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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, | 00:06:39 | |
| indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. | 00:06:45 | |
| Good morning and welcome everybody to today's regularly scheduled Board of County Commissioners meeting. Today is Wednesday, May | 00:06:57 | |
| 22nd. It's 9:00 AM roll call. Please let the record reflect 5 out of five commissioners are here at stake. Minutes, approval of | 00:07:05 | |
| minutes, May 8th, 2024. Second motion by Commissioner Buck for approval of minutes, May 8th. | 00:07:13 | |
| Second by Commissioner James. Any further discussion? | 00:07:21 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye aye, all opposed, same sign and then it's past five to zero. | 00:07:25 | |
| Read ordinance by audio. Read code ordinance 20/24/09 by audio code. Read code ordinance 20249 by audio second. Motion by | 00:07:32 | |
| Commissioner James to read code ordinance 20/24/09 by audio second by Commissioner Freeman. Any further discussion? | 00:07:40 | |
| Hearing none of the favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and code Ordinance 20/24/09 will be led by audio | 00:07:48 | |
| certification of hearings. Hearings conducted on May 8th, 2024 #1 Petition of Excuse me. Petition for vacation of a portion of | 00:07:58 | |
| County Road 41 between County Road 6 and four, BNSF Railway Company and Allen Agnew #2 Coz 23-0005 Robert L Seltzer Family, LLC. | 00:08:08 | |
| And #3 USR 23-0042 Michael Bolter Farms, LLC, care of Liberty Power Innovations, LLC. | 00:08:18 | |
| Would have certified. | 00:08:26 | |
| Motion on the floor. Is there a second? | 00:08:30 | |
| Motion made to certify hearings by Commissioner James. Second by Commissioner Freeman. Any further discussion? | 00:08:33 | |
| Any those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and hearings are certified for May 8th, 2024. An embassy | 00:08:40 | |
| agenda. They need amendments to the day's agenda. Houston. | 00:08:46 | |
| All right, Mr. Chair, I moved to remove the arbitrary 15 minute from public comment. | 00:08:53 | |
| So let's down the floor from Commissioner saying, is there a second? | 00:08:57 | |
| That motion dies with no second approval of consent agenda. | 00:09:01 | |
| Second motion by Commissioner Freeman for approval. Consent agenda. Second by Commissioner James. Any further discussion? | 00:09:06 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and consent. Agenda passes 5 to 0. | 00:09:13 | |
| Brings us to proclamations #1 Memorial Day, May 27th, 2024. Good morning, Jamie. Good morning. Do you mind if I read the | 00:09:21 | |
| proclamation first? All right. | 00:09:27 | |
| Memorial Day is a solemn day of remembrance to honor the memory of our fallen service members and ensure that their sacrifices are | 00:10:09 | |
| never forgotten. And whereas the National Moment of Remembrance encourages every American to take a moment, wherever they may be, | 00:10:16 | |
| at 3:00 PM local time on Memorial Day, for a moment of silence to remember and honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in | 00:10:24 | |
| service to our nation. Now, therefore, be a proclaimed by the Board of Well County Commissioners that Monday, May 27th, 2024. | 00:10:31 | |
| Be known as Memorial Day. We ask that well county residents come together to express their gratitude and pay tribute to those | 00:10:39 | |
| fallen heroes and their surviving families. Signed by all 5 county commissioners. Thank you so much Commissioners Jamie Robert, | 00:10:44 | |
| Department of Human Services. | 00:10:50 | |
| I would like to take a moment to express our heartfelt gratitude to our World County employees who are currently serving or our | 00:11:30 | |
| veterans. We are with you as you reflect on the sacrifices made by your fallen comrades. We also extend our sincere thanks to all | 00:11:36 | |
| veterans in our community. With a veteran population of 7.3% in Royal County, we are profoundly aware of the significant presence | 00:11:42 | |
| and contributions of veterans among us. Your sacrifices and contributions have not gone unnoticed, and we are deeply grateful for | 00:11:49 | |
| your service. | 00:11:55 | |
| Memorial Day serves as a powerful reminder of the unity and strength of our nation and our local community. Regardless of our | 00:12:02 | |
| differences, we come together to honor those who have fought for our collective freedom and security. I would love to share who's | 00:12:08 | |
| here today from for this proclamation. Please when I call your name, please stand up. We have CC Metroski, who is our deputy | 00:12:15 | |
| director for employment services. We have Jeff Smith, who's our employment and training operator, and also overseas, our veteran | 00:12:21 | |
| service office. | 00:12:28 | |
| Charlotte de Broglie is our adult employment and training supervisor. Chris Armstrong is our resource and quality generalist. And | 00:12:35 | |
| then we're very honored to have 3 veterans joining us today. | 00:12:41 | |
| Our veteran service officer so Tim Marquardt. | 00:12:49 | |
| Tom Gonzalez And then joining us from CDLE, the combined veteran employer representative is Rick Welcholz, who is also a veteran. | 00:12:53 | |
| So really just want to thank these folks for all the work that they do for veterans in our community, for really supporting | 00:13:01 | |
| Memorial Day and honoring the veterans that continue to serve and that have served in the past. So thank you very much. | 00:13:10 | |
| Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thanks for the proclamation. It is an honor just to be able to honor those who gave the ultimate | 00:13:25 | |
| sacrifice for this great nation. | 00:13:30 | |
| I am once again honored to oversee the Sam Audi of Edland Grove which is on Monday the 27th at 9:00 AM. Certainly invite folks to | 00:13:36 | |
| come out to the outdoor or just to their their local Memorial Day observance is worth the hour or two of your time over the three | 00:13:42 | |
| day weekend to remember why we have a three day weekend. | 00:13:48 | |
| And I want to thank those surviving members of the families of a soldier who gave the ultimate sacrifice. Excellent. Miss Muck, I | 00:13:54 | |
