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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
MONDAY, AUGUST 30, 2021
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 Administration
Building, Greeley, Colorado, August 30, 2021, 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 Steve Moreno, Chair
Commissioner Scott K. James, Pro-Tem
Commissioner Perry L. Buck
Commissioner Mike Freeman
Commissioner Lori Saine
Also present:
County Attorney, Bruce Barker
Clerk to the Board, Esther Gesick
Controller, Barbara Connolly
CZ MINUTES: Commissioner Saine moved to approve the Minutes of the Board of County
Commissioners meeting of August 25, 2021, as printed. Commissioner James seconded the motion, and
it carried unanimously.
PUBLIC INPUT: No public input was given.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: There were no amendments to the agenda.
CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner James moved to approve the Consent Agenda, as printed.
Commissioner Freeman seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
Ka COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: Commissioner Buck expressed 4.6 million dollars
in Emergency Rental Assistance has been approved to date, which amounts to 2,214 requests being
processed and 1,498 households being evaluated. She further expanded the Colorado Department of
Human Services Pandemic EBT Food Assistance Program has issued 250 million dollars to ensure over
300,000 children have access to healthy food to assist families impacted by hybrid learning models.
Commissioner James stated the Department of Information Technology and the Coroner's Office have
reported difficulty in workforce recruiting and he is hopefull the hiring situation will start to be rectified on
September 26, 2021, when certain types of funding will no longer be available. He also presented
information about upcoming transportation meetings. Commissioner Saine stated the Colorado
Association of Solar and Storage awarded both Weld County and Tom Parko, Director of the Department
of Planning Services, for their work on solar development. Commissioner Freeman briefly discussed the
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unemployment rate and need for a returned workforce throughout the nation. The Board also
congratulated Commissioner Freeman on the birth of his new granddaughter.
IrA PRESENTATIONS:
1) RECOGNITION OF SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES - NORMA SOTELO:
Chair Moreno read the certificate for the record.
WARRANTS:
1) GENERAL WARRANTS - AUGUST 27, 2021: Commissioner Buck moved to approve the General
Warrants, as printed. Commissioner Saine seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
Ira 2) GREELEY-WELD COUNTY AIRPORT AUTHORITY WARRANTS - AUGUST 17, 20, and 24,
2021: Commissioner Buck moved to approve the Greeley -Weld County Airport Authority Warrants, as
printed. Commissioner Freeman seconded the motion, and upon a roll call vote, the motion carried
four (4) to one (1), with Commissioner Saine opposed.
BIDS:
1) APPROVE BID #B2100114, DELL EMC DATA PROTECTION AIR GAP CYBER RECOVERY —
DEPARTMENT OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Ryan Rose, Director of the Department of
Information Technology, stated staff received three (3) responses and recommends approval of the low
bid from Lewan Technology, for the amount of $606,313.00. Commissioner Freeman moved to approve
said bid. The motion was seconded by Commissioner James and it carried out unanimously.
2) PRESENT BID #B2100079, EVIDENCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM — DEPARTMENT OF
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY: Mr. Rose stated four (4) responses were received, which staff will
review and make a recommendation on September 13, 2021.
El 3) REJECT BID #B2100115, COOLING TOWER REPLACEMENT (CENTENNIAL CENTER) -
FACILITIES DEPARTMENT: Rob Turf, Purchasing Department, stated one (1) bid was received that
exceeded the budget and staff recommends rejecting said bid to re-evaluate at later date when
construction costs lower. Commissioner James moved to reject said bid. The motion, which was
seconded by Commissioner Buck, carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CR 16 BETWEEN CRS 15 AND 17: Amy Mutchie,
Department of Public Works, requested the closure of County Road 16 from August 30, 2021, through
September 2, 2021, for the replacement of an irrigation culvert, and noted the detour is paved.
Commissioner Freeman moved to approve said temporary closure. Seconded by Commissioner James,
the motion carried unanimously.
2) CONSIDER DECLARING CERTAIN EQUIPMENT AS SURPLUS PROPERTY, APPROVE
SALE OF SAME AT AUCTION WITH ROLLER AND ASSOCIATES, AND DELEGATE AUTHORITY TO
CONTROLLER TO SIGN ANY NECESSARY DOCUMENTS: Barbara Connolly, Weld County Controller,
presented a list of equipment that is ready for auction and has been replaced. Commissioner James
moved to declare certain equipment as surplus property, approve the sale of same at auction, and
authorize the Controller to sign any necessary documents. Commissioner Freeman seconded the motion
and it carried unanimously.
3) SECOND READING OF CODE ORDINANCE #2021-13, IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING AND
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REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 29 BUILDING REGULATIONS, OF THE WELD
COUNTY CODE (2018 INTERNATIONAL RESIDENTIAL CODE - RADON CONTROL METHODS):
Commissioner James moved to read Code Ordinance #2021-13 by title only. Seconded by Commissioner
Saine, the motion carried unanimously. Bruce Barker, County Attorney, read the title for the record.
Tom Parko, Director of the Department of Planning Services, summarized the changes to Chapter 29
Building Regulations, specifically the International Residential Code, to add Appendix F, addressing
radon levels in new construction. He acknowledged this was brought to his attention by Gabriella Vergara,
Department of Public Health and Environment. No public testimony was offered concerning this matter.
Commissioner Buck thanked the staff of the Department of Public Health and Environment for assisting
the public. Commissioner James moved to approve Code Ordinance #2021-13 on Second Reading.
Commissioner Buck seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES: The resolutions were presented and signed as listed on the
Consent Agenda. Code Ordinance #2021-13 was approved on Second Reading.
Let the minutes reflect that the above and foregoing actions were attested to and respectfully submitted
by the Clerk to the Board.
There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 9:12 a.m.
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