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RE: APPROVE CONCURRENCE LETTER FOR SERVICE AREA OF FOREIGN -TRADE
ZONE (FTZ) PROGRAM 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 a Concurrence Letter for the Service Area
of Foreign -Trade Zone (FTZ) Program from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through
the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Finance and
Administration, to World Trade Center Denver, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said letter, 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 Concurrence Letter for the Service Area of Foreign -Trade Zone
(FTZ) Program from the County of Weld, State of Colorado, by and through the Board of County
Commissioners of Weld County, on behalf of the Department of Finance and Administration, to
World Trade Center Denver, be, and hereby is, approved.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Board that the Chair be, and hereby is, authorized
to sign said letter.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 12th day of June, A.D., 2023.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
PASS -AROUND REVIEW
PASS -AROUND TITLE: Service Area Concurrence Letter
DEPARTMENT: Finance
PERSON REQUESTING: Cheryl Pattelli
DATE: 5/30/23
Brief description of the problem/issue:
An existing program that has been around for a long time is the FTZ (Foreign Trade Zone) Program. This program is often
attractive to companies who have import/export operations as a component of their operation. The program encourages U.S.-
based operations by removing certain disincentives associated with manufacturing in the United States. Weld County has one
area located at the Great Western Industrial Park in Windsor. http://preatwesternindustrialpark.com/sites/ftz/.
The World Trade Center (WIC) has assumed administrative oversight of the FTZ program from the City & County of Denver. The
program was somewhat stagnant before the WTC took it over. The WTC is updating processes and regulations and is currently
in the process of bringing the FTZ designation in line with most other similar programs around the country (Colorado is one of
only 2 states under the old process). The new designation and associated processes will decrease company acceptance from
180+ days to 30-60 days and will allow for opportunity to expand the zone designation in other areas of the county. Upstate
Colorado is working on additional potential for marketing and lead generation opportunities with this initiative.
As part of this process the World Trade Center requires a support letter from Weld County for the Feds. The letter attached
was drafted by staff at Upstate Colorado and Upstate is requesting the Commissioners sign on to support this process. By
supporting and signing the letter, the BOCC acknowledges that the 1,11/TC will be able to apply to the Foreign -Trade Zone Board
for authority to service sites located within Weld County and that the zone will be made available on a uniform basis to
companies within Weld County.
What options exist for the Board? (include consequences, impacts, costs, etc. of
options):
1) Approve and sign the WTC's service area concurrence letter
2) Do not approve the request
Recommendation:
Weld County Finance, along with Upstate Colorado, recommends the Board approve the request to sign the WTC's service area
concurrence letter.
Perry L. Buck, Pro-Tem
Mike Freeman, Chair
Scott K. James
Kevin Ross
Lori Sa ine
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Mike Freeman
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 11:01 AM
Kevin Ross
Karla Ford; Perry Buck; Lori Saine; Scott James
Re: Please Reply - May 30 2023 Pass Around_Service Area Concurrence Letter.pdf
On May 30, 2023, at 9:45 AM, Kevin Ross <kross@weld.gov>wrote:
I approve
Kevin Ross
From: Karla Ford <kford@weld.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 9:40:22 AM
To: Mike Freeman <mfreeman@weld.gov>; Perry Buck <pbuck@weld.gov>; Lori Saine
<Isaine@weld.gov>; Scott James <sjames@weld.gov>; Kevin Ross <kross@weld.gov>
Subject: Please Reply - May 30 2023 Pass Around_Service Area Concurrence Letter.pdf
Please advise if you approve recommendation. Thank you.
Karla Ford
Office Manager, Board of Weld County Commissioners
1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 80632
:: 970.336-7204 :: kford weldgov.corn :: www.weldgov.com
**Please note my working hours are Monday -Thursday 7:00a.m.-5:00p.m.**
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From: Cheryl Pattelli <cpattelli@weld.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 9:39 AM
To: Karla Ford <kford@weld.gov>
Cc: Ryan Rose <rrose@weld.gov>; Rich Werner <rwerner@upstatecolorado.org>
Subject: May 30 2023 Pass Around_Service Area Concurrence Letter.pdf
Karla- can you please provide this pass around to the BOCC?
Thanks
Karla Ford
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Perry Buck
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 3:06 PM
Karla Ford
Mike Freeman; Lori Saine; Scott James; Kevin Ross
Re: Please Reply - May 3O 2023 Pass Around_Service Area Concurrence Letter.pdf
Sent from my iPhone
On May 3O, 2023, at 9:40 AM, Karla Ford <kford@weld.gov>wrote:
Please advise if you approve recommendation. Thank you.
Karla Ford
Office Manager, Board of Weld County Commissioners
1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 80632
:: 970.336-7204 :: kford@weldgov.com :: www.weldgov.com ::
**Please note my working hours are Monday -Thursday 7:00a.m.-5:00p.m.**
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From: Cheryl Pattelli <cpattelli@weld.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, May 3O, 2023 9:39 AM
To: Karla Ford <kford@weld.gov>
Cc: Ryan Rose <rrose@weld.gov>; Rich Werner <rwerner@upstatecolorado.org>
Subject: May 3O 2O23 Pass Around_Service Area Concurrence Letter.pdf
Karla- can you please provide this pass around to the BOCC?