| do know there are several events that are going on, but I think for the last 20 years I have not missed that Monday morning in | 00:14:02 | |
| Lynn Grove as a lot of my family members are buried there, as well as the soldiers of my family. So I will absolutely take that | 00:14:10 | |
| moment, take that time to pray for all the surviving families and remember. | 00:14:18 | |
| Freedom is not free. | 00:14:27 | |
| Thank you, Mr. Friedman. So I just want to thank all of you out in the audience that are veterans. Luckily you're surviving | 00:14:29 | |
| veterans, but the veterans and and the ones that we've lost, the reason the United States of America is is the United States of | 00:14:36 | |
| America is because of our because of the people that fought to make this country what it is today. And so I just thank you and and | 00:14:43 | |
| obviously take some time to observe that on Memorial Day, just see. | 00:14:50 | |
| And I just want to also thank you as well. And, and you know, remember the sacrifice of the veterans who who gave it all for us | 00:14:58 | |
| and, and so that we can live in peace and prosperity, but also the Gold Star families, they have to live with that loss. | 00:15:07 | |
| It was very moving, especially to be in those ceremonies with the Gold Star Mothers and recognizing their sons and reading their | 00:15:20 | |
| story out loud meant the world to them at the statehouse. I do hope they keep that tradition and. | 00:15:27 | |
| Everyone makes it come alive for people the the the depth of the sacrifice and. | 00:15:34 | |
| These were these were men that could have had families, they could have had a future. They could have any sacrificed all of it for | 00:15:43 | |
| us so that we could have a future and we could have families and grandchildren. So again, I just think everyone in. | 00:15:49 | |
| It's it's an honor to be on this proclamation. | 00:15:57 | |
| I'd just like to extend a sincere thank you to all of our veterans, their families, their loved ones. It's it's an honor that you | 00:16:03 | |
| served us and I'm grateful for it. Had the pleasure of being at Arlington National Cemetery many years for this holiday and it | 00:16:10 | |
| really rings home the sacrifice that those individuals make on our behalf and. | 00:16:18 | |
| Seeing the ceremony soldier or the unknown soldier? Excuse me. | 00:16:27 | |
| And then seeing the flags at each and every grave. | 00:16:33 | |
| Would like to come forward. We'd love to have that photo with you this morning. Yeah, I think so. | 00:17:10 | |
| Sorry. | 00:17:40 | |
| Right. Everybody ready? | 00:17:44 | |
| Yeah. | 00:17:46 | |
| OK, 123. | 00:17:49 | |
| 123. | 00:17:52 | |
| Thank you guys. | 00:17:56 | |
| Thank you. | 00:18:09 | |
| At the memo. | 00:18:14 | |
| All right, that brings us two warrants. I'm number one General Warrants for May 21st, 2024. | 00:18:34 | |
| Motion for approval for general warrant May 21st by Commissioner James, second by Commissioner Freeman. Is there any further | 00:18:42 | |
| discussion? | 00:18:45 | |
| Hearing none, all in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and general warrants for May 21st, 2024. Passes 5 to | 00:18:49 | |
| 0. | 00:18:53 | |
| Brings us to bids. Item number one, approve bid be 24,015 tandem actual dump truck. | 00:18:58 | |
| Excuse me, elliptical with plow quantity 1 Departments of Fleet Services and Public Works. Good morning Toby. Good morning Toby | 00:19:05 | |
| Taylor with purchasing has advertised this bid is for Public Works Road and Bridge division for one tandem Maxwell dump truck with | 00:19:12 | |
| a plow. The low bidder is from Trans W trucks for a total of $275,993 and meets all specifications. Therefore, Fleet Services is | 00:19:19 | |
| recommending the award to Trans W trucks in this amount. | 00:19:26 | |
| All right. Does anybody have any questions for Toby? Second motion from Commissioner Buck to approve it be 24,015 second by | 00:19:34 | |
| Commissioner James. Further discussion. | 00:19:38 | |
| And then I was in favor signify by saying aye aye and bid B 24,015 passes 5 to 0. | 00:19:44 | |
| Item number two approved bid be 24,016 twenty ton single pad foot vibratory roller. Quantity 1 Departments of Fleet Services and | 00:19:52 | |
| Public Works As advertised, this bid is for Public Works Road and Bridge division for 1/20 ton single pad foot roller. The low bid | 00:19:59 | |
| is from Southwest JVC for $223,244.00 and meets all specifications. Therefore Fleet Services is recommending the award of the bid | 00:20:06 | |
| to Southwest JCB. | 00:20:13 | |
| All right. Questions for Toby move to approve second motion by approval of bid 24,016, second by Commissioner Buck. Any further | 00:20:21 | |
| discussion? | 00:20:25 | |
| None. All those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and bid. B 24,016 passes 5 to 0. | 00:20:31 | |
| Item number three Approved Bid BE 24,082 Master Key System Design Services Facilities Department. | 00:20:40 | |
| As advertised, this is a request for Proposal for Design services for a new Master Keying System for Weld County. The Facilities | 00:20:49 | |
| Department, upon review of the bid submissions, have deemed that the Facilities team will need more time to appropriately rank and | 00:20:55 | |
| decide on which keying system best meets the County needs. Therefore, the Facilities Department is recommending extending the | 00:21:01 | |
| approval date to July to June 19th, 2024 to allow the additional time to conduct interviews and complete the grading matrix free | 00:21:07 | |
| proposal. | 00:21:13 | |
| Michelle move to continue this matter to June 19th, 2024 9:00 AM. | 00:21:20 | |
| Motion by Commissioner James to continue bid B 24,082 to June 19th at 9:00 AM. Second by Commissioner Buck. Is there any further | 00:21:25 | |
| discussion? | 00:21:31 | |
| Hearing none all in favor signify by saying aye aye all opposed save sign and there'd be 24,082 is continued to June 19th at 9:00 | 00:21:37 | |
| AM that passes 5 to 0. I got #4 let's present the B 24,090 World county Americans with Disabilities act ADA building audit | 00:21:45 | |
| facilities department 5 vendors have replied to this solicitation. The Department of Facilities is reviewing those replies and | 00:21:53 | |
| anticipates bringing a recommendation to the board on June 5th, 2024. | 00:22:01 | |
