Meeting of the Boulder County Board of County Commissioners

Thursday, October 24, 2024 at 9:00 A.m. - 10:00 A.m.

Third Floor Hearing Room

County Court House

1325 Pearl Street, Boulder

Members Present:

• Commissioner Ashley Stolzmann
• Commissioner Marta Loachamin
• Commissioner Claire Levy

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1.

Call to Order

The Board of County Commissioners of Boulder County met in Regular Meeting in full conformity with the law and resolution of said Board at the regular place of hybrid meetings, 1325 Pearl Street, Boulder and on Zoom Webinar, on October 24, 2024. 

The meeting was called to order at approximately 9:03 a.m. by Chair Ashley Stolzmann.

2.

9:00 a.m. Public Hearing

2.a

Public Hearing on the Community Planning & Permitting Boulder to Erie Regional Trail (BERT) Plan

The Board of County Commissioners will vote on adoption of the BERT Plan. The BERT Plan evaluates multiple conceptual alignments and identifies a preferred alignment for further consideration for an 8.5 mile east-west multi-use trail connection between the City of Boulder and Town of Erie. The BERT Plan includes the project process, public and stakeholder input and engagement, technical evaluation, conceptual level alignment, opinion of cost, and next steps.

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This public hearing was called to order at 9:03 a.m.

The commissioners went into recess from 10:16 to 10:26 a.m. and 11:37 to 12:01 p.m.

Staff Presenter(s):

Stacey Proctor, Community Planning & Permitting Department

Tonya Luebbert, Community Planning & Permitting Department

Other Presenters:

Kasey French, City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks

Heather Swanson, City of Boulder Open Space & Mountain Parks

Kelsey Lahem, Otak Inc.

Ron Beane, ERO Resources

County Attorneys Present:

Erica Rogers

Public Speaker(s):

1. Luke Bolinger, Erie Parks & Recreation
2. Emily Baer, Town of Erie
3. Suzanne Webel, Boulder Area Trails Coalition 
4. Charles Brock, Boulder
5. Gerard Kelly, Boulder County Nature Association 
6. Ken Martin, Erie
7. Sue Prant, Community Cycles
8. Kurt Nordback, Boulder
9. Elaine Erb, Boulder Chamber Transportation Connections
10. Melanie Sloan, City of Boulder
11. Jim Pendleton, Erie
12. Miguel Aguilar, Town of Erie
13. Suzanne Bhatt, Boulder
14. Pete Webber, Boulder Junior Cycling
15. Alexey Davies, Community Cycles
16. Gary Sprung, Boulder
17. Bev Baker, Boulder County Audubon Society
18. Carron Meaney, Boulder
19. George Gerstle, Coalition for Cyclists
20. Roy Burger, Boulder Cycling Club
21. Gary McClelland, Boulder
22. Wendy Sweet, Boulder
23. Karen Hollweg, Plan Boulder County
24. Tila Duhaime, City of Boulder Transportation Board
25. Mark Cathcart, Louisville
26. Joel White, Superior 
27. Tabitha Farrar, Unincorporated Boulder County
28. Luke Adams, Boulder
29. Sandra Laursen, Boulder
30. Kathleen Sullivan, Boulder County Audubon Society
31. Michael Mills, Boulder
32. Leonard Sitongia, Niwot
33. Matt Farrar, Boulder County
34. Chris Quinn, Regional Transportation District
35. Bill Rigler, Erie Open Space Advisory Board
36. Bart Manchester, Erie

The commissioners' public hearing adjourned at 12:54 p.m.

• Moved by Commissioner Loachamin
  Seconded by Commissioner Stolzmann

  to adopt the Boulder to Erie Regional Trail (BERT) plan as presented by staff. 

  For (2)	Commissioner Loachamin, and Commissioner Stolzmann
  Against (1)	Commissioner Levy

  Carried (2 to 1)