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| I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, | 00:03:36 | |
| indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. | 00:03:42 | |
| Good morning and welcome everybody to today's regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners hearing. Today is Wednesday, | 00:03:53 | |
| February 28th, 9:00 AM. Roll call please. Mike Freeman, Scott James, Lorissane for Freedom Payback. | 00:04:00 | |
| Kevin Ross here. Let the record reflect 5 out of five commissioners are here in present today. Minutes Approval of Minutes, | 00:04:07 | |
| February 14, 2024. Second motion by Commissioner Bob, Second by Commissioner James for approval of Minutes. Any further | 00:04:12 | |
| discussion. | 00:04:16 | |
| Hearing none, all in favor signify by saying aye, aye, all opposed same sign and minutes approve unanimously. | 00:04:22 | |
| Amendments to the agenda, Houston, we have any amendments all right with that I'd look for approval of consent agenda. | 00:04:31 | |
| Second to my Commissioner saying, second by Commissioner James for approval of consent agenda, further discussion. | 00:04:38 | |
| And then all those in favor signify by saying aye, aye, all opposed. Same sign and consent agenda passes. 50 Proclamations. | 00:04:44 | |
| Employee Appreciation Day. | 00:04:49 | |
| Employee Appreciation Day, Friday, March 1st, 2024 Whereas well, county government is home to more than 1800 employees working | 00:04:56 | |
| across various departments who strive to serve residents in the best possible manner each day. And whereas in a county stretching | 00:05:03 | |
| over 4000 square miles, our employees provide residents with many necessary services. | 00:05:09 | |
| Whether it be taking care of our transportation infrastructure, providing critical human and public health services, keeping us | 00:05:16 | |
| safe by running a county jail, facilitating award-winning 9/11 dispatching service, or organizing one of the best county fairs in | 00:05:21 | |
| the state. | 00:05:26 | |
| Employees make well, county government the best it can be. And whereas Employee Appreciation Day aims to highlight the commitment | 00:05:32 | |
| of employees everywhere and we join in that effort, the innovative, responsive and cost effective service we aim to provide is | 00:05:38 | |
| only possible through the dedication of our employees and we truly thank them for their effort. And whereas the proclamation is | 00:05:44 | |
| only one way we're showing appreciation to our employees. | 00:05:50 | |
| Throughout the week, we should be sure to visit the county's Facebook and X platforms for social posts for highlighting the great | 00:05:57 | |
| efforts of our employees. Now, therefore, vehicle claimed an honor of Employee Appreciation Day. The well County Board of | 00:06:02 | |
| Commissioners recognizes all of our employees on the dedication shown every day in Serving Royal County. Residents signed all five | 00:06:08 | |
| County commissioners. | 00:06:14 | |
| Anybody have anything they'd like to add, Mr. Gage? Yes, by employees are amazing as I look at it. Many of them now thank you so | 00:06:25 | |
| much for serving the citizens of World County. Well, I know that I is one of five and I think all five of us are very, very, very | 00:06:31 | |
| proud of what you do. Thanks for your professionalism and your passion about the people of Royal County and we appreciate you. | 00:06:38 | |
| Mr. Payment, very well said Mr. James. I don't really have a whole lot to add except other than thank you, thank you for what you | 00:06:45 | |
| guys do every day for the citizens World County. I think we've got the greatest employees, the greatest departments in the | 00:06:50 | |
| greatest county in the state and I will always believe that. So thank you for what you do. | 00:06:56 | |
| Mr. Rudd, from my first day started, I was so honored to be a part of ride alongs and that's where I really learned where the | 00:07:01 | |
| rubber meets the road and our employees are spectacular. Like I said, it's just an honor to to serve alongside them. We politicals | 00:07:08 | |
| come and go but the people that make well County Rock are employees and I'm just so honored to to work with them. So thank you so | 00:07:15 | |
| much for all that you do so proud, Commissioner say. | 00:07:22 | |
| Yeah, I like to thank all the employees that work as hard as they can every single day to give services and sometimes even that | 00:07:30 | |
| personal touch that makes all the difference in peoples lives and will continue to be great if we keep highlighting those | 00:07:35 | |
| principles that will make Weld County great in the future, which includes respecting individual property rights, individual rights | 00:07:40 | |
| and treating everyone. | 00:07:46 | |
| Equally under law, regardless if they are critically connected or financially well off, treating everyone as if they are are | 00:07:51 | |
| relative. For example like we do in AAA and all those other services will make Weld County and keep Weld County great. So again I | 00:07:58 | |
| think all of you who work so hard. | 00:08:04 | |
| And with that, we'll move on to. | 00:08:47 | |
| Number one General Lawrence, February 27th, 2024. | 00:08:50 | |
| Motion to approve by Commissioner James, second by Commissioner Buck any further discussion. | 00:08:56 | |
| And then all those in favor signify by saying aye, aye, all opposed. Same sign and General Warren passed 50. | 00:09:02 | |
| Moving on to bids. Item number one Approved. Bid B 240-0037. Surface Gravel Supply Department of Public Works. | 00:09:09 | |
| Good morning. Toby Taylor with Purchasing has advertised this business for gravel supply to support maintenance on roads | 00:09:17 | |