| All right. Any questions for Toby? | 00:22:10 | |
| All right. Thank you, John. All right, thank you. Thank you, Toby. | 00:22:16 | |
| New business item number one consider a request for proposal and attestation of compliance for background checks in Colorado audit | 00:22:21 | |
| Protective Services system caps for 2024-2025 Colorado respite coalition CRC grant and authorized Department of Human Services to | 00:22:28 | |
| to sign and submit electronically. Good morning Jamie. Good morning Commissioners Jamie Oreck, Department of Human Services. This | 00:22:36 | |
| grant will allow us to request about $30,000. | 00:22:43 | |
| It will help some of our family caregivers with respite options for our older population. There is no county match to this and our | 00:22:51 | |
| request this morning is approval to submit the grant. | 00:22:57 | |
| All right. Any questions for Jamie move to approve second motion by Commissioner Buck for approval of the resolution second by | 00:23:04 | |
| Commissioner saying further discussion. | 00:23:08 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign, and that resolution passes 5 to 0. | 00:23:14 | |
| Item number two, consider qualified apprenticeship intermediary application and authorized Department of Human Services to sign | 00:23:23 | |
| and submit electronically. | 00:23:28 | |
| Thank you. | 00:23:33 | |
| This designation would uniquely position us to support and accelerate the registered apprenticeship expansion in Colorado and then | 00:23:35 | |
| we would also be eligible for competitive funding opportunities and other benefits. There is no cost associated with this request. | 00:23:41 | |
| Our request turning is approval of the qualified intermediary application submission. Are there any questions for Jamie? We have | 00:23:47 | |
| to approve the resolution second. Motion by Commissioner James for approval of the resolution second by Commissioner Park. Further | 00:23:53 | |
| discussion. | 00:23:59 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign, and that resolution passes 5 to 0. | 00:24:06 | |
| Item number three consider contract ID 8100 expenditure authorization and work plan for foreign labor certification FLC grant and | 00:24:14 | |
| authorized chair to sign electronically. Thank you. This expenditure authorization for the federal labor certification grant is | 00:24:22 | |
| used to assist employers in the agricultural industry to fill temporary and seasonal positions with foreign workers, all of whom | 00:24:30 | |
| are, you know, certified to be here to work. | 00:24:38 | |
| In the United States, the funding for this is used to purchase supplies for housing inspections. The total grant award for this | 00:24:46 | |
| particular funding source is $400.00, and we request approval of this expenditure authorization. | 00:24:54 | |
| All right. Questions for Jamie move to approve. Second, there's a motion from Commissioner Freeman to approve contract ID 8100 | 00:25:03 | |
| second by Commissioner James. Further discussion. | 00:25:07 | |
| Hearing none, those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed save sign and contract. ID 8100 passes 5 to 0. | 00:25:13 | |
| Item number four consider contract ID 8199 modification letter to expenditure authorization and work plan for workforce innovation | 00:25:21 | |
| and opportunity Actualla veteran service to career program via CP and authorized chair and department of Human Services to sign. | 00:25:29 | |
| Thank you this modification letter for veterans to veteran service to career program. It will amend the funding provisions we have | 00:25:37 | |
| for this program. So our request this morning is approval of the modification letter. | 00:25:44 | |
| All right, questions for Jamie. Second motion by Commissioner Buck to approve contract ID 8199. Second by Commissioner James. Any | 00:25:53 | |
| further discussion? | 00:25:58 | |
| None. All those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and contract. ID 8199 passes 5 to 0. | 00:26:04 | |
| Item number 5, consider contract ID 8206 individual provider contract for purchase of foster care services in a foster care home | 00:26:12 | |
| and authorized chair to sign. Daniel and Elizabeth Giles. Thank you. This is a new certified foster care provider in Milliken, Co. | 00:26:19 | |
| In our request this morning is approval of the contract. Any questions for Jamie? | 00:26:25 | |
| Move to approve second motion by Commissioner Freeman to approve contract. ID 8206, second by Commissioner James. Further | 00:26:32 | |
| discussion hearing none. All those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and contract. ID 8206. Passes 5 to | 00:26:37 | |
| 0. | 00:26:42 | |
| Item number six content center contract ID 828222 consent to assignment and assumption of purchase of service agreement for older | 00:26:48 | |
| Americans act in home services from Mile High seniors in DBA home helpers to Colorado double H LLC DBA home helpers home care of | 00:26:55 | |
| Longmont and authorized chair to sign. | 00:27:01 | |
| Thank you. That's a mouthful. That was a mouthful. This is for our case management agency. This is a provider that will assist us | 00:27:08 | |
| in providing services for those that qualify for for that program. This is funded through the Colorado Older Americans Act and our | 00:27:13 | |
| request this morning is approval of the assumption agreement. All right, So anybody any questions for Jayden, we can approve the | 00:27:18 | |
| resolution. | 00:27:24 | |
| Second, there's a motion from Commissioner James to approve contract ID 8222. Second, from Commissioner Freemans or further | 00:27:30 | |
| discussion. | 00:27:34 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and contract ID 8222 passes 5 to 0. Thank you. | 00:27:38 | |
| Thanks Jamie, have a great day. | 00:27:43 | |
| Item number seven consider contract. ID 8231. Acceptance of intergovernmental grant agreement. Summary of terms and conditions for | 00:27:49 | |
| energy and mental impact assistance. EIAF program for County Road 6 and 13 intersection roundabout project December cycle Tier 2. | 00:27:57 | |
| Good morning, Elizabeth, Good morning commissioners. Elizabeth, planning here to help support public works with your approval for | 00:28:05 | |
