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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
WEDNESDAY, JULY 9, 2014
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, July 9, 2014, at the hour of 9:00 a.m.
E 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 Douglas Rademacher, Chair
Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer, Pro-Tem
Commissioner Sean P. Conway
Commissioner Mike Freeman
Commissioner William F. Garcia
Also present:
County Attorney, Bruce T. Barker
Acting Clerk to the Board, Susan Brown
Controller, Barbara Connolly
El MINUTES: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County
Commissioners meeting of July 7, 2014, as printed. Commissioner Kirkmeyer seconded the motion,
and it carried unanimously.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: There were no amendments to the agenda.
El CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to approve the Consent Agenda as
printed. Commissioner Conway seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
El PUBLIC INPUT: No public input was given.
El COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS: Commissioner Conway said Commissioner
Rademacher and himself attended the Rio Chato Committee meeting, a combination of members of the
Metro and South Platte Roundtables, where they gave initial approval of the 177 page draft of the
CWCB's South Platte Watershed Study. Monday he will be in Denver to participate in joint roundtable
meetings to preliminarily approve the draft, which will then be presented for public comment. He said it
was a very productive meeting, and, going forward, the roundtable will devote attention to Weld County
farmer's closed wells, as well as phreatophytes (non-native water intensive plants, such as Russian
Olive trees). I] Commissioner Garcia reported attending the Criminal Justice Advisory Committee,
and said Rick Dill, Offender Supervision Bureau Chief for the Sheriffs Office, is doing a great job of
working with all the entities included in that, and noted they will bring priorities to the Board for a work
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session. El Commissioner Rademacher noted that two private ditch owners will be requesting funds
from the South Platte Roundtable and he is opposed.
BIDS:
El 1) PRESENT BID #61400126, PECKHAM GRADER SHED/STEEL FRAMED - DEPARTMENT
OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS: Trevor Jiricek, Director of General Services, stated this bid has five
interested vendors and will be brought back with a recommendation from staff on July 23, 2014. He
noted that Toby Taylor, Director of the Department of Buildings and Grounds, changed the design to
reduce cost and there will be substantial savings.
NEW BUSINESS:
F 1) CONSIDER TEMPORARY CLOSURE OF CR 76 BETWEEN CRS 47 AND 49: Janet
Lundquist, Department of Public Works, reviewed the temporary
q pe porary road closure for a culvert replacement.
Commissioner Freeman moved to approve said temporary road closure. The motion, which was
seconded by Commissioner Kirkmeyer, carried unanimously.
El 2) CONSIDER NOXIOUS WEED MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL FUND COST SHARE
APPLICATION AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN: Tina Booton, Pest and Weed Division, reviewed
the grant application of $12,000 for landowner cost-sharing for the treatment and eradication of
Dalmation toadflax. She said her department will contact the, mostly northern, landowners regarding
both the presence of noxious weeds and the availability of these funds. Commissioner Garcia moved to
approve said application and authorize the Chair to sign. The motion, which was seconded by
Commissioner Conway, carried unanimously.
El 3) CONSIDER ENTRY UPON VARIOUS LANDS BY WELD COUNTY VEGETATION
MANAGEMENT SPECIALIST: Ms. Booten stated that under the Colorado Weed Management Act and
per County Code, she must request permission for noxious weed management on the land of owners
who have failed to respond to communications from her division. Commissioner Conway moved to
approve said entry. Seconded by Commissioner Kirkmeyer, the motion carried unanimously.
ID 4) CONSIDER CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT AND AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - OGILVY
IRRIGATING AND LAND COMPANY: Mike Bedell, Department of Public Works, said this item is
related to the Weld County Parkway (County Road 49 Extension) Project; a substantial amount of
construction and modification needs to be done on the Ogilvy Ditch for safer road embankments. The
ditch company has reviewed the plans and signed the agreement. Commissioner Conway moved to
approve said agreement and authorize the Chair to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner
Kirkmeyer, and it carried unanimously.
El 5) CONSIDER FULL AND FINAL SETTLEMENT OF AGREEMENT FOR PURCHASE OF
GRAVEL AND DRAINAGE EASEMENTS AND GENERAL RELEASE OF ALL CLAIMS AND
AUTHORIZE CHAIR TO SIGN - R.M. HINER CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, INC./ REX AND
SHARON HINER: Jay McDonald, Director of the Department of Public Works, pursuant to a work
session, presented this agreement concerning the Hiner gravel pit. The 1995 contract stipulated the
County's final obligation to supply 7,500 cubic yards of processed surface gravel; the Hiners have
accepted a financial settlement in lieu of that obligation. Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to approve
said agreement and authorize the Chair to sign. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Garcia,
and it carried unanimously.
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E 6) CONSIDER AUTHORIZATION OF BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO CONVENE
AS A BOARD OF EQUALIZATION FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2014: Commissioner Garcia moved to
convene the Board of Equalization. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Conway, and it
carried unanimously.
E 7) CONSIDER DIRECTION TO THE CLERK TO THE BOARD TO HAVE PUBLISHED
EMERGENCY ORDINANCE NO. 249-A SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATION FOR 2014: Barbara
Connolly, Controller, explained the requirement for publication. Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to
direct the Clerk to the Board to publish said supplemental appropriation. The motion, which was
seconded by Commissioner Freeman, 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 Acting Clerk to the Board.
There being no further business, this meeting was adjourned at 9:20 a.m.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
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