Thanks
<May 3O 2O23 Pass Around_Service Area Concurrence Letter.pdf>
Karla Ford
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Scott James
Tuesday, May 3O, 2O23 12:12 PM
Karla Ford
Mike Freeman; Perry Buck; Lori Saine; Kevin Ross
Re: Please Reply - May 3O 2O23 Pass Around_Service Area Concurrence Letter.pdf
Scott K. James
Weld County Commissioner, District 2
115O O Street, P.Q. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 8O632
97O.336.72O4 (Office)
97O.381.7496 (Cell)
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On May 3O, 2O23, at 9:4O AM, Karla Ford <kford@weld.gov>wrote:
Please advise if you approve recommendation. Thank you.
Karla Ford
Office Manager, Board of Weld County Commissioners
1150 O Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 80632
:: 970.336-7204 :: kford(c weldgov.com :: www. weldgov com ::
**Please note my working hours are Monday -Thursday 7:00a.m.-5:00p.m. **
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From: Cheryl Pattelli <cpattelli@weld.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, May 3O, 2O23 9:39 AM
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Karla Ford
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Lori Saine
Weld County Commissioner, District 3
1150 O Street
PO Box 758
Greeley CO 80632
Phone: 970-400-4205
Fax: 970-336-7233
Email: lsaine@weldgov.com
Website: www.co.weld.co.us
In God We Trust
Lori Saine
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 1:47 PM
Karla Ford
RE: Please Reply - May 30 2023 Pass Around_Service Area Concurrence Letter.pdf
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From: Karla Ford <kford@wetd.gov>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2023 9:40 AM
To: Mike Freeman <mfreeman@weld.gov>; Perry Buck <pbuck@weld.gov>; Lori Saine <Isaine@weld.gov>; Scott James
<sjames@weld.gov>; Kevin Ross <kross@weld.gov>
Subject: Please Reply - May 30 2023 Pass Around_Service Area Concurrence Letter.pdf
Importance: High
Please advise if you approve recommendation. Thank you.
Karla Ford
Office Manager, Board of Weld County Commissioners
1150 0 Street, P.O. Box 758, Greeley, Colorado 80632
:: 970.336-7204 :: kford@weldgov.com :: www,weldgov.com
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June 5, 2023
Sandi Moilanen
World Trade Center Denver
2650 E. 40th Avenue
Denver, CO 80205
Dear Sandi:
The purpose of this letter is to provide support from Weld County for inclusion within the Service
Area of Foreign -Trade Zone (FTZ) no.123. We understand that this means that the grantee, the
World Trade Center Denver, will be able to apply to the Foreign -Trade Zones Board for
authority to serve sites located within Weld County based on businesses' trade -related needs. We
also note that the zone will be made available on a uniform basis to companies within this county,
in a manner consistent with the legal requirement that each FTZ be operated as a public utility.
Mike Freeman, Chair, Weld County Board of County Commissioners
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Contract Form
New Contract Request
Entity Information
❑ New Entity?
Entity Name. Entity ID.
UPSTATE COLORADO ECONOMIC .'00000760
DEVELOPMENT
Contract Name * Contract ID
SERVICE AREA CONCURRENCE LETTER - FOREIGN TRADE 7050
ZONE PROGRAM
Contract Status
CT6 REVIEW
Contract Lead
CPATTELLI
Contract Lead Email
cpattellicAco.weld.co.us
Parent Contract ID
Requires Board Approval
YES
Department Project #
Contract Description*
AS A PART OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER IWTCI TAKING OVER ADMINISTRATIVE OVERSIGHT OF THE FTZ PROGRAM. THE
,ArTC REQUIRES A SUPPORT LETTER FROM WELD COUNTY FOR THE FEDS.
Contract Description 2
Contract Type *
AGREEMENT
Amount
30.00
Renewable
NO
Automatic Renewal
Grant
IGA
Department
FINANCE
Department Email
CM-Finance`F,veldgov.com
Department Head Email
CM -Finance -
De ptH ead oreIclgov.com
County Attorney
GENERAL COUNTY
ATTORNEY EMAIL
County Attorney Email
CM-
COUNTYATTORNEYS WELDG
OV.COM
If this is a renewal enter previous Contract ID
If this is part of a MSA enter MSA Contract ID
Requested BOCC Agenda
Date.
06'05,2023
Due Date
06 01 2023
Will a work session with BOCC be required?*
NO
Does Contract require Purchasing Dept. to be included?
Note: the Previous Contract Number and Master Services Agreement Number should be left blank if those contracts are not in
OoRase
Contract Dates
Effective Date
Review Date *
06,05,:2020
Renewal Date
Termination Notice Period
Committed Delivery Date
Expiration Date
06.05 2024
Contact Information
Contact Info
Contact Name
Purchasing
Contact Type Contact Email Contact Phone 1 Contact Phone 2
Purchasing Approver Purchasing Approved Date
Approval Process
Department Head
CHERYL PATTELLI
DH Approved Date
06 06.2023
Final Approval
BOCC Approved
BOCC Signed Date
BOCC Agenda Date
06 12:2023
Originator
CPATTELLI
Finance Approver
CHERYL P.ATTELL,
Legal Counsel
BRUCE g';AR.LER
Finance Approved Date Legal Counsel Approved Date
06 06 2023 06 06 2023
Tyler Ref #
AC 061223
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