| a DOLA contract. This pass around was approved by 4 out of the five commissioners for consideration on the Board's agenda. | 00:28:12 | |
| To authorize $1,000,000 as part of our Six and 13 roundabout project. This is a contract that would expire April 30th of 2026. The | 00:28:21 | |
| county has already secured the right of way for this project. Utility relocations will occur this year. The intent being with an | 00:28:28 | |
| executed contract with Dole that you would be able to bid this project out towards the end of this year for selection of a | 00:28:35 | |
| contractor next year for construction in 2025. | 00:28:43 | |
| It's approximately an $11.7 million project. So this $1,000,000 is obviously helpful in in any form or fashion. So we would ask | 00:28:51 | |
| for your support to authorize the contract. | 00:28:56 | |
| All right, Anybody have any questions for Elizabeth, Mr. James? Thanks, Elizabeth. Your dogmatic work on the East brings a heck of | 00:29:02 | |
| a lot of money into this county and will take their million bucks. And with that we I move to approve with the Contract ID 8231 to | 00:29:10 | |
| the motion from Commissioner James for approval of Contract ID 8231 second by Commissioner Buck. Any further discussion? | 00:29:18 | |
| All right, roll call, roll, please. | 00:29:27 | |
| Mike Freeman Scott James, What are you saying? No payback? Kevin Ross Yes. Let the record reflect contract ID 8231 passes 4 to one | 00:29:30 | |
| with commissioner saying voting nay. | 00:29:36 | |
| Thank you, Elizabeth. | 00:29:44 | |
| Item number 8, to consider grant application for competency restoration support services for pre restore and preconnect programs | 00:29:47 | |
| and authorized Department of Justice services to submit electronically Colorado competency solutions. That was a tongue twister, | 00:29:52 | |
| Doug, but good morning. | 00:29:57 | |
| Doug earlier with a Department of Justice Services. So this matter first came before you as a pass around on May 2nd and | 00:30:04 | |
| unanimously approved for placement on your agenda today for final review and authorization to for me to allow me to submit the | 00:30:10 | |
| enclosed grant application. To give a brief recap, the application seeks funding approval by the state to the county to assist | 00:30:16 | |
| certain criminally charged adult defendants to divert and deflect them from going to the state hospital to complete inpatient | 00:30:22 | |
| competency. | 00:30:28 | |
| Restoration and instead deliver these services on an outpatient basis. The application comes with the support of our local courts, | 00:30:34 | |
| DA and public defenders office and the local forensic navigators team. | 00:30:40 | |
| With granted funding, funds will be used to create enhanced pre child supervision of efforts. | 00:30:48 | |
| And unique option housing option of identified defendants at our departments work release facility just over the hill here. | 00:30:53 | |
| Umm, this will create significantly better public safety and cost savings measures and aid our courts, DA and public defender | 00:31:02 | |
| office and a forensic navigators to better handle this challenging defendant population. It should also produce cost savings at | 00:31:08 | |
| the main jail where these defendants would no longer have to wait in jail for an inpatient bed to become available at the state | 00:31:14 | |
| hospital, which can take literally months to occur. | 00:31:20 | |
| These participants will start their competency restoration on an outpatient basis under the collective monitoring of everyone that | 00:31:27 | |
| I've listed in our department. The request if if approved will increase FTE in our department by two positions which would be | 00:31:33 | |
| fully covered through these grant funds as well as cover indirect costs for ITHR and finance assistance. Our costs are are would | 00:31:40 | |
| be covered through the grant and there's no county match. Your approval to submit the application for grant funding in the amount | 00:31:47 | |
| of $546,911.00 is requested. | 00:31:53 | |
| The rent was a mouthful. Sorry. That was. That's great though. Appreciate the explanation though. Anyway, have any questions for | 00:32:00 | |
| Doug? | 00:32:04 | |
| Motion by Commissioner James for approval of the grant application. Second by Commissioner Buck. Any further discussion? | 00:32:08 | |
| None all those in favor signify by saying aye aye all opposed same sign and that grant application is approved 5 to 0. Item number | 00:32:15 | |
| 9 consider master contract and personal identifying information certification PII exhibit C for community corrections services and | 00:32:21 | |
| authorized chair design completely different subject. So this item was first presented to you as a pass around on Monday and | 00:32:28 | |
| approved replacement on today's agenda and close is enclosed in your materials is a new five year master contract with the | 00:32:34 | |
| Colorado Department of Public Safety. | 00:32:41 | |
| For the continued delivery of community correction services here in Well County. Current contract is set to expire on June 30th of | 00:32:48 | |
| this year and the new contract will go through June 30th of 20/20/2020. Nine. In reviewing the new contract with finance and | 00:32:55 | |
| County attorneys office, we agree that terms are essentially the same as all past five year contracts. Our department continues to | 00:33:02 | |
| manage all aspects of the contract and working daily with our approved services provider at the communications facility. | 00:33:10 | |
| And as always, there's no county financial match requirement with this contract. It's approved for the chair to sign. The state | 00:33:18 | |
| will then finalize, return everything to me and then I'll get everything organized with us and her team. Thank you. Are there any | 00:33:23 | |
| questions? We're done. | 00:33:28 | |
| Move to approve second got a motion by Commissioner Freeman for approval of the contract. Second by Commissioner Buck. Further | 00:33:34 | |
| discussion. | 00:33:38 | |
| Those in favor signify by saying aye, aye, all opposed, same sign and that contract is approved through resolution 5 to 0. Thanks. | 00:33:43 | |
| Thank you. Appreciate it. | 00:33:48 | |
| And consider appointment to Board of Adjustment. Mr. Chair, I move that we approve appointing Hunter Rivera for the Board of | 00:33:55 | |
