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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
JANUARY 22, 2018
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, January 22, 2018, 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 Barbara Kirkmeyer, Pro -Tern
Commissioner Sean P. Conway - EXCUSED
Commissioner Julie A. Cozad
Commissioner Mike Freeman
Also present:
County Attorney, Bruce Barker
Acting Clerk to the Board, Stephanie Frederick
Controller, Barbara Connolly
MINUTES: Commissioner Cozad moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County
Commissioners meeting of January 17, 2018, as printed. Commissioner Freeman seconded the motion,
and it carried unanimously.
• CERTIFICATION OF HEARINGS: Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to approve the Certification of
Hearings conducted on January 17, 2018, as follows: 1) USR17-0057 — Equus Farms, Inc., c/o Bill
Barrett Corporation, 2) USR17-0052 — Jose Isabel Soto, and 3) USR17-0059 - Discovery DJ Services,
LLC. Commissioner Freeman seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
• AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: There were no amendments to the agenda.
• CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to approve the Consent Agenda as printed.
Commissioner Cozad seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
• PUBLIC INPUT: No public input was given.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) CONSIDER PETITION FOR ABATEMENT OR REFUND OF TAXES — VENTURE 6435, LLC:
Christopher Woodruff, Assessor, presented the request for a tax abatement for years 2015 and 2016. He
stated The Goodwill Retail Store, currently occupies the commercial property and explained staff used
appraisal information obtained June 30, 2014, which is the appraisal information 18 months prior.
Wade Melies, Assessor's Office, reviewed the location of the property, stating it contains a total of
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112,270 square feet of land and is valued at $8.00 per square foot. Mr. Melies further explained how he
conducted a Cost Approach and Market Approach and the amount of adjustment required to make these
comparables to the subject property is unreasonable. He stated when he collected information for the
Income Approach the total value for the property is $2,491,824.00 at $135 per square foot. Mr. Melies
stated the Assessor's Office recommends the value for tax years 2015 and 2016 be sustained at
$2,443,905.00.
In response to Commissioner Cozad, Mr. Melies reiterated the condition of the building and
confirmed the architecture and landscaping of this property is minimal compared to other properties in
the area.
Brenda Fern, representative of petitioner, apprearing by phone, presented five (5) properties and the
methodology she used to obtain the value of the property, as further detailed in Exhibit 1. She compared
the location and visibility of the Dollar Tree store in relation to the Goodwill store, which she stated is
located on a pancake lot.
El Ms. Fern stated the applicant will be revising their request to $2,000,000.00, considering the
average sales of the comparables. She suggested using the Cost Approach, minus depreciation or
reduction for cost and presented maps and details of the other comparable retail stores.
In response to Commissioner Kirkmeyer, Mr. Melies reiterated the value of the land is $8.00 per
square foot because the land sale is in the base period, is considered a valid sale, and used to value
other properties in the area. Ms. Fern stated the property was a build -to -suit development project and so
she believes the value is overstated for the land.
Mr. Woodruff clarified the land sale is part of the normal comparable process and, as such, is a
reasonable market sale in the 2013 and 2014 period.
Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to deny said petition and set the total value at $2,443,905.00. The
motion was seconded by Commissioner Cozad.
la Commissioner Kirkmeyer explained her decision to deny the petition is based on the value of the
building at the dollar amount, which is $300,000.00 less than building permit value; therefore, the
Assessor's Office calculations are fair and a reasonable approach.
Commissioner Cozad stated the Income Approach, used by the Assessor's Office, supports the amount
of $2,443,905.00. Commissioner Freeman and Chair Moreno concurred with the statements made by
Commissioner Kirkmeyer and supported the motion. There being no further discussion, the motion
carried unanimously.
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES: The resolutions were presented and signed as listed on the
Consent Agenda. No Ordinances were approved.
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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 9:32 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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Steve Moreno, Chair
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EXCUSED
Sean P. Conway
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Mike Freeman
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