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Home My WebLink About20242650.tiffRESOLUTION RE: APPROVE INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (DRCOG) COLLABORATIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR SOUTHWEST WELD COUNTY SUBREGION FORUM PROJECT PRIORITY PROGRAMMING PROCESS FOR MULTIMODAL PROJECTS AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR 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, the Board has been presented with an Intergovernmental Agreement for Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Collaborative Transportation Planning for the Southwest Weld County Subregion Forum Project Priority Programming Process for Multimodal Projects, among the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, the City of Brighton, the City of Dacono, the Town of Erie, the Town of Fredrick, the Town of Firestone, the Town of Lochbuie, the City of Longmont, the Town of Mead, and the City of Thornton, commencing upon full execution of signatures, with further terms and conditions being as stated in said agreement, and WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said agreement, a copy of which is attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, that the Intergovernmental Agreement for Denver Regional Council of Governments (DRCOG) Collaborative Transportation Planning for the Southwest Weld County Subregion Forum Project Priority Programming Process for Multimodal Projects; among the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Public Works, the City of Brighton, the City of Dacono, the Town of Erie, the Town of Fredrick, the Town of Firestone, the Town of Lochbuie, the City of Longmont, the Town of Mead, and the City of Thornton, be, and hereby is, approved. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized to sign said agreement. cc :per (c,WVO /DO /SB/Ep) 1O114 /24 2024-2650 EG0082 INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT FOR DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS (DRCOG) COLLABORATIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING FOR SOUTHWEST WELD COUNTY SUBREGION FORUM PROJECT PRIORITY PROGRAMMING PROCESS FOR MULTIMODAL PROJECTS PAGE 2 The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted by the following vote on the 7th day of October, A.D., 2024. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WELD COUNTY ATTEST: d....,,aysj Weld County Clerk to the Board Deputy Clerk to the Board APP ED A County Att• `"ey to Date of signature: Kew. Ross, Chai 2024-2650 EG0082 Conivaa+ 1 T)14-LZ BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PASS -AROUND REVIEW PASS -AROUND TITLE: ►GA for SW Weld DRCOG Subregional Forum DEPARTMENT: Planning Services PERSON REQUESTING: Evan Pinkham DATE: 9/30/24 Brief description of the problemlissue: The communities involved in the SW Weld DRCOG Subregional Forum have put together an IGA for participation in the forum. The purpose of the agreement is to develop guidelines and procedures for the group, including representation, voting procedure, grant funding, and meeting procedures. The IGA has been signed by the City of Brighton, City of Dacono, Town of Erie, Town of Frederick, Town of Firestone, Town of Lochbuie, Town of Mead, City of Thornton, and the City of Longmont. What options exist for the Board? 1. Sign the SW Weld DRCOG Subregional Forum IGA. 2. Request amendments to the IGA. Consequences: Weld County will be bound to the teens of the IGA if we sign the agreement. Impacts: The IGA will provide a framework for the forum. Cost (Current Fiscal Year/Ongoing or Subsequent Fiscal Years: No cost is associated with this IGA. Recommendation: Staff recommends that the BOCC Chair sign the 'GA. Perry L. Buck, Pro -Tern Mike Freeman Scott K. James Kevin D. Ross, Chair Lori Saine Support Recommendation Schedule Place on CC Agenda Work Session Other/Comments: 2024-2650 10% C 0`67_ SOUTHWEST WELD COUNTY SUBREGION FORUM COLLABORATIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING INTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT AMONG THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, THE CITY OF DACONO, THE TOWN OF ERIE, THE TOWN OF FREDERICK, THE TOWN OF FIRESTONE, THE TOWN OF LOCHBUIE, THE CITY OF LONGMONT, THE TOWN OF MEAD, THE CITY OF THORNTON, AND WELD COUNTY THIS SOUTHWEST WELD COUNTY SUBREGION FORUM COLLABORATIVE TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AGREEMENT ("Agreement") is entered into effective as of the Tinday of O CA -912-0 , 202A, by and among the City of Brighton, the City of Dacono, the Town of Erie, the Town of Frederick, the Town of Firestone, the Town of Lochbuie, the City of Longmont, the Town of Mead, the City of Thornton, and Weld County, all of said parties being referred to collectively herein as the "Agencies." WITNESSETH WHEREAS, the Agencies are authorized by the provisions of Colo. Const. art. XIV, § 18(2)(a) and §§ 29-1-201, et. seq., C.R.S., to enter into contracts with each other for the performance of functions that they are authorized by law to perform on their own; and WHEREAS, the Agencies wish to set forth their understanding of how the transportation planning efforts in Southwest Weld County will be coordinated for purposes of submitting project funding requests to the Colorado Department of Transportation ("CDOT") and the Denver Regional Council of Governments ("DRCOG") for consideration in their respective Capital Improvement Plans; and WHEREAS, in 2018 DRCOG modified the Transportation Improvement Program ("TIP") submittal process from a centralized Regional Model where all TIP funding applications were submitted directly to DRCOG, to a new Dual Model that comprises both a Regional Funding process and a Subregional Funding process; and WHEREAS, the Subregional Funding process component of the Dual Model is comprised of subregions that are defined as the geographical boundaries of counties and include the incorporated Towns, Cities and unincorporated county areas located within a county and Weld County's subregion shall be referenced as the "Southwest Weld County Subregion"; and WHEREAS, the participating agencies within each subregion will collaborate and submit projects as a subregion to compete directly with other subregions for CDOT and DRCOG Regional Funding, as well as develop a list of recommended projects to use the Subregional Funding; and WHEREAS, the Agencies agree to coordinate, collaborate, and advocate for other grant funding opportunities to support multimodal transportation projects that will benefit the Forum, as such term is defined below; and WHEREAS, the Agencies wish to enter into this Agreement to coordinate current and future transportation planning within Southwest Weld County. NOW, THEREFORE, THE AGENCIES AGREE TO COOPERATE AS FOLLOWS: 1. The Southwest Weld County Subregion Forum Project Priority Programming Process ("4P County Hearing Process") for Multimodal Projects. The Appointees of the Agencies, as defined below, will use good faith efforts to collaborate in identifying priority corridors and in the development of a prioritized countywide list for interstate/state highway system, rail, transit, bicycle, pedestrian, and Transportation Demand Management (TDM) projects. These priority 1 corridors and list will be presented by the Forum (as such term is defined below) to CDOT and DRCOG for funding consideration during the 4P County Hearing Process and during cyclical updates to CDOT's 10 -year Plan, State Transportation Improvement Plan (STIP), RTD's Strategic Plan, and DRCOG's Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP), as applicable. 2. Establishment of the Southwest Weld County Subregion Forum to specifically participate in the DRCOG Dual Model Process. A. Establishment of the Forum. There is hereby established by the Agencies the Southwest Weld County Subregional Forum ("Forum"), which is authorized to operate in accordance with this Agreement and take the actions authorized in subsection (E) of this Section 2. B. Representation on the Forum. The Agencies shall each appoint a Forum representative, that representative being a public official or other delegate, to serve as a regular member of the Forum ("Appointee"). The Agencies each may designate one (1) alternate to participate in the Forum in the absence of the Appointee ("Alternate"). C. Establishing a Chair and Vice -Chair. The Appointees and/or Alternates (as determined by individual Agencies) identified to participate in the Forum will meet and vote to elect a Chair and Vice -Chair for the Forum. The Chair, or their designee, will be responsible for: establishing Forum agendas; chairing meetings; coordinating with staff support, as provided in Section 3, to establish meeting locations and prepare agenda packets; and coordinating the presentation of the Forum's recommended portfolio of projects to the DRCOG Board of Directors. D. Voting Procedures. A quorum of the Forum must be present to take a vote. The quorum shall be comprised of the simple majority of the Appointees (or Alternates in the absence of an Appointee) (which number shall be six (6) assuming all Agencies execute this Agreement). All Forum actions shall be made by motion duly seconded and approved by a majority of the quorum present. Each Agency shall have one vote. Jurisdiction(s) that do not sign this Agreement shall be considered a "Non -Voting Member(s)" without any authority to vote on Forum matters as set forth in subsection (F) of this Section 2. E. Forum Actions. The Forum's actions may include but are not limited to: establishment of the Forum rules; approving project submittals for