Board of County Commissioners of Lincoln County
Agenda for February 25, 2010
9:00 Call to order and Pledge of Allegiance
Opening Statement, Welcome, Introduction
of county participants---Steve Burgess, Chairman, Board of County Commissioners
Opening Statement and Introduction of
Department of Transportation participants
R2C2 study
Economic impacts to Lincoln County
Environmental impacts to Lincoln County
Summarize information to be provided by each party and schedule next meeting
Adjourn
1. Approve payroll and expense vouchers
2. Review and approve the minutes from the February 18th meeting
3. County Commissioners’ reports
4. County Administrator’s report
5. County Attorney’s report
6. Old business
7. New business
The Board of Lincoln County Commissioners met at 9:00 a.m. on February 25, 2010. The following attended: Chairman Steve Burgess, Commissioners Gary Beedy and Ted Lyons, County Administrator Roxie Devers, Clerk to the Board Corinne M. Lengel, and County Attorney Stan Kimble, until noon.
Since the Board was holding a rail relocation coordination meeting with members of the Colorado Department of Transportation at 10:00 a.m., Chairman Burgess chose to wait until that time to call the meeting to order so that the commissioners would have time to set up the jury assembly room and prepare for the coordination portion of the meeting.
At 10:00 a.m., Chairman Burgess called the meeting to order in the jury assembly room and led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Burgess’ opening statement included informing those present that the meeting would be recorded by an actual court reporter who would transcribe the meeting, as well as a tape-recorder. He went over certain rules; such as, who would be allowed to speak, the order of the agenda and the fact that each speaker would need to identify who they were before speaking. Introductions were made and Mr. Burgess gave a brief synopsis of the county’s reasons for wishing to coordinate with CDOT regarding the rail relocation project. He also allowed Russell George, Executive Director of CDOT, to do the same.
The following list is that of persons who were allowed to speak at the coordination meeting. Audience members were cautioned not to speak, as they were not designated to do so, and a Lincoln County Jail Deputy was designated as the sergeant-at-arms. Filed with this list of speakers is a list of people who attended the meeting. Official transcripts of the meeting will be available within two weeks.
Lincoln County, Colorado
February 25, 2010 Coordination Meeting
Lincoln County Commissioners
Lincoln County Attorney – Stan Kimble
Citizens Against Railroad Relocation (CARR)
American Stewards of Liberty
Kiowa County Commissioner Donald Oswald
Clear Creek County Commissioner and Chairman of the Rocky Mountain Rail Authority, Harry Dale
Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT)
Colorado Rail Relocation Implementation Study – R2C2
When the coordination meeting was adjourned at approximately 12:30 p.m., the Board returned to their meeting room to finish up with members of the CARR board, Harry Dale, and American Stewards of Liberty members. Fred Kelly Grant felt that the commissioners had done an excellent job with the meeting and believed that the county is now in control. Harry Dale suggested contacting CDOT Region 1 Regional Transportation Director Tony DