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RE: ACTION OF THE BOARD CONCERNING ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE
DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS; APPROVE PAYMENT OF
ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IN ORDER TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE DENVER
REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND APPROVE REVISION OF THE
BOUNDARIES OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA
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, the State of Colorado has defined Transportation Planning Regions
(Section 43-1-1102, C.R.S.)for purposes of developing transportation plans (Section 43-1-1103,
C.R.S.), and
WHEREAS, each Metropolitan Planning Organization's Metropolitan Planning Area shall,
at a minimum, comprise a Transportation Planning Region, and
WHEREAS, the Denver Regional Council of Governments, as the Metropolitan Planning
Organization under the provisions of the federal transportation statute, is responsible for the
operation and maintenance of the continuing transportation planning process within a defined
Metropolitan Planning Area, and
WHEREAS, the transportation planning process is carried out by the Denver Regional
Council of Governments through a cooperative agreement with the Regional Transportation District
and the Colorado Department of Transportation Commission, and
WHEREAS, federal regulations (23 CFR 450.308) regarding Metropolitan Planning
Organizations require that the Metropolitan Planning Area include the urbanized area recognized
by the United States Census Bureau as well as those areas expected to urbanize within the next
twenty years, and
WHEREAS,the urbanized area for the Denver Regional Council of Governments has been
defined by the United States Census Bureau pursuant to the 2000 Census to include portions of
Weld County, and
WHEREAS, the Federal Highway Administration has encouraged the Denver Regional
Council of Governments to reflect the changes in southwest Weld County in the Metropolitan
Planning Area boundary, and
WHEREAS, Weld County has worked with the Denver Regional Council of Governments
to identify those areas expected to urbanize within twenty years in portions of southwest Weld
County, and
WHEREAS, the Denver Regional Council of Governments will submit a proposal to the
Colorado Transportation Commission changing the Transportation Planning Regions to reflect the
changes in southwest Weld County, and
2007-3626
BC0037
ADOPT ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION OF THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF
GOVERNMENTS; APPROVE PAYMENT OF ANNUAL ASSESSMENT IN ORDER TO BECOME
A MEMBER OF THE DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS AND APPROVE
REVISION OF THE BOUNDARIES OF THE METROPOLITAN PLANNING AREA
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WHEREAS, pursuant to Article VI A. of the Articles of Association of the Denver Regional
Council of Governments, any local government within the Transportation Planning Region may be
admitted as a member of the Denver Regional Council of Governments upon adoption of the Article
of Association by the governing body of the local government and upon the payment of an annual
assessment, and
WHEREAS, it has been determined by the Board of Weld County Commissioners that it
would be in the best interests of Weld County that the matter be continued to December 10, 2007
to allow the full Board to be present.
BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Weld County Commissioners deems it advisable to
continue said matter to December 10, 2007, at 9:00, a.m., in order to allow the full Board to be
present.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by
the following vote on the 3rd day of December, A.D., 2007.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
//C$$ Eggs" WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
ATTEST: gicitiivi/ EXCUSED
David E. Long, Chair
Weld County Clerk to the Board/
i / Jn _ N William H. Jerke, Pro-Tem
BY: I/ GCO}'�
De tyarthe Board', EXCUSED
Will' F. Garcia n
APP /-- AS;pi • �. 'Or_
Robert D. Masden
C n y Attorney
Dougla€ Rademach r
Date of signature: aW IDS
2007-3626
BC0037
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