Regional Funding; developing a recommended portfolio of projects for Subregional funding; adhering to established rules and procedures set forth by the DRCOG Board; developing and approving any additional rules, procedures, policies, or other activities related to the TIP project selection and evaluation process. F. Non -Voting Members. In addition to the Agencies, all DRCOG members and governmental entities with corporate limits wholly or partially within the Southwest Weld County Subregional boundary shall be invited to participate in discussion and provide perspective to the Forum, as well as submit projects for Subregional funding, as Non -Voting Members. This includes all non -signatory jurisdictions to this Agreement, CDOT, transportation management organizations, as well as other entities and agencies that are eligible for the direct receipt of federal TIP funding. G. Project Requests for DRCOG Funding. The Agencies agree to submit all DRCOG funding applications for the Southwest Weld County Subregion transportation projects or programs seeking Regional or Subregional funding through the Forum. Submissions may include any transportation related project or program eligible per the DRCOG Board's TIP Policy. The Forum will cooperate and work diligently and in good faith to create a recommended list of projects for submission to DRCOG for each TIP cycle. The Forum shall ensure that all regional 2 and subregional projects submitted to DRCOG comply with all grant requirements, such as, but not limited to, DRCOG adopted TIP policy and criteria; any supplemental Forum policies and /or criteria; presence in the adopted Metro Vision Fiscally -Constrained Regional Transportation Plan; local match requirements; and, that any project or program that is under the respective jurisdiction of either CDOT and/or RTD are supported by said Agencies. H. Criteria and DRCOG Assistance. DRCOG will establish overall criteria regarding project and program eligibility and evaluation of submitted projects. The Forum may choose to establish additional policy and criteria consistent with applicable Federal law and regulations. The Forum or Forum Subcommittee, which is described in Section 3, may request assistance or information, including but not limited to, air quality information and vehicle traffic projections from DRCOG staff. Once the criteria have been approved by DRCOG staff, the Forum will be responsible for reviewing DRCOG staff rankings in order to discuss project applications and recommend project rankings so the Forum recommendations can be forwarded to the DRCOG Board. I. Open Meetings; Notice and Agenda Packets for Meetings. All meetings of the Forum and any Forum Subcommittee meetings, specifically pertaining to the DRCOG Dual TIP Model process, shall be open to the public with reasonable time allotted for public comment. Notice of meetings and associated materials shall be posted at least two days prior to the Forum meeting in accordance with DRCOG requirements. 3. Establishment of Forum Subcommittee(s). The Forum agrees to create Forum Subcommittee(s), as needed, when additional technical staff support is required to facilitate the Forum in their decision -making process. Each Forum Subcommittee will consist of one (1) staff representative from each Agency, as designated by each Agency. Forum Subcommittee(s) shall be responsible for gathering data to assist with project information and recommendations, all which will be subject to review and final approval by the Forum. 4. Staff Support. Weld County staff shall be responsible for coordinating with Agencies and facilitating the Southwest Weld County Subregion Forum meetings by taking meeting minutes, developing agenda packets, and ensuring posting requirements are adhered to in conjunction with DRCOG policies. 5. Planning Timeline. The Agencies project review and prioritization shall be coordinated with the DRCOG TIP planning process timeline and the CDOT/Transportation Commission planning timeline for the 4P County Hearing process and STIP programming. 6. Benefits Inure to Agencies Only. It is expressly understood and agreed that the enforcement of terms and conditions of this Agreement, and all rights of action relating to such enforcement, shall be strictly reserved to the undersigned parties and nothing in this Agreement shall give or allow any claim or right of action whatsoever by any other person not included as a party to this Agreement. It is the express intention of this Agreement that any entity, other than the Agencies 3 that are parties to this Agreement, that receives services or benefits as a result of this Agreement shall be an incidental beneficiary only, including but not limited to Non -Voting Members as defined above. 