald Warden, Director of Finance and Administration, presented the following warrants for approval by the Board from August 8, 9, and 10, 2007: All Funds $3,984,937.35 Electronic Transfers - All Funds $49,050.24 Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve the warrants as presented by Mr.Warden. Commissioner Garcia seconded the motion, which carried unanimously. NEW BUSINESS: CONSIDER APPROVING FOOD DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT FOR COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN: Walter Speckman, Director of Human Services, stated the agreement is between the Weld County Department of Human Services and the Colorado Department of Human Services for the administration and operation of the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, and the contract has existed for a number of years. In response to Commissioner Jerke, Mr. Speckman stated the agreement does not provide funds to the County to purchase food, it provides funds for the warehousing, administration, and distribution of the food. Further responding to Commissioner Jerke, Mr. Speckman explained the food is purchased and distributed by the United States Department of Agriculture(USDA). Commissioner Garcia moved to approve said agreement and authorize the Chair to sign. Seconded by Commissioner Jerke, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CR 37 BETWEEN CRS 14 AND 18: Don Carroll, Department of Public Works, stated County Road 37 was closed due to flooding conditions August 3, 2007, through August 6, 2007. Commissioner Jerke moved to approve said temporary closure. Seconded by Commissioner Garcia, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CR 52.5 BETWEEN CRS 57 AND 59: Mr.Carroll stated County Road 52.5 was closed due to flooding conditions August 3, 2007, through August 6, 2007. Commissioner Garcia moved to approve said temporary closure. Seconded by Commissioner Rademacher, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CR 39 FROM CR 18: Mr. Carroll stated County Road 52.5 was closed due to flooding conditions August 3, 2007,through August 6, 2007, and staff did not set up a detour route for this closure since the road leads to a dead end. Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve said temporary closure. Seconded by Commissioner Jerke, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CR 24 BETWEEN CRS 39 AND 41: Mr. Carroll stated County Road 52.5 was closed due to flooding conditions August 3, 2007, through August 8, 2007. Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve said temporary closure. Seconded by Commissioner Garcia, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER ITEMIZED LIST OF LEGAL HOLIDAYS DURING CALENDAR YEAR 2008: Mr. Warden stated these are the holidays to be given to County employees for the Calendar Year 2008. He stated Friday, July 4, 2008, will replace Colorado Day, Friday, November 28, 2008, will replace Martin Luther King's Birthday,and Friday, December 26, 2008,will replace Columbus Day. Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve said list of legal holidays during Calendar Year 2008. Commissioner Garcia seconded the motion. Commissioner Jerke questioned if Veteran's Day must be taken on November 11th every year. Mr. Warden explained the County has always chosen to do so, since it is the actual date of the holiday. Further responding to Commissioner Jerke, Mr. Warden stated the County has complete discretion regarding when it chooses to honor each holiday; however, the County has tried to follow the Minutes, August 13, 2007 2007-2571 Page 2 BC0016 State's holiday schedule as often as possible to avoid County departments being closed on different days than Court House closures occur. In response to Commissioner Jerke, Mr. Warden stated Veteran's Day typically falls in the middle of the week; however, in the years it has fallen on a Saturday or Sunday, the holiday has been observed on the following Monday, which follows the State's protocol. Commissioner Jerke stated he is interested in discussing changing the date Veteran's Day is observed by the County in future years to allow for employees to enjoy three day weekends when possible to do so. There being no further discussion, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER AGREEMENT FOR UPGRADE OF PHONE SYSTEM FOR NORTH SITE AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.: Susan Quick, Department of Phone Services, stated the agreement is for the North Site to be able to utilize and network the rest of the County uses with the Qwest services. Commissioner Jerke moved to approve said agreement and authorize the Chair to sign. Seconded by Commissioner Garcia, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER AGREEMENT FOR UPGRADE OF PHONE SYSTEM FOR BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AND FUTURE BUILDINGS AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - SIEMENS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.: Ms. Quick stated the agreement is for a new phone system for the Department of Buildings and Grounds and will also support the buildings constructed in the future. Commissioner Garcia moved to approve said agreement and authorize the Chair to sign. Seconded by Commissioner Jerke, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER APPOINTMENT TO BOARD OF RETIREMENT: Mr. Warden stated each term the Board appoints two employees to the Board of the Retirement, one of which is always the County Treasurer, in order to remain in accordance with a State Statute. He further stated the employees also elect two fellow employees, who may not be elected officials. Mr. Warden stated Kim Fleithman, Sheriffs Office, is one of the employees who has been elected by the employees. Commissioner Jerke moved to appoint Kim Fliethman to the Board of Retirement to replace Tony Molcznik as the employee representative,with a term to expire July 31, 2011. Seconded by Commissioner Rademacher, the motion carried unanimously. PLANNING: CONSIDER REQUEST TO PRE-ADVERTISE SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND AMENDED USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT #1280 - KERR-MCGEE GATHERING, LLC: Chris Gathman, Department of Planning Services, stated the request is for the construction of a safety communications network, which will allow workers in the field to communicate safety issues and concerns more expeditiously and reliably. Mr. Gathman stated the Planning Commission hearing is scheduled for August 21, 2007, and the Board of County Commissioners will be available to hear the case on September 12,2007. In response to Commissioners Jerke and Rademacher, Mr. Gathman stated the site is located on Kerr McGee's property,and it is located .25 miles west of County Road 37,and approximately .5 miles north of County Road 32. Commissioner Rademacher moved to approve said request to pre-advertise. Seconded by Commissioner Jerke, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER REQUEST TO PRE-ADVERTISE SITE SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN AND SECOND AMENDED USE BY SPECIAL REVIEW PERMIT#428-KERR-MCGEE GATHERING, LLC: Mr. Gathman stated this is the same type of request as the last item, and the Board will be available to hear the matter on September 12, 2007. In response to Commissioner Rademacher, Mr. Gathman stated he does not know the amount of megahertz being used. Commissioner Garcia moved to approve said request to pre-advertise. Seconded by Commissioner Rademacher, the motion carried unanimously. CONSIDER CANCELLATION AND RELEASE OF COLLATERAL FOR MINOR SUBDIVISION FINAL PLAN, MF#1060, FAITH ESTATES-GARY AND JUDY HARKLESS: Don Dunker, Department of Public Works,stated Faith Estates is a 9-Lot Subdivision,and is located north of Highway 392 and west of County Minutes, August 13, 2007 2007-2571 Page 3 BC0016 Road 37. Mr. Dunker stated the internal road has been paved with two twelve-foot lanes and four-foot shoulders, the final field inspection has been completed, and staff recommends release of the collateral. Commissioner Garcia moved to approve said cancellation and release of collateral. Seconded by Commissioner Jerke, 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. There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 9:40 a.m. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WEL OUNTY, COLORADO ATTEST: 4talet0 w ,c•'1• Weld County Clerk to the Bo- %T � David E. Long, Chair " -- William e e, - o- em BY: Dep Cler:o the Board, illiam F. Garcia EXCUSED Robert D. Masden • Douglas ll a emacher Minutes, August 13, 2007 2007-2571 Page 4 BC0016 Hello