MEETING OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
BOULDER COUNTY
AGENDA

Tuesday, June 17, 2025 at 9:30 A.m. - 10:30 A.m.

Third Floor Hearing Room

County Court House

1325 Pearl Street, Boulder

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1.

Call to Order

2.

9:30 a.m. Business Meeting and Head Start Division Public Meeting

• Virtual Attendee Link for Commissioners' June 17 Morning Session
• Call-in information: 1-833-568-8864, Webinar ID: 161 348 9358

3.

Commissioners' Consent Items

3.a

Assessor's Office - Impact Assistance Grants (IAG) from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW)

Seeking a signature on the corrected Impact Assistance Grants (IAG) from Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) application. The Assessor’s Office found a calculation error in the form, corrected it, and is requesting approval and a signature.

• Staff Contact(s): Cindy Braddock, Assessor's Office

3.b

Community Planning and Permitting - Boulder County Letter of Support for Town of Superior for SS4A Grant Application

The Town of Superior has requested a letter of support from Boulder County for their SS4A application. The town is seeking funds to complete a comprehensive safety and accessibility assessment along the Marshall Road corridor, between 1st Avenue and 5th Avenue. They are requesting Planning and Demonstration funds, which would not compete with the county’s request for Implementation funds, and no local match funds are being requested.

• Staff Contact(s): Kelly Leadbetter, Community Planning and Permitting; Stacey Proctor, Community Planning and Permitting.

3.c

Community Planning and Permitting - Submission and Local Match Approval for a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program Application

Staff from the Community Planning & Permitting Department – Transportation Planning Division is seeking approval from the Board of County Commissioners to submit a Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program application for funds to engineer and construct the southern segment of the North Foothills Bikeway (from Broadway to Neva Road). Staff is also seeking approval for the commitment of $4,112,600 of Transportation Sales Tax Funds to be committed as local match.
Actions requested contains two approvals: 1) Approval for Boulder County to submit an Implementation Grant application to the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program and 2) Approval to commit a maximum of $4,112,600 of Transportation Sales Tax Funds as local match to fulfill the application requirements.

• Action Requested: Decision
• Presenter(s): Stacey Proctor, Community Planning & Permitting (In Person)

3.d

Community Planning and Permitting - Support for DRCOG Grant Application for SS4A Program

Staff from the Community Planning & Permitting Department – Transportation Planning Division have been coordinating with the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) to participate in the Denver Regional Council of Governments’ (DRCOG) regionwide application for the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program for the construction of pedestrian signals on CO 119 (Boulder Canyon) at two high-activity crossing locations: Boulder Canyon Trailhead and Fourmile Canyon Drive. CDOT will provide the local match of $500,000. Note that at this time, although no county funds are needed, CDOT is requesting a commitment from the county to collaboratively address any potential cost overruns should they occur; this could include reducing the scope to match the available budget or providing county funding at the time of project implementation (likely to be no sooner than 2027).

• Staff Contact(s): Liv Lewin, Community Planning & Permitting

3.e

Community Services - Approval of a contract between Boulder County and Tribe Recovery Homes, Inc. for the purchase of a property located at 2043 Pearl St. #2, Boulder and authorization to Jeff Davis, Land Officer, to sign closing documents

Approval is requested for a contract between Boulder County and Tribe Recovery Homes, Inc. to purchase the property at 2043 Pearl St. #2, Boulder, formerly known as Arbor House. The costs will be covered by a state ARPA grant, and the City of Boulder will assume all ongoing maintenance and operational costs per a signed intergovernmental agreement. The purchase involves a buy-out of the existing mortgage from First Bank, and no material defects were found during the property inspection. The property is intended to be conveyed to the City of Boulder after the grant's period ends on June 30th, 2025.

• Staff Contact(s): Jim Adams-Berger, Community Services.

3.f

Community Services - On-ramp to Resilience Project Awarded by State of Colorado Opioid Abatement Council

Boulder County Community Services' Opioid Abatement team has been awarded $500,000 from the State's Infrastructure Grant. This was awarded in partnership with Clinica Family Health and Wellness and the City and County of Broomfield to open an acute care substance abuse treatment center in Louisville, CO, serving both Boulder and Broomfield Counties. The County team assisted in writing and submitting the grant application and will pass funds to Clinica, which will remodel the building to launch treatment and recovery-based services. Both counties will explore integrating Clinica's electronic referral system once the program has opened.

• Staff Contact(s): Kelly Veit, Community Services; Tucker Eurman, Community Services

3.g

County Attorney's Office - 2025-028 Resolution dissolving the Boulder County Clean Energy Options Local Improvement District

Resolution 2025-028 is a resolution dissolving the Boulder County Clean Energy Options Local Improvement District.