| Adjustments. All right, there's a motion to approve Hunter Rivera for Board of Adjustment. Any further discussion? | 00:34:03 | |
| Hearing all those in favor signify by saying aye aye, all opposed. Same sign and Hunter Rivera is approved to go to the Board of | 00:34:11 | |
| Adjustment. | 00:34:15 | |
| 5 to 0. | 00:34:19 | |
| Item 11. Consider appointment and reappointments to Board of Public Health. Mr. Chair, move, we appoint. | 00:34:21 | |
| On the right now, Aaron Lamb to the as the District 6 representative and that we reappoint Linda Kouts and Michael Wales to set | 00:34:30 | |
| board 2nd. | 00:34:35 | |
| Alright, there is a motion to appoint Aaron and reappoint Linda and Michael from Commissioner James, second by Commissioner Buck. | 00:34:41 | |
| Any further discussion? | 00:34:46 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed, Same sign. And those 3 individuals are appointed and | 00:34:52 | |
| reappointed to the Board of Public Health 5 to 0. | 00:34:56 | |
| Item number 12, consider appointments to Planning Commission. Mr. Chair, I move that we approve appointing Michael Beer to the | 00:35:02 | |
| Planning Commission. | 00:35:08 | |
| Was there one or two? There's two, but it's not. | 00:35:15 | |
| I think there's just one because I wanted to come up till the end of July even though I ain't typing it. Sure. | 00:35:18 | |
| OK, consider appointments to Planning Commissioner. It's been moved by Commissioner Buck for Michael Beer, seconded by | 00:35:25 | |
| Commissioner James, I believe. Any further discussion? Yes, Mr. Chair, does this not put on two members of the Alt Town Board on | 00:35:30 | |
| our Planning Commission? | 00:35:36 | |
| Pardon me. | 00:35:42 | |
| I didn't hear you. I'm sorry. This is put on two members of the office board on our Planning Commission. | 00:35:43 | |
| I believe the answer is yes. | 00:35:50 | |
| That was a question. I thought that was a statement. I'm sorry. I'll make a statement. And that puts two members of the Arts Board | 00:35:53 | |
| on our Planning Commission. So for that reason, I will be a note today. | 00:35:58 | |
| All right, I'm sure Mr. Bear is a lovely person. | 00:36:04 | |
| All right, we have a motion and a second. We'll have a roll call. Vote please. | 00:36:09 | |
| Mike Freeman, Yes. Scott James, Yes. What are you saying? Payback. Kevin Ross Yes. Let the record reflect that Michael Beer is | 00:36:15 | |
| appointed to the Planning Commission 4 to one with commissioner saying voting no. | 00:36:22 | |
| Item number 13, consider appointments to World Faith Partnership Council. Mr. Chair, I move that we approve of appointing Steve | 00:36:29 | |
| Carter and Roy Lancey 2nd. | 00:36:35 | |
| All right, we have a motion from Commissioner Buck, second by Commissioner James. | 00:36:42 | |
| For the appointments to the Well Faith Partnership Council, any further discussion? | 00:36:47 | |
| Hearing none all in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and those two individuals are appointed to the wrong | 00:36:52 | |
| faith. Partnership Council 5 to 0. | 00:36:57 | |
| Item number 14 Consider appointment to Workforce Development Board. | 00:37:04 | |
| Shamrove We appointed Tarla Torzin to the workforce development work. | 00:37:08 | |
| Second, motion by Commissioner James to appoint Carla to the Workforce Development Board. Second by Commissioner Buck, further | 00:37:12 | |
| discussion. | 00:37:15 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye aye, all opposed, Same sign, and Carla is appointed to the Workforce | 00:37:19 | |
| Development Board 5 to 0. | 00:37:23 | |
| I'm #15 consider appointment to Area Agency on Aging Advisory Board. Mr. Chair, I move that we appoint Steve Carter to the Area | 00:37:29 | |
| Agency on Aging second. | 00:37:34 | |
| And motion from Commissioner Buck to appoint Steve to the Area Agency on Aging Advisory Board. And 2nd by Commissioner James. | 00:37:40 | |
| Further discussion. Anything all in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign. And Steve is appointed to the area | 00:37:47 | |
| agency on area agents on an aging Advisory Board 5 to 0. That one's tough for me to say. I'm sorry. Item number 16, consider | 00:37:54 | |
| appointment to extension Advisory Council. | 00:38:01 | |
| Oh, good, good. Oh, Mr. Chair, I move to appoint Carol Petrie to the Extension Advisory Board. 2nd motion by Commissioner Freeman | 00:38:08 | |
| to appoint Carol to the Extension Advisory Council. | 00:38:14 | |
| Second by Commissioner James. Any further discussion? | 00:38:20 | |
| Hearing none all in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed. Same sign and Carol is appointed to the Extentory Advisory | 00:38:24 | |
| Council 520. | 00:38:29 | |
| Item number 17 First reading of Code Ordinance 20/24/09 in the matter of repealing and re enacting with amendments. Chapter 21, | 00:38:35 | |
| Areas and Activities of state interest of the Weld County Code 1041 Roebuck Code changes. | 00:38:41 | |
| Morning, Jason. | 00:38:52 | |
| Good morning. | 00:38:55 | |
| Good morning, commissioners. Jason Maxey, director for the Well County Oil and Gas Energy Department, thank you for the | 00:39:00 | |
| opportunity to present to you this morning these proposed 1041 Rogler code changes at first reading #1 I'd like to start off by | 00:39:06 | |
| thanking my entire staff. Kelly, Jennifer, Stephanie. | 00:39:12 | |
| Elisa, Rebecca and Rob for all their help internally in all the meetings and discussions we've had to bring these code changes | 00:39:19 | |
| before you. In addition, I'd like to thank County Attorney Bruce Parker, Deputy County Attorney Kerry McDougal and Assistant | 00:39:25 | |
| County Attorney Matt Conroy with their assistance with these changes. | 00:39:31 | |
| And lastly, the collaboration with other departments including Public Works. So Curtis and Dwayne are planning being a whole bunch | 00:39:38 | |
| of people, Elizabeth, Don, Natalie, Laura, Jasmine and environment, Environmental health, excuse me, with Ryan Fernandez was not | 00:39:45 | |
| only helpful, but I think that you all would agree that whenever code changes that affect multiple departments happen that you | 00:39:53 | |
| know this is a necessary process. And so I appreciate their input into these code changes. | 00:40:00 | |
