MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BOULDER COUNTY

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 10:30 A.m. - 11:30 A.m.

Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at 1:00 P.m. - 2:00 P.m.

Third Floor Hearing Room

County Court House

1325 Pearl Street, Boulder

Members Present:

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

[Note: All documents referred to in these Minutes of Commissioners’ Proceedings are on file and may be reviewed in the Office of the Boulder County Commissioners.]

 

 

---

1.

CALL TO ORDER

BUSINESS MEETING (Zoom Webinar)

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 January 17, 2023. 

The meeting was called to order at approximately 10:30 a.m. by Chair Claire Levy.

2.

COMMISSIONERS' CONSENT ITEMS

• Moved by Commissioner Stolzmann
  Seconded by Commissioner Loachamin

  to approve the Commissioners' Consent Agenda as a whole.

  Carried Unanimously

2.a

Assessors' Office: Master's Touch Contract Amendment (additional funding NTE $20,000)

-- Contract Amendment with Master's Touch for printing and mailing of Notice of Valuation for Real and Business Personal Property taxes. The request is for additional funding not to exceed $20,000.

2.b

Clerk & Recorder's Office: Contract Amendment with Runbeck Election Services, Inc. ($466,796)

-- Annual contract amendment with Runbeck Election Services, Inc., for Boulder County Elections ballot printing services in the amount of $466,796.00

2.c

Housing & Human Services Department: Agreement with Mount St Vincent Home FY23 SS-23A - Out of Home Placement Services

-- Contract Agreement and Addendum FY23 SS-23A - with Mount St Vincent Home for Out of Home Placement Services. The contract total depends on whether children are placed at the facility and the length of stay. If children are placed at the facility, a child-specific addendum (SS23B) will be executed between the Parties that will detail the negotiated rates.

2.d

Parks and Open Space Award Recommendation: SOQ #7401-22 - BCPOS Maintenance, Repair, and Construction RentalEquipment

-- The evaluation committee recommends awarding SOQ #7401-22, BCPOS Maintenance, Repair, and Construction Rental Equipment, to all vendors who submitted a proposal:

• 4 Rivers Equipment, LLC
• Wagner Equipment Co., Wagner Rents
• United Rentals, Inc.

2.e

Public Works Department: Award Recommendation- BID #7396-22 - North 71stStreet Shoulders and SH 52 Intersection ($2,256,994.88)

-- The evaluation committee recommends awarding BID #7396-22, North 71st Street Shoulders and SH 52 Intersection, to Timber Wolf Excavating, LLC, dba, TWX, the lowest, most responsible bidder, with a contract amount of $2,256,994.88.

3.

COMMISSIONERS' DISCUSSION ITEMS

3.a

Housing & Human Services: 2022-23 Task Order Contract with MHP for Withdrawal Management Services ($690,000)

-- This Task Order Contract reflects Boulder County’s contribution towards general operating support for the Contractor to operate withdrawal management services at Mental Health Partners (MHP). The Withdrawal Management program provides individualized monitoring for safe detoxification from alcohol and/or drugs, assessment for treatment needs, information and education on alcohol and drugs, case management, and referral for medical, housing, employment support, and legal services.  OFS # 2023-04

Presenter(s): Rory Thomes, Housing & Human Services Department

• Moved by Commissioner Stolzmann
  Seconded by Commissioner Loachamin
  Carried Unanimously

3.b

Public Works Department: 2022 Annual Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF) Report to Colorado Department of Transportation

-- 2022 Annual Highway Users Tax Fund (HUTF) Report to Colorado Department of Transportation

Presenter(s): Dave Watson, Public Works Department

• Moved by Commissioner Stolzmann
  Seconded by Commissioner Loachamin
  Carried Unanimously

3.c

County Attorney's Office: Comments to EPA Supporting Endangerment Finding for Lead Emissions from Aviation Gas

-- Boulder County has been asked to join a group of other local governments nationwide that are submitting comments to EPA in support of EPA’s proposed finding that lead emissions from aviation gas (avgas) used by piston-engine airplanes endanger human health and the environment. This finding, if finalized, would pave the way for EPA to regulate avgas.

