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MINUTES
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, COLORADO
MARCH 26, 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, March 26, 2014, 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 Douglas Rademacher, Chair
Commissioner Barbara Kirkmeyer, Pro-Tem - EXCUSED
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
(Clerk's Note: Audio was inadvertently paused until Old Business item #2).
MINUTES: Commissioner Garcia moved to approve the minutes of the Board of County
Commissioners meeting of March 24, 2014, as printed. Commissioner Conway seconded the motion,
and it carried unanimously.
AMENDMENTS TO AGENDA: There were no amendments to the agenda.
CONSENT AGENDA: Commissioner Conway moved to approve the Consent Agenda as printed.
Commissioner Garcia seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.
PUBLIC INPUT: No public input was given.
COMMISSIONER COORDINATOR REPORTS Commissioner Conway reported on the Upstate
Meeting regarding a new coalition to be called "Fix 1-25 by 2025", a collaborative effort with the
business community. He said that at the Colorado Counties, Inc. meeting last week an attempt was
repealed to reverse position on Senate Bill 93 regarding eminent domain for for-profit companies.
Commissioner Freeman said this is a terrible bill for private property rights, noted the opposition to
S.B. 93 is bi-partisan, and said Suncor Energy is the primary driver of the bill. Commissioner Garcia
reported that there was a well-attended public meeting to update progress on the Spanish Colony. He
also announced Jay McDonald has been appointed the new Director of the Department of Public
Works. Commissioner Conway thanked Commissioner Garcia for his hard work (going door to door)
and other staff for diligently pursuing the grant necessary to finish the Spanish Colony project.
Commissioner Conway noted there was a nationwide search and many applicants were reviewed, and
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yet the highest quality candidate was in Weld County's own Department of Public Works.
Commissioner Kirkmeyer reported on the Child Welfare Allocation Committee; the existing formula will
remain in place, which is good for Weld County kids and families. Commissioner Conway commended
Commissioner Kirkmeyer's leadership and testimony opposing Senate Bill 93.
(Clerk's Note: Commissioner Kirkmeyer present at 9:18)
BIDS:
1) PRESENT AND APPROVE EMERGENCY BID #61400066, WATER IRRIGATION RIGHTS FOR
LEASE - DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS: Trevor Jiricek, Director of General Services,
recommended acceptance of the sole bid from Petrocco Farms, Inc., for the Fulton Ditch at $71.00 per
share. The minimum bid was $42.00 per share. Mr. Jiricek also said Joe Miller, of Miller Farms, who
leased the Lupton Bottom shares last year, is interested at the minimum bid, and he will follow up on
that with Mr. Miller. Commissioner Conway made a motion to accept staff's recommendation for this
bid and instruct staff to pursue negotiations on the Lupton Bottom Shares. Seconded by Commissioner
Kirkmeyer, the motion carried unanimously.
OLD BUSINESS:
1) CONSIDER EXPRESSION OF OPPOSITION FOR PUBLIC TRUST DOCTRINE BALLOT
INITIATIVES: Bruce Barker, County Attorney, read the resolution into the record and entered a
Greeley Tribune article, dated May 22, 2012, entitled, "Weld Commissioners formally oppose public
water initiatives" into the record as Exhibit A. Chair Rademacher said this bill would rewrite water law
damaging personal property and water rights. Commissioner Conway concurred it is a dangerous bill,
and even if it is no longer on the ballot for this year, the Board wants to make a strong statement
against this sort of initiative. Chair Rademacher reviewed the initiative's objectives. Commissioner
Kirkmeyer concurred that Weld County relies upon water for agriculture and the Board will continue to
be opposed to any threats to water rights. Commissioner Conway moved to approve said expression of
opposition. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Kirkmeyer, and it carried unanimously.
El 2) FINAL READING OF WELD COUNTY CODE ORDINANCE #2014-4, IN THE MATTER OF
REPEALING AND RE-ENACTING, WITH AMENDMENTS, CHAPTER 14 HEALTH AND ANIMALS,
and OF THE WELD COUNTY CODE: Mr. Jiricek summarized the third reading changes for the record,
noting the previous version had more stringent requirements than the State of Colorado. Commissioner
Conway moved to read by title only. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Garcia, and it carried
unanimously. Mr. Barker read the title for the record. Mr. Jiricek commended Heather Barbare,
Department of Public Health and Environment, for reviewing these rules and formulating the suggested
changes. Commissioner Kirkmeyer moved to approve said Code Ordinance on Final Reading, as
amended. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Conway, and it carried unanimously.
Commissioner Garcia noted he recently spoke with the Weld County Apartment Owners Association in
regard to this code change and coordinating with State requirements rather than adding additional
burdens to property owners.
NEW BUSINESS:
1) CONSIDER APPLICATION FOR 2012-2015 COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT
(CSBG) PLAN MODIFICATION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2014-2015: Judy Griego, Director of Department
of Human Services, explained this will provide funding for two additional employment programs this
year: subsidized employment and supportive services and Americorps. Commissioner Garcia moved to
approve said application for plan modification. Seconded by Commissioner Kirkmeyer, the motion
carried unanimously.
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ID 2) CONSIDER REQUEST FOR RENEWAL OF LAW ENFORCEMENT SERVICE AGREEMENT
- TOWN OF MEAD: Commander David Clarke, Sheriff's Office, explained this is a service agreement.
Commissioner Conway said that this is not circumventing the decision to reject the agreement with the
Ritchie Brothers, and these services will not be utilized to cover the Ritchie Brothers' Auctions.
Commissioner Conway referred to a productive work session on these types of agreements for smaller
municipalities, and he expressed appreciation to Mayor Richard Macomber, who talked about the great
service the Sheriff's Office provides. Commissioner Conway moved to approve said renewal of
agreement. 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. Code Ordinance#2014-4 was approved on Final Reading, with amendments.
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 9:40 a.m.
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