7. Government Immunity. No portion of this Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a waiver of any immunities the Agencies or their officers or employees may possess, nor shall any portion of this Agreement be deemed to have created a duty of care which did not previously exist with respect to any person. 8. Termination of Agreement. This Agreement shall remain in effect until terminated by majority vote of the Agencies. Any Agency may withdraw from this Agreement by providing written notice to the Forum Chair of its intent to withdraw at least ninety (90) days prior to its intended date of withdrawal. The notice of intent to withdraw shall be by formal action of the governing body requesting withdrawal, such as a duly approved resolution. Any Agency that withdraws from the Agreement will be considered as a "Non -Voting Member" upon such withdrawal. 9. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed to be an original and all such counterparts taken together shall be deemed to constitute one and the same instrument. By signing this Agreement, the Agencies acknowledge and represent to one another that all procedures necessary to validly contract and execute this said Amendment have been performed, and that the persons signing for each Agency have been duly authorized by such Agency to do so. 4 ATTEST: Weld County Clerk to e Board BY: eputy Clerk to the Bo APPROVED AS TO FORM: County Attorney 5 D OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS COU Ross, Chair OCT 0 7 202k DocuSign Envelope ID: 05E0C77B-D600-44E9-8B7C-F99EE1EDCA1B CITY OF BRIGHTON ,--DocuSigned by: 6/25/2024 ,-58308F113C8B115... Gregory Mills, Mayor Date ATTEST: e-DocuSigned by: `-FBnF72n6nF7R461 City Clerk APPROVED AS TO FORM: e--DocuSigned by: kiatAtt '-CE5007107763487... City Attorney's Office CITY OF DACONO ► ,, Mayor, o7 /110 ( M ate KITE T: City er APPROVED AS TO FORM: kii" City Attorney's 7 AA erm TOWN OF ERIE fu14,, AWayor ATTEST: Town Clerk 8 //Z3/"O2 Date I a3j�oa�4 TOWN OF FREDERICK q)3t),Jt"-:, ), Ma or ate Y ATTEST: Qefu.{y - Town Clerk ` v u APPROVED AS TO FORM: TOWN OF FIRESTONE nyac, Jr), Ma ATTEST: oqiate - 2 1 10 APPROVED AS TO FORM: ice TOWN OF LOCHBUIE ), Mayor ATTEST: Town Clerk analk4_ Date APPROVED AS TO FORM: 11 Town At om 's Office Colleen G. Whitlow, Mayor ATTEST: Town Cler l /Ollin ,2%, 1°23 Date 12 APPROVED AS TO FORM: own Attorney's Office DocuSign Envelope ID: 8FAECEA3-3B55-4953-BADF-C3E9B3340434 C.D. No. 2024-015 CITY OF THORNTON DocuSigned by: kevin S. I.Joo.ls 1/25/2024 NM, City Manager Date ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM: DocuSigned by: DS7� D CCE4A ... Kristen kosenbaum, City Clerk DocuSigned by: tai N� ceADo:�ooaczaca.. Tami Yellico, City Attorney 13 CITY OF LONGMONT: MAYOR ATTEST: n�U1+S;, W+Av CITY CLERK APPROVED AS TO FORM: ASSISTANT CITY ATTORNEY PROOFREAD APPROVED AS TO FORM AND SUBSTANCE: ORIGINATING DEPARTMENT CA File: 23-002685 14 01/10/2024 DATE 01/05/2024 DATE 01/05/2024 DATE 01/05/2024 DATE Southwest Weld County Collaborative Agreement with Multiple Agencies for Transportation Planning_FINAL_122623 tract Entity Information Entity Name* DENVER REGIONAL COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENT Entity ID* @00001527 Contract Name* DRCOG SW WELD REGIONAL FORUM IGA Contract Status CTB REVIEW Contract Description* IGA FOR THE DRCOG SW WELD REGIONAL FORUM. Contract Description 2 Contract Type* AGREEMENT Amount* $ 0.00 Renewable* NO Automatic Renewal Grant NO IGA YES Department PLANNING Department Email CM-Planning@weld.gov Department Head Email CM-Planning- DeptHead@weld.gov County Attorney GENERAL COUNTY ATTORNEY EMAIL County Attorney Email CM- COUNTYATTORNEY@WEL D.GOV IGA Deadline Date If this is a renewal enter previous Contract ID If this is part of a MSA enter MSA Contract ID O New Entity? Contract ID 8762 Contract Lead * EPINKHAM Contract Lead Email epinkham@weld.gov Parent Contract ID Requires Board Approval YES Department Project # Requested BOCC Agenda Due Date Date* 10/05/2024 10/09/2024 Will a work session with BOCC be required?* NO Does Contract require Purchasing Dept. to be included? NO Note: the Previous Contract Number and Master Services Agreement Number should be left blank if those contracts are not in OnBase Contract Dates Effective Date Termination Notice Period Contact Information Review Date 10/01/2025 Committed Delivery Date Renewal Date Expiration Date" 10/13/2032 Contact Info Contact Name Contact Type Contact Email Contact Phone 1 Contact Phone 2 Purchasing Purchasing Approver Purchasing Approved Date Approval Process Department Head Finance Approver Legal Counsel ELIZABETH RELFORD CHERYL PATTELLI BYRON HOWELL DH Approved Date Finance Approved Date Legal Counsel Approved Date 10/03/2024 10/03/2024 10/03/2024 Final Approval BOCC Approved Tyler Ref # AG 100724 BOCC Signed Date Originator EPINKHAM BOCC Agenda Date 10/07/2024 Hello