• Staff Contact(s): Olivia Lucas, County Attorney's Office.

3.h

Housing and Human Services - HUD BCHA 2025 Grant Agreement #CO0134L8T032406

This request is for BOCC Chair signature for continuing HUD CoC funding for BCHA for HUY Fiscal Year 2024, but funds awarded May 2025 for January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026. Renewal agreement for the Continuum of Care Rapid Re-housing (CoC RRH) Program in the amount of $914,306. There is a 25% match allocation ($228,577); we will use our HSP AAHT dollars to meet this match requirement. The CoC RRH program fills the gap in Boulder County’s current housing continuum by offering a Housing First resource for two targeted vulnerable populations: (1) families experiencing literal homelessness and (2) transition-aged youth experiencing literal homelessness. We partner with the Metro Denver Housing Initiative (MDHI) and use their coordinated entry system – OneHome – to prioritize support. The goal of this program is: (1) to stabilize housing for these populations for at least 6 months after program exit; (2) ensure enrollment in high level programs like SNAP, Medicaid, and TANF; and (3) ensure linkages to job training and education opportunity with the goal of increasing household income.

• Staff Contact(s): Gwen Mossman, Housing & Human Services

3.i

Parks and Open Space - Golden-Fredstrom Exercise of Option

This letter formally exercises the purchase option for the Golden-Fredstrom property, which is adjacent to the Pella Crossing open space.  The property has been under an option agreement since June of 1995; Boulder County has been making annual option payments since that time.  The acquisition consists of 140 acres, plus 80% of a 5/12ths interest in the Zweck and Turner Ditch.  The price for the acquisition, adjusted for the amount paid over time, is $1,347,567.58. The deadline for exercising the option to purchase is July 1, 2025.  The letter is dated as July 1, as Real Estate staff will hand-deliver the exercise letter to the seller and their attorneys on the day itself.

• Staff Contact(s): Aaron Clark, Parks and Open Space

3.j

Parks and Open Space - Rangeview Property Acquisition Purchase Agreement

On June 10, 2025, the Board of County Commissioners approved the acquisition of the Rangeview property at 5701 N. 79th Street, Longmont CO. This document is needed to complete the transaction.

• Staff Contact(s): Tina Burghardt, Parks and Open Space

3.k

Parks and Open Space - SOQ 127-25 New Irrigation System Installations Contract ($1,000,000)

SOQ 127-25 New Irrigation System Installations Contract involves the installation of new irrigation systems on Parks and Open Space agricultural properties over a 5-year term. The contract, valued at $1,000,000 annually, was awarded to High Desert Irrigation LLC, the only vendor capable of meeting the required specifications, after three bids were initially received. The funding for this recurring contract will be sourced from the General Fund, it is also being funded by Fund 126.

• Staff Contact(s): Jason Sauer, Parks & Open Space

3.l

Public Works - New Contract with Blueprint Skilled Services for Staffing Continuing Services ($2,000,000)

The Building Services Division of Boulder County Public Works may need skilled labor in various trades to supplement in-house capabilities, which may include but are not limited to electricians, carpenters, framers/drywall workers. The contract will have Blueprint Skilled Services join the pool of existing shortlisted vendors for Temporary Labor Continuing Services.

• Staff Contact(s): Marc Dominguez, Public Works

4.

Confirmation of Executive Session Topics

Confirming Executive Session topics noticed at the June 10th, 2025 Regular Meeting were discussed as scheduled.

• Action Requested: Note for the Record
• Presenter(s): Natalie Springett, Commissioners' Office (In Person)

5.

Authorizations for Executive Sessions

5.a

Authorization for Executive Session

Authorization for the Board of County Commissioners to go into Executive Session for on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, at 1:00 p.m. with Ben Pearlman, County Attorney, pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(e), instructions to negotiators, regarding the following topic: 1) Collective bargaining agreement with the Boulder County Employees Union.

• Action Requested: Decision

5.b

Authorization for Executive Session

Authorization for the Board of County Commissioners to go into Executive Session for on Wednesday, June 18th, 2025, at 1:20 p.m. with Ben Pearlman, County Attorney, pursuant to C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b), legal advice, regarding the following topic: 1) Standard county contract template.

• Action Requested: Decision

6.

Public Meeting on Head Start Division Monthly Report to the Commissioners

Community Services: Monthly report from the Head Start division. No public testimony will be taken.

• Action Requested: None - information only
• Presenter(s): Akane Ogren, Community Services
• Location: Hybrid (Hearing Room and Zoom Webinar)