| surrounding Greeley and the South areas of Weld County. | 00:09:22 | |
| The low bid is from Connell Resources. However, when Public Works trucking costs are factored in based on the location of the | 00:09:28 | |
| gravel pit by the bidders. The low bid is actually from J2 Contracting is showing in the table below. | 00:09:35 | |
| On your attachment. | 00:09:43 | |
| Therefore, Public Works is recommending the awarded Day 2 contracting and the amount of $16.75 per ton. In addition, Public Works | 00:09:46 | |
| is recommending the award not to exceed amount of 80,910 tons for a total of $1,355,242.50. | 00:09:56 | |
| Right. Any questions? We're talking to approve second motion by Commissioner Freeman, second by Commissioner James for approval of | 00:10:07 | |
| bid number B, 240-0037 for the discussion. | 00:10:12 | |
| Bring none. All those in favor signify by saying aye aye, all opposed. Same sign. And then number B 240-0037 passes 50. | 00:10:17 | |
| Item number two Approved BID 240-0050. Facilities Department Building Cabling Department of Information Technology, BIZ were | 00:10:26 | |
| receiving an open on February 7th, 2024. The Facilities Building Cabling 3 bids were received ranging from $30,386.04 to | 00:10:34 | |
| $40,690.41. | 00:10:42 | |
| Attachment tabulation on your packet is for your information. Information Technology staff has reviewed all bid responses and | 00:10:50 | |
| gigas brand solutions. | 00:10:55 | |
| Out of Centennial is the lowest cost solution of $30,386.04 and meets the specifications for functionality documented in the bid | 00:11:01 | |
| process. Given the above information, it is recommending the award to Gigaspan. | 00:11:09 | |
| Thanks. Any further questions for Toby. | 00:11:19 | |
| Motion by Commissioner Bucks and by Commissioner James for approval. Bid number V 240050. Further discussion. | 00:11:23 | |
| Hearing none all those in favor signify by saying aye aye, all opposed. Same sign and bid B 240-0050 passes 50. | 00:11:30 | |
| Item number three Present Bid number B 230-0070, Automated Vehicle Location ABL Software Telematics System, Department of | 00:11:40 | |
| Information Technology. | 00:11:45 | |
| 11 vendors have responded to the solicitation. Information Technology is reviewing those responses and anticipates bringing back a | 00:11:51 | |
| recommendation to the Board on March 13th, 2024. | 00:11:56 | |
| Excellent. Any questions for Toby? | 00:12:03 | |
| Item number 4 presented B 2400044 Erosion control and Revegetation Services for 2024 Department of Public Works. | 00:12:06 | |
| 6 vendors have responded to the solicitation. Public Works are reviewing those responses and anticipates bringing back award | 00:12:16 | |
| recommendation to the Board on March 13th, 2024. | 00:12:22 | |
| Any questions for Tony? | 00:12:29 | |
| All right. Thank you very much, Toby. New business item number one, consider contract ID 7839, Inter Governmental Agreement for | 00:12:31 | |
| Provision of Home Water Audit Services for Eligible Residents and authorized chair to sign the City of Evans. Good morning, Jamie. | 00:12:37 | |
| Good morning, commissioners. Jamie Oliver, Department of Human Services. This grant an agreement allows the Royal County Youth | 00:12:43 | |
| Conservation Corps to provide home water audit services to eligible residents such as replacing toilets, shower heads and | 00:12:50 | |
| aerators. | 00:12:56 | |
| That don't meet the gallons permanent thresholds. Our request this morning is approval of the agreement. | 00:13:03 | |
| Any questions for Jamie? Second motion by Commissioner James, excuse me. Motion by Commissioner saying, second by Commissioner | 00:13:10 | |
| James for approval of contract, ID 7839, further discussion. | 00:13:15 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye, aye, all opposed. Same sign. | 00:13:21 | |
| Contract ID passes 5 to 0. See the contract ID 7939 passes 50 and #2 Consider contract ID 7846. | 00:13:26 | |
| Individual provider contract for purchase of foster care services and a foster care home and authorized care to sign with Donna | 00:13:35 | |
| Cram and Ashley Velasco. | 00:13:39 | |
| Thank you. This is a new certified kinship foster care provider in Fort Collins, Co and our request this morning is approval of | 00:13:44 | |
| the agreement. | 00:13:47 | |
| All right. | 00:13:52 | |
| Second motion by Commissioner Freeman. Second by Commissioner Buck for approval of contract, ID 7846. Further discussion. | 00:13:55 | |
| And then all in favor signify by saying aye aye all opposed same sign contract ID 7846 process 5 to 0. | 00:14:02 | |
| #3 Consider Expression of Opposition to Senate Bill 24-159 concerning modifications to energy and carbon management processes. | 00:14:11 | |
| Let's turn this the resolution that the board asked me to put together. | 00:14:24 | |
| Move to approve the resolution second. | 00:14:30 | |
| Motion by Commissioner James, second by Commissioner, saying to approve the resolution. Are there any comments regarding this? | 00:14:33 | |
| All right. And then all those in favor signify by saying aye, aye, all opposed. Same sign. And that carries unanimously. | 00:14:41 | |
| That goes ahead and concludes new business bringing us to public comment. Is there anybody in the public that wishes to speak this | 00:14:50 | |
| morning for anything they wish to address to the Board of County Commissioners? If so, please come on up, state your name and | 00:14:56 | |
| address for the record and keep your comments to 3 minutes if you can please. | 00:15:01 | |
| Hearing none or seeing them, we'll go ahead and close public comment and we will adjourn at 911 and be back at 10:00 AM for our | 00:15:09 | |
| land use hearings. | 00:15:14 |