HomeMy WebLinkAbout841206.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVAL OF ENERGY IMPACT ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION AND
AUTHORIZATION FOR CHAIRMAN TO SIGN
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 , an Energy Impact Assistance Grant Application
has been prepared for submission to the Office of Impact Assis-
tance, and
WHEREAS , after review, the Board deems it advisable to
approve said Energy Impact Assistance Grant Application, a
copy being attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Com-
missioners of Weld County, Colorado, that said Energy Impact
Assistance Grant Application be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chairman be,
and hereby is , authorized to sign said Energy Impact Assitance
Grant Application.
The above and foregoing Resolution was , on motion duly made
and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 31st day of
October, A.D. , 1984 .
w.. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ATTEST: / /d W LD COUNTY, COLORADO
m t rWeld County C erk and Recorder a..
and Clerk to the B and Norman Carlson, Chairman
BY: n1L
DeputyptountMlerk J. cqu\,ine Jo son, Pro-Tem
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Attorney Chuck CCarlson
in T. Martin
841206
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Received:
IMPACT ASSISTANCE APPLICATION
1 . Applicant Agency:
Name County of Weld
Contact Person Donald Warden Telephone 356-4000, Ext 4218
Address F.O. Box 758
(Street or Box Number)
Greeley, CO 80632
(City, Zip Code)
2. Local Government Sponsor: (Required if Applicant is not local
government)
Name County of Weld
Contact Person Donald Warden Telephone 45A-4nnn, Fvt 4918
14.
3. Project Title: Communications System
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4. Funding Sources: .
Impact Assistance Fund Request: 300,000
Local Share 293,328
(if in-kind, describe in
narrative)
Other Funding:
Source: Federal - FEMA Amount 19,527
Source: Amount
TOTAL PROJECT COST: $612,855
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5. Project Narrative: (Describe the project. (a) What will be accom-
plished and how will it be done? (b) Provide a specific project
budget with detailed expenditure categories. (c) If multiple
funding sources are invloved, show what each will finance. (d) If
preliminary planning, feasibility studies or design has been done,
describe it. (e) If the project is a construction project, in-
clude a map showing the location of the construction site.)
A. Weld County operates a centralized communications center serving most of
the law enforcement, fire, emergency medical services, and general govern-
ment agencies that operate in the county. A total of 71 agencies are
served. Only the Colorado Highway patrol, the City of Fort Lupton, and
City of Greeley provide their own communications centers. The user
agencies own and maintain their mobile and portable radio equipment. At
present there are approximately 227 mobile radios, 195 portable radios, and
500 radio page receivers on the system. About 2/3. of the mobile and portable
radios are at or near the end of their useful life. The number of radios
and the volume of radio traffic are growing steadily. Three communications
radio control consoles are available in the system. The system was
designed about ten years ago and has generally provided good service during
its life. Now, however, the system is old and in need of replacement and
the system capacity is being reached as traffic volumes continue to grow.
Other problems of the system including interference from other radio net-
works are serious. The objective of the project is to change and/or enhance
the radio communication system serving Weld County, so as to provide relief
from the problems that exist.
A study conducted in 1984 by a radio engineering firm has determined the
radio communications system needs in Weld County, on the basis of activity,
to the 1995 time period. 1995 was selected as that is a reasonable time
frame for the useful life of a new system. The study did an analysis of
the alternative ways in which the radio system might be changed on the
basis of performance compared to needs and on cost. (See attached.)
B. Budget: Budget will be expended over the two fiscal years of 1985 and 1986:
Four satellite receiver sites $ 42,500
Milton Reservoir Site - 149,000
Three new stations at Empire 18,000
Purchase seven stations 42,000
Two microwave links 114,000
Engineering 67,500
Console modification 36,685
Encoder-Q144A/Decoder-DTMF Module 2,965
Dictaphone "Call Check" Recorder Module 1,649
911 Public Safety Answering Point Telephone
Boards (4) 16,480
Cassette Recorder with Reproducing/Duplicating
Feature 320
Multi-Frequency Band Scanner Units (2) 500
Spirit Radio Contact Pagers (4) 976
Computerized Weather Station 425
(Continued on attached sheet)
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5. Project Narrative (Continued)
B. Budget (Continued) :
Mobile Repeater Units $ 10,800
Emergency Operations Center:
EOC Van 20,000
State Radio Net (45. 24) 2,000
Pager 500
Portable Radio (6 channel) 1,900
Scanner (30 channel) 355
TV (1) Color 300
Console 12,000
Ten (10) Portable Radios 12,000
Wofsberg Flex Comm. 3,000
Recording Equipment 2,000
Telephones 2,000
Antenna/Installation 2,000
Light/Siren 1,000
Local Agencies' radio replacement 50,000
TOTAL $ 612,855
Budget to be split over 1985 and 1986 fiscal years:
1985 $ 307,105
1986 305,750
$ 612,855
C. Funding Sources:
1985:
County $ 112,578 (36.7%)
Federal - FEMA 19,527 (6.3%)
State 150,000 (48.8%)
Local agencies 25,000 (8.2%)
$ 307,105 (100%)
1986:.
