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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
JULY 6, 2005
TAPE #2005-29
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, July 6, 2005, 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 William H. Jerke, Chair
Commissioner M. J. Geile, Pro-Tem
Commissioner David E. Long
Commissioner Robert D. Masden
Commissioner Glenn Vaad
Also present:
County Attorney, Bruce T. Barker
Acting Clerk to the Board, Jenny VanEgdom
Controller, Barbara Eurich
MINUTES: Commissioner Long moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County Commissioners
meeting of June 29, 2005, as printed. Commissioner Masden seconded the motion, and it carried
unanimously.
CERTIFICATION OF HEARINGS: Commissioner Vaad moved to approve the Certification of Hearings
conducted on June 29,2005,as follows: 1) USR#1501, Union Pacific Railroad Company,do Tony Love,
General Manager, Real Estate, and 2) USR#1504, The Bluffs, a General Partnership, John Villano and
Josef Guetlein, Managers, do Ray Edmiston/Aerial Sprayers, Inc., and AGPROfessionals/
LANDPROfessionals, LLC. Commissioner Long seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: There were no amendments to the agenda.
PUBLIC INPUT: Tom Hohn, Weld County property owner, stated his concerns regarding a building
envelope designated on the 75 acre property he recently purchased. Mr. Hohn submitted a map of the
property, marked Exhibit A. He stated the Weld County Code requires a new Recorded Exemption Plat to
be filed to change the boundaries of the present building envelope. He stated the original surveyor of the
property is no longer active in the business,and filing a new plat has turned into an expensive process. He
stated a possible solution to the problem is to file and record an affidavit of correction,specifying the building
envelope be removed from the Recorded Exemption. Chair Jerke thanked Mr. Hohn for bringing the issue
to the attention of the Board. Commissioner Long stated he previously spoke with Mr. Hohn in his office,
when Monica Mika, Director of Planning Services, was also present. He stated staff is working to find a
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solution. Responding to Chair Jerke, Bruce Barker, County Attorney, stated staff would research the
process of using an affidavit.
CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Masden moved to approve the consent agenda as printed.
Commissioner Long seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
PRESENTATIONS:
RECOGNITION OF SERVICES, SHERIFF'S OFFICE - RONALD RICHARDSON: Chair Jerke read the
certificate into the record, recognizing Ronald Richardson for 26 years of service with the Sheriffs Office,
and thanked him for his service. Commissioner Long and Commissioner Vaad both expressed their
appreciation to Mr. Richardson.
COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: Commissioner Geile stated the 1451 Collaboration
Process has been implemented,and the District Attorney's Office and the Island Grove Treatment Center
have been included. He stated the planning stages will be implemented in the next three weeks, and a
coordinator will be named in the near future.
Commissioner Vaad stated he toured the fire stations in both Ft. Lupton and Platteville with Dave Bressler,
Director of Paramedic Services. He stated staff will soon be moving into the new fire department facilities
at Weld County Road 31 and Ninth Avenue. He further stated that Paramedic Services needs to be
considered on a regional basis since there is currently inefficient competition, and duplication of services.
ChairJerke stated this will be his last meeting for the month of July, as he will be leaving to study at Harvard
University for three weeks at the John F. Kennedy School of State and Local Government.
WARRANTS: Barbara Eurich, Controller, presented the following warrants for approval by the Board:
All Funds $993,650.23
Electronic Transfers -All Funds $1,206,509.58
Commissioner Masden moved to approve the warrants as presented by Ms. Eurich. Commissioner Long
seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
BIDS:
PRESENT HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE BID - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND
ENVIRONMENT: Pat Persichino, Director of General Services, read the name of the five vendors who
submitted a bid into the record. Said bid will be presented for approval on Wednesday, July 20, 2005.
NEW BUSINESS:
CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF WCR 7 BETWEEN WCR 20.5 AND STATE HIGHWAY 119:
Frank Hempen,Jr., Director of Public Works,stated Weld County Road 7 will be closed from July 11,2005
until July 15, 2005 for replacement of Bridge 7/20.5A. He also stated letters of notification were sent to
surrounding property owners and businesses. Responding to ChairJerke, Mr. Hempen stated the portion
of Weld County Road 7 to be closed is south of Highway 119. Commissioner Masden moved to approve
said closure. The motion, which was seconded by Commissioner Vaad, carried unanimously.
CONSIDER PETITION FOR ABATEMENT OR REFUND OF TAXES-VARRA COMPANIES, INC.:[Clerk's
Note: This item was incorrectly placed on the 07/06/05 agenda. Please see 07/11/05.]
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CONSIDER CORRECTIONAL PROGRAM ASSESSMENT CONTRACT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO
SIGN-UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI: Jan Zuber, Department of Community Corrections,stated a team
from the University of Cincinnati will perform an audit of the Residential Treatment Center and the
Restitution Center, to determine if the services performed by the facilities are meeting the needs of the
clients. Responding to Commissioner Geile, Ms. Zuber stated the audit is not mandated; however, the
Community Corrections Board requested the audit,as the rate of repeat offenses has recently increased.
Responding to Chair Jerke, Ms. Zuber stated the funding for this audit will come out of administrative
funding, a surplus of State funds not used in previous years. Responding to Commissioner Vaad, Ms.
Zuber stated a written report of the results of the audit will be submitted and presented at a Community
Corrections Board meeting. Further responding to Commissioner Vaad,Ms.Zuber stated the results of the
audit will show an overall indication of how the program is operating,and which areas need improvement.
Responding to Chair Jerke, Ms. Zuber stated plans for improvements will be formulated from the results
of the audit. Responding to Commissioner Vaad, Ms. Zuber stated the Chairman of the Community
Corrections Board is Kevin Stroebel,Public Defender. Commissioner Geile moved to approve said contract
and authorize the Chair to sign. Seconded by Commissioner Long, the motion carried unanimously.
CONSIDER APPOINTMENT TO EXTENSION ADVISORY COUNCIL: Commissioner Long moved to
appoint John Kruse to the Extension Advisory Council, with a term to expire on November 1, 2007. The
motion, which was seconded by Commissioner Vaad, 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.
T being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 9:35 a.m.
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