| Over many months with discussion at multiple quarterly oil and gas working group meetings, specific small and large group | 00:40:37 | |
| stakeholder meetings which happened on February 8th and February 22nd of this year. Sending the proposed code changes to the | 00:40:45 | |
| industry in at early April, which was also when the Board of County Commissioners got the code changes in preparation for our work | 00:40:53 | |
| session on April 29th and communicating when the code will be heard here at the commissioner meeting. | 00:41:00 | |
| Anybody have any questions for Jason? | 00:42:13 | |
| Did it clean up for AG rule and near Earth? Is that a cleanup or an AD? That is a cleanup commissioner. So currently we have a map | 00:42:17 | |
| Appendix 21B which is a map and that map technically should be updated on a yearly basis due to annexation's the municipalities | 00:42:24 | |
| may or may not do because that boundary can shift. The cleanup is taking that map that needs to be updated and simply putting the | 00:42:31 | |
| map what it represents. | 00:42:39 | |
| Into just language in the code and so we don't have to come back every year to update a map. It just automatically kind of grows | 00:42:46 | |
| per the definitions that are now inserted into there. So I would count that as a clean up item that would provide better clarity | 00:42:51 | |
| and consistency in the future. | 00:42:56 | |
| And then also the regulations regarding odor, I guess that's the other one I need to ask you and what how that falls along with | 00:43:02 | |
| what the state is requiring? | 00:43:08 | |
| How that follows what the state is requiring similar to the noise? Yeah. Are we more restrictive in the state or less restrictive? | 00:43:16 | |
| We are not more restrictive than the state for an odor plan. The language that is added in the in the code before you right now | 00:43:23 | |
| for well county simply provides clarity on when an odor plan may be needed. It is not a all the time requirement. So contrary to | 00:43:28 | |
| what the state requires where they require something all the time, we do not require it all the time. So we're providing clarity | 00:43:34 | |
| on when it might be needed. | 00:43:39 | |
| OK, let's just make it easier for oil and gas to umm. | 00:43:45 | |
| For long, yes. Development here in Weld County. Or does that make it harder? | 00:43:52 | |
| With more regulations, even if it's been self approved by the industry. | 00:43:57 | |
| I do not believe this makes it harder. | 00:44:03 | |
| I have some questions on that. So I'll probably be a no vote for today and I'll I'll ask some more questions. | 00:44:07 | |
| Understood. Any other questions for James? | 00:44:13 | |
| This book, I just want to thank you for all the collaboration you have done with all the industry. | 00:44:16 | |
| There are all the different departments and certainly your staff. I want to thank you so, so much for the thorough, thoughtful. | 00:44:23 | |
| Things that you've done to clean up the ordinance. So thank you. | 00:44:30 | |
| Mr. Freeman, the only comment that I would make is that these oil and gas permits, whether we're permitting them or not, the state | 00:44:34 | |
| still requires a permit and they require the order on everything. So there's no way that if we say sometimes you need it and | 00:44:39 | |
| sometimes you don't, makes it more restrictive on oil and gas department because they still have to meet the state standards, | 00:44:43 | |
| right? | 00:44:48 | |
| All right, with no further questions from the Board at this moment, this is a public hearing. I will open this up to the public if | 00:45:56 | |
| anybody wishes to come forward and speak to any matters regarding Code Ordinance 2024, Dash 09. | 00:46:02 | |
| Now is your opportune time to come forward and do such. We just ask that you please come to the podium, state your name and | 00:46:09 | |
| address and keep your comments limited to three minutes. Does anybody wish to come forward from the public and make comments? | 00:46:15 | |
| OK, I'm going to go ahead and close public comment in regards to Code Ordinance 20/24/09 and I will bring it back to the board for | 00:46:23 | |
| consideration. Mr. move to approve on first reading Code Ordinance 2024 Dash 09. I got a motion from Commissioner James for | 00:46:31 | |
| approval of Code Ordinance 20/24/09 on first reading, second by Commissioner Freeman. Any further discussion? | 00:46:38 | |
| Hearing none. Roll call. Vote please. Mike Freeman, Yes. Scott James, Yes. What are you saying? Payback. Yes. Kevin Ross Yes. Let | 00:46:47 | |
| the record reflect that code Ordinance 2409 passes 4 to one on first reading with commissioner saying voting no. | 00:46:56 | |
| Care of CBEP Solar 9 LLC and ECA Co Lead LLC. Good morning Kim. It is great to see you. Good morning commissioners Kim. Earlier | 00:47:38 | |
| department planning services. | 00:47:44 | |
| For your consideration, are two shorter lines associated with one MJU SR23AT22-0027 for solar energy facility which was | 00:47:50 | |
| conditionally approved. | 00:47:56 | |
| By this Board on December 13th of 2023, Commissioner Approval number 4A states in part. The applicant shall submit an irrevocable | 00:48:02 | |
| stand by letter credit and will alternative form of security and amount sufficient to fund the estimated decommissioning and | 00:48:08 | |
| reclamation costs associated with facility. | 00:48:13 | |
| The Commission will transfer by the applicant has been reviewed accepted by the department Planning services where A2 | 00:48:20 | |
| decommissioning performance bonds in the amount of 162,434 and 24 cents and 144,166 and and 04 cents under bond numbers Union 0643 | 00:48:28 | |
| and 0644 that was signed by the applicant to address the decommission and reclamation of this facility. | 00:48:37 | |
| Sure Brown was reviewed on the pass run by on May 7th, 2024 by 4-5 county Commissioners. Staff recommends approval, | 00:48:47 | |
| decommissioning plan, acceptance of the surety bonds since they comply with Session 23410 Thirty B4 of the Royal County Code and | 00:48:53 | |
| will satisfy conditional approval for a. | 00:48:59 | |
| The applicants not present. All right. Does anybody have any questions for Kim regarding this item? | 00:49:06 | |
