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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
MARCH 7, 2016
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, March 7, 2016, at the hour of 9:00 a.m.
El 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 Mike Freeman, Chair
Commissioner Sean P. Conway, Pro-Tem
Commissioner Julie A. Cozad
Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer
Commissioner Steve Moreno
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 March 2, 2016, as printed. Commissioner Conway seconded the motion, and
it carried unanimously.
CERTIFICATION OF HEARINGS: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the Certification of
Hearings conducted on March 2, 2016, as follows: 1) USR15-0036 - Prairie Ridge Community Church,
Inc., 2) USR15-0049 - Tri-State Generation and Transmission, Inc., and 3) USR15-0074 - Edie and
Steven Messick. Commissioner Moreno seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
la AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: There were no amendments to the agenda.
CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Cozad moved to approve the Consent Agenda as printed.
Commissioner Moreno seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
PUBLIC INPUT: No public input was given.
BIDS:
el 1) APPROVE BID #B1600022, YOUTH SERVICES WIOA (WORKFORCE INNOVATION) -
DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES: Trevor Jiricek, Director of General Services, stated staff
recommends awarding the sole bid from Learning Lab as outlined in the staff memo. Commissioner
Cozad explained this bid process is necessary because of a requirement resulting from a change to the
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Federal law. Commissioner Cozad moved to approve said sole bid. The motion was seconded by
Commissioner Moreno, and it carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS:
El 1) CONSIDER PETITION AND AUTHORIZE VACATION OF A PORTION OF CR 25 - LA
RESOLUTIONS, LLC: Bob Choate, Assistant County Attorney, reviewed the terms of the petition to
vacate this road right-of-way and clean up the title. Mr. Choate stated the requested vacation is along CR
25 and is not a portion of the present County Road 25. ei Wayne Allred, resident of Silt, Colorado,
and Rob Johnson, resident of Windsor, Colorado, stated they would like to get this cleaned up on the
paperwork. eMr. Choate stated there is a condition to be put in the resolution specifying that the
roadway will be quit-claimed to the County. In response to Commissioner Cozad, Mr. Choate explained
this will be recorded at the same time as the Quit Claim Deed. He reported that the roadway, as it exists,
will be deeded to the County. Commissioner Conway moved to approve said vacation of a portion of
County Road 25 right-of-way. Seconded by Commissioner Cozad, the motion carried unanimously.
Eti 2) CONSIDER RENEWAL APPLICATION FOR HOTEL AND RESTAURANT LIQUOR LICENSE
FROM COLORADO CATTLE COMPANY, LLC, DBA COLORADO CATTLE COMPANY, AND
AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN: Frank Haug, Assistant County Attorney, presented the renewal
application and noted the Sheriff's Office reported there have been no calls for service, and
recommended approval. Commissioner Moreno moved to grant said license renewal and authorize the
Chair to sign. The motion, which was seconded by Commissioner Kirkmeyer, carried unanimously.
El 3) CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CR 5 BETWEEN CRS 34.5 AND 36: Janet Lundquist,
Department of Public Works, presented the closure effective March 7, through March 18, 2016, for
improvements and repairs to the Highland Lake Outlet, due to flooding last year. Commissioner Cozad
moved to approve said temporary closure. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Conway, and it
carried unanimously.
4) CONSIDER AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE OF PUBLIC ROAD RIGHT-OF-WAY AND
PERMANENT EASEMENT FOR CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO CR 49 AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO
SIGN NECESSARY DOCUMENTS - PHILIP AND SARAH PFANNEBECKER: Tiffane Johnson,
Department of Public Works, reviewed the terms of the agreement for the amount of $45,382.00.
Commissioner Conway moved to approve said agreement and authorize the Chair to sign. The motion,
which was seconded by Commissioner Cozad, carried unanimously.
PLANNING:
1) SECOND READING OF CODE ORDINANCE #2015-27, IN THE MATTER OF REPEALING
AND REENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 23 ZONING, OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE
(CON'T FROM 1/25/2016): Commissioner Conway moved to read by title only. Seconded by
Commissioner Cozad the motion carried unanimously. Bruce Barker, County Attorney, read the title for
the record. Michelle Martin, Department of Planning Services, stated after receiving direction from the
Board this matter will be continued in order to incorporate the changes. eCommissioner Kirkmeyer
stated a few months ago several solar facilities were approved and the Board received complaints about
the incompatibility of the facilities. So the Board decided to edit the Code to create definitions of solar
facilities and provide clarity and certainty. El Commissioner Cozad explained the need to have some
clean up in Chapter 21 and 24 suggested that Planning Staff work on it. = Commissioner Moreno
explained that the Board is not anti-solar farms, they just want clarification to the Code.
Commissioner Conway concurred with Commissioner Moreno about how the Board has been projected
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to be anti-solar farms, but stated the Board does support alternative energy. No public testimony was
offered concerning this matter. The motion to refer this matter back to staff, which was made by
Commissioner Kirkmeyer and seconded by Commissioner Moreno, carried unanimously.
RESOLUTIONS AND ORDINANCES: The resolutions were presented and signed as listed on the
Consent Agenda. No Ordinances were approved.
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 9:35 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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