County $ 130,750 (42.8%)
State 150,000 (49.0%)
Local agencies 25,000 (8.2%)
$305,750 (100%)
D. See attached report.
E. N/A
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6. Describe the relationship of the project to energy/mineral develop-
ment. What energy/mineral projects affect the community? How many
employees of energy/mineral companies reside in the Applicant's juris-
diction or service area? What are the population and workforce pro-
jections for the community or area (provide source of information) .
The most significant projects affecting Weld County to date are related to
oil and gas production. The impacts are felt throughout the region as a
whole, however, and are not found exclusively in a community or neighborhood
condition. Weld County currently has over 3,200 active wells.
Oil and gas exploration continues in Weld County. It is estimated that
over 400 additional wells will be drilled in 1984.
Weld County has 212 oil and gas producers per the assessment rolls. Although
there is no available data providing the exact number of employees when all
support functions (e.g. engineering, drilling, fracing, fluid disposal,
maintenance, etc.) are considered, there are several hundred employees in
Weld County associated with the oil industry.
This project relates to energy development in that there is an important
need for personnel from different public safety agencies to be able to
communicate directly with each other for safety and for carrying out
(CONTINUED ON ATTACHED SHEET.)
7. List the efforts made to secure alternative financing for the project.
Cite efforts to secure funding from user fees, local government bud-
get, industry/private sources, federal sources, and other State
sources.
Weld County has pursued a number of alternatives for financing the project.
With LEAA no longer in existence the only federal or state source is through
FEMA. FEMA funds are being used to compliment this project by obtaining
funds to equip a mobile communications center and emergency operations center
as a back up to the system. The County will be matching the federal share
($19,527) plus purchasing a mobile van.
All 71 local agencies will be making a commitment of funds to replace their
own obsolete radios which will amount to over $250,000 over the next five
years. Weld County will be making a commitment of $293,328, for the project.
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6. CONTINUED:
activities in an effective and efficient manner. This need is particularly
evident at times of larger events, such as the well explosion in LaSalle,
Colorado in February, 1984. The need is also present at events that happen
frequently when fire, EMS, and law enforcement personnel all respond to an
event such as a gas well problem, hazardous material spill, auto accident,
etc.
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8. Financial Status of the Applicant:
Current Annual Budget (1984) $42,000,629
Current Assessed Valuation $870,453,500
Current Mill Levy 17.369
Current Overlapping Jurisdiction 78.508
Mill Levy
Sales/Use Tax 0 % Annual Revenue 0
Water Tap Fee n/a User Charge n/a
(residential monthly average)
Sewer Tap Fee n/a User Charge n/a
(residential monthly average)
Existing In-Debtedness none
G.O. Bonds —0— Revenue Bonds —0—
Maximum Legal Debt Limitation $26,113,605 (Home Rule 3% of A.V.)
Annual Debt Service —0— —0— —0—
(Current) (Next Year) (Following Year)
List major capital improvements projects and cost in the last two
and/or next two budget years:
Current Year Social Services Building ($707,300) , Jail Remodel ($100,000)
Next Fiscal Year Jail Remodel ($300,000) , Road Facilities ($70,000)
Following Fiscal Year Court Remodel ($70,000) , Road Facilities ($25,000)
Does the Applicant have a capital reserve fund? If yes, give balance.
10/28/84 Balance
What was previous year's general budget end-of-year surplus/deficit?
$1,074,350
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If applicable, what are enterprise fund year-end balances?
Water n/a Sewer n/a
Other Utilities n/a
Indicate why the project cannot be locally funded.
Local agencies will provide personnel to staff the Communication center
and over 50% matching share, but do not have the resources to acquire all
the necessary equipment to update communications system.
If applicable, did the Applicant take the full 107% property tax
revenue increase for the current budget year? Yes X No
Weld County's Home Rule Charter only allows a 5% property tax increase
annually.
9. If the project will require on-going operational funds, what is the
Applicant's plan for securing continuing funding?
Local agencies will continue to provide staff resources and maintain the
equipment after being acquired.
10. Please identify any facility or service plans in which the proposed
project has been identified as a priority or scheduled expenditure.
See attached report.
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11 . Other comments: (If additional space is needed add an addendum. )
This project will be fully coordinated with the State Division of Communi-
cations. The frequencies for this system have already been requested from
the APCO Frequency Advisory Committee which the Director of Communications
of Weld County is a member, together with a State Division of Communications
staff member.
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Applicant's Signature*
Chairman, Board of County Commissioners
Iitie/Ottice
October 29. 1984
Date
* Application must be signed by the presiding elected official of the
local unit of government acting as the Applicant and/or sponsor.
Five (5) copies of application are required (check to indicate mailing) :
3 copies to be mailed to: Office of Impact Assistance
1313 Sherman Street, Room 523
Denver, CO 80203
• (or: Office of Impact Assistance
2800 D Road
Grand Junction, CO 81501)
1 copy to the local Council of Governments or Regional Planning
Commission
1 copy to the local county impact team.
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