| Move to approve. Second, there's a motion on the floor from Commissioner Freeman to approve the decommissioning plan and accept | 00:49:13 | |
| the collateral. | 00:49:17 | |
| Second by Commissioner James. Any further discussion? | 00:49:23 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye aye, all opposed same sign and that decommissioning plan and acceptance of | 00:49:27 | |
| collateral passers 5 to 0. Thank you. | 00:49:31 | |
| Item number 2 the considered decommissioning plan and accept collateral for spite specific development plan and major emitted use | 00:49:37 | |
| by special review permit one MJ U SR23-22-0027 for solar energy facility SCF outside of subdivisions in historic town sites in the | 00:49:46 | |
| a agricultural zone district CBEP land two LLC care of CBEP solar 9 LLC and Echo Lead LLC OK. | 00:49:54 | |
| The kid actually covered both of them. My apologies, but I'd still needed to read it in. Any other questions for him regarding One | 00:50:04 | |
| More Time up here? I think that's what. | 00:50:11 | |
| All right. We got a motion from Commissioner Freeman for approval of the decommissioning plan and acceptance of the collateral | 00:50:18 | |
| second by Commissioner James. Any further discussion regarding this item and none of those in favor signify by saying aye, aye, | 00:50:25 | |
| all opposed same sign and that second decommissioning plan and acceptance of collateral process 5%. | 00:50:31 | |
| Kim, I just one more time, I want to thank you for your years of service for Well County. You have done a tremendous job. I know | 00:50:38 | |
| we have a retirement party for you, but we wish you all the best and we certainly are going to miss you, Sir. Thank you very much. | 00:50:43 | |
| Yes, great job, Kim. | 00:50:48 | |
| Item number three consider full release of warranty collateral for use by special review permit. USR 19-0071 DPG Farms, LLC and | 00:50:54 | |
| Calvin Goes a care of Holcomb. | 00:50:59 | |
| Rogue County, RWC R Good morning. Good morning. | 00:51:06 | |
| Jasmine Trio Martinez with planning services in regard to the improvements in Rd. Maintenance agreement for US19-0071 Holcomb WCR | 00:51:13 | |
| Incorporated. I submitted a pass around for your review dated May 7th, 2024 and it was supported by all 5 commissioners. | 00:51:21 | |
| We respectfully request that the Board release full warranty collateral in the amount of $238,546.30 procured in the form of a | 00:51:30 | |
| bond rider to bond number 2312108 issued by North American Specialty Insurance Company. The applicant has fulfilled their two year | 00:51:37 | |
| warranty period obligation and the Department of Planning Services and Public Works have inspected the improvements and support | 00:51:45 | |
| the full release of the warranty collateral. | 00:51:52 | |
| We are only requesting the release of the warranty collateral and the terms of the road maintenance agreement will remain in | 00:52:00 | |
| effect for the life of the USR. | 00:52:04 | |
| All right. Any questions for Jasmine? | 00:52:09 | |
| Move to approve the resolution. | 00:52:13 | |
| Second got a motion from Commissioner James to approve the resolution for the full release the warranty collateral Second by | 00:52:15 | |
| Commissioner Freeman. Further discussion. | 00:52:19 | |
| Hearing none, all those in favor signify by saying aye aye. All opposed, same sign and before release warranty collateral does | 00:52:25 | |
| pass 5 to 0. | 00:52:29 | |
| Thank you very much, gentlemen. That concludes planning brings us to public comment. This is a time if anybody wishes to come | 00:52:34 | |
| forward, please state your name and address for the record at the podium and you can speak to the commissioners on any topic which | 00:52:41 | |
| you choose. If you cannot be here today, feel free to e-mail us at public comments at weld.gov or CTV at weld.gov or you can do | 00:52:49 | |
| the old fashioned snail mail at Weld County Clerk to the Board, PO Box 758-1150, O St. Greeley, Co 80632. | 00:52:57 | |
| Does anybody wish to speak to the board? Public comment today. | 00:53:05 | |
| Good morning. Morning, Commissioners. Thank you for letting me speak. | 00:53:13 | |
| John Miles, B 7557 Grove County Road 100 and. | 00:53:18 | |
| I apologize. I wasn't here a little bit earlier, but I wondered if there had been any resolutions or any change with the EPA and | 00:53:26 | |
| affecting rubber Land nursery over Eastern Milliken, if there's been any action taken on that. | 00:53:34 | |
| John, there was a number vote against the resolution that I proposed on Monday. I'll be working on another one for next Monday | 00:53:42 | |
| because I think we should not let this rest we are if we declared a gun laws or unconstitutional based on the federal | 00:53:49 | |
| Constitution, we can do the same for the actions of the EPA and what they're doing. | 00:53:55 | |
| To our farmers and land owners and we should not stand out and let that happen. | 00:54:02 | |
| We're supporting this bill and most highly suspicious when I see that because it always ends up an overreach when you get to EPA | 00:54:45 | |
| more involved in wetlands and not less. And we see that going on right now with some of this trespassing and with some of these | 00:54:52 | |
| these lawsuits directed to exhaust people so they give up their private property rights. And we should not stand by and let that | 00:54:59 | |
| happen. I'm going to remind the board we need to be recognized before we speak, please. Donna, do you have any other questions? | 00:55:06 | |
| On my way down here, I, you know, live on Road 100 and I passed double J feed lot, some other feed lots, dairies. And what I'm | 00:55:14 | |
| concerned about I, I will follow up with Senator Kirkmeyer. What I'm concerned about if they get the, the like a channel getting | 00:55:21 | |
| its nose under the tent. | 00:55:28 | |
| I can see a lot of problems with. | 00:55:36 | |
| Water usage in feedlots, dairies, dust control. I used to when I work for associated vets, I go E at 11 at night, go past the cozy | 00:55:40 | |
| feed lot feed lot and I'm in AG and it the dust was bad in the the urine was bad. You know what I mean in the middle of summer, we | 00:55:48 | |
| all know why this feed lot of mopper feed lot was taken now because of the ground clouds. So again I'm. | 00:55:57 | |