Presenter(s): Olivia Lucas, County Attorney's Office

• Moved by Commissioner Stolzmann
  Seconded by Commissioner Loachamin
  Carried Unanimously

3.d

Public Health: National Radon Action Month Proclamation

-- Proclamation In Support of National Radon Action Month in Boulder County, Colorado.

Presenter(s): Patty Dooley-Strappelli, Boulder County Public Health

• Moved by Commissioner Stolzmann
  Seconded by Commissioner Loachamin
  Carried Unanimously

4.

AUTHORIZATION FOR EXECUTIVE SESSION

Authorization for the Board of County Commissioners to go into Executive Session for Legal Advice at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, January 18th with Ben Pearlman, County Attorney, pursuant to CRS 24-6-402(4)(b) Legal Advice.

Presenter(s): Ben Pearlman, County Attorney's Office

The topics to be discussed during the aforementioned Executive Session are:

1.) Community Planning & Permitting Docket SE-22-0009 (Koch Building Lot Recognition) at 154 Olde Carter Lake Road

2.) Debrief of legal issues associated with land use dockets from last week:

• Community Planning & Permitting Docket SE-21-0008 (Gebhardt Boundary Line Adjustment) at 3369 Sunshine Canyon Drive and
• Community Planning & Permitting Docket LU-22-0021 (Fauber Residence and Driveway Earthwork) at 15778 Mossrock Drive

• Moved by Commissioner Stolzmann
  Seconded by Commissioner Loachamin
  Carried Unanimously

5.

PARKS & OPEN SPACE EXECUTIVE SESSION 

-- Authorization for the Board of County Commissioners to go into Executive Session at 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 18 with Therese Glowacki, Director of Parks & Open Space, pursuant to CRS 24-6-402(4)(a) Real or Personal Property acquisitions/sales for property east of Longmont, south of Longmont, and in the mountains near Allenspark.

Presenter(s): Ben Pearlman, County Attorney's Office

• Moved by Commissioner Stolzmann
  Seconded by Commissioner Loachamin
  Carried Unanimously

6.

BCHA EXECUTIVE SESSION (IF NEEDED)

[There was nothing to note for the record for Item No. 6.]

7.

SCHEDULING AND COMMUNICATIONS (IF NEEDED)

[There was nothing to note for the record for Item No. 7.]

8.

CONFIRMATION OF EXECUTIVE SESSION TOPICS

The commissioners held an Executive Session for Legal Advice on Wednesday, January 11. The following topics were discussed:

1.) Community Planning & Permitting Docket SE-21-0008 (Gebhardt Boundary Line Adjustment)

2.) Community Planning & Permitting Docket LU-22-0021 (Fauber Residence and Driveway  Earthwork)

3.) Short-term Rental and Vacation Rental two-year review

[Item No. 8 was noted for the record.]

Presenter: Cecilia Lacey, Commissioners' Office

[THIS BUSINESS MEETING ADJOURNED AT 10:53 A.M.]

9.

1:00 p.m. PUBLIC HEARING (Hybrid: In-Person and Zoom Webinar) (Staff Contact: Hannah Hippely & Ethan Abner)

9.a

Community Planning & Permitting Department:

Two-year review of the Short-Term Rental and Vacation Rental Regulations and Licensing Ordinance, as required by Resolution 2020-104 approving Docket DC-19-0005 Text amendments to
the Boulder County Land Use Code related to the Short-Term Dwelling Rental and Bed and Breakfast Lodging Uses.

ACTION REQUESTED: For informational purposes & public testimony – no action requested.

[THIS HEARING WAS CALLED TO ORDER AT 1:01 P.M. AND ADJOURNED AT 3:40 P.M.]

Staff Presenter(s):

Ethan Abner, Community Planning & Permitting Department

Kathy Gissel, Community Planning & Permitting Department

Martin Laws, Community Planning & Permitting Department

Dale Case, Community Planning & Permitting Department

County Attorneys Present:

Ben Pearlman

Erica Rogers

Public Speaker(s):

1. Edward Yagi, Allenspark
2. Ilona Dotterer, Boulder
3. Richard Harris, Allenspark
4. John Leary, Louisville
5. Roxanne di Santo, Nederland
6. Phil Stern, Allenspark
7. Sharon O'Leary, Longmont
8. Natalie Bennett, Boulder County