| I'm really concerned that EPA is a dangerous organization for us. And I, I know you guys are all pretty much aware of that. And | 00:56:06 | |
| one of the things I'm really concerned about this water usage up in Oregon, they tried to shut down small. | 00:56:15 | |
| People that raising gardens and smaller operations because of water usage and and we all know whiskeys for drinking waters for | 00:56:28 | |
| fighting. So that's my other concern. One group for three minutes are up. John, I'm sorry we interrupted John. So he should be | 00:56:35 | |
| allowed to have his hopeful 3 minutes. | 00:56:42 | |
| Before speaking, Mr. Sherry, he should get us for three minutes. He was another. John, can you wrap it up here real quick first, | 00:56:49 | |
| if you have another comment, please? Thank you, Sir. I appreciate that. | 00:56:53 | |
| I'm still concerned about the three mile radius. I talked to Bob Schneider. Apparently he attended a meeting Monday afternoon. I | 00:57:01 | |
| didn't make it. I apologize, but he's confused about that. There's going to be other cities in Raleigh County that's going to have | 00:57:07 | |
| the three mile radius and. | 00:57:14 | |
| OK, I I have a lot of friends who are within 3 miles of all Percy Severance, Eaton and I just. | 00:57:22 | |
| I've tried to call and reach out to some people to just make sure they are kind of in the loop of what this is going to totally | 00:57:30 | |
| entail. And one question that I had was well, why doesn't current planning on zoning laws apply? We and we don't need the three | 00:57:36 | |
| mile radius. That was one they do apply. Go ahead commissioner. Free State statute says that every municipality in the state of | 00:57:43 | |
| Colorado has a three mile growth area. Doesn't change anything. You can't annex it without both the the the municipality and the | 00:57:49 | |
| landowner wanting to. | 00:57:55 | |
| Agree to that. | 00:58:03 | |
| It's just a long range growth area plan and it it it doesn't mean anything. It doesn't change the zone. It doesn't change if | 00:58:04 | |
| you're out in that three mile already. If you have something that you want to do, you still, it still goes through well county. It | 00:58:10 | |
| doesn't go through the municipality, whether that's eaten or whether that's old. It's just a three mile growth area that's | 00:58:15 | |
| required in state statute to put into your map. | 00:58:21 | |
| I hope that explains what that is. It's, it's, it's just a, it's just a growth area plan. | 00:58:30 | |
| For the future, right, It doesn't change. It doesn't change any of the regulations or rules or zonings of what's in that area. | 00:58:38 | |
| Just as planned. It does not say urban growth plan. That's the problem that we're having this. The staff has said in this meeting | 00:58:48 | |
| that they want these new CPUs that have more teeth like the old ones, the Igs like the Eaton clan. So they want to replicate the | 00:58:54 | |
| eating plan, which does say we will deny non urban uses, which is all the things that you do out there because you don't require | 00:59:00 | |
| public water or sewer. | 00:59:06 | |
| Troubling. | 00:59:13 | |
| So that provision also says, to the extent possible, there's a caveat in there. And also that part of it is an and, and it does | 00:59:18 | |
| relate to the first part of the sentence. You're taking it out of context. It does not say what you think it says. And I that's | 00:59:26 | |
| true. I disagree with you, Sir. And they're doing it. The fact that some of these business owners are, oh, we are not. | 00:59:35 | |
| We have told you repeatedly in public hearings our attorney has corrected you multiple times, yet you continue to bring the | 00:59:44 | |
| falsehoods forward about what does CPA with the Town of Eaton does. | 00:59:51 | |
| I'm sorry. | 01:00:00 | |
| There has been confusion regarding this. No problem. What's the County Attorney is saying is fact. He is legal, right? He has his | 01:00:01 | |
| legal degree. None of us on this board have our legal degree, OK. That and in that sentence is extremely important, okay. As he is | 01:00:08 | |
| explaining, it refers to the first part, meaning this is not giving the town of Eaton ultimate authority or any town that might | 01:00:16 | |
| adopt such ACPA. | 01:00:24 | |
| Right in this matter and in fact most of our municipalities already have Cpas with the county and they have their own three mile | 01:00:32 | |
| urban growth boundary maps that they recognized inside of their comp plans, right, so that they can do proper planning. That's all | 01:00:39 | |
| this is that Eaton did. | 01:00:45 | |
| Is a planning map planning tool so that they see things come forward. They can plan for them or make comments to them. That's | 01:00:52 | |
| that's the matter of the fact nothing is getting annexed. Nothing changes how people do business in that three mile boundary. It | 01:01:00 | |
| is pardon me, it does not change taxing on these entities. They are still in unincorporated well county. Now, John, let's say you | 01:01:07 | |
| live in that three mile boundary. | 01:01:14 | |
| You would have to choose to be annexed into that town. They can't just come in and annex you. The only way, the only way a town | 01:01:22 | |
| municipality could do that is should they surround you on all four sides, then they could in theory. | 01:01:31 | |
| Annex you right and and do it without your permission because you'd be considered enclave. Thank you, Mr. Freeman. Right. | 01:01:41 | |
| This is nothing. This was simply a planning tool by the City of Eden to do such. So that should answer that question. I appreciate | 01:01:51 | |
| that very much. My brother Bill is at 79 and 28 and he thinks he may be within 3 miles of Eaton and three miles of severance and | 01:01:58 | |
| I'll have to follow up on. | 01:02:04 | |
| Right. Just like I know exactly where your brother lives, right? Yeah, and and he may be in that overlap area. | 01:02:13 | |
| And be sure to be happy. Thank you. Have a great day, John. Appreciate it. Is there any other public comment today? | 01:02:56 | |
| Hey, with that, I will go ahead and close public comment. We will stand adjourned. It's 956 and we will return here at 10:10 for | 01:03:03 | |
| public hearings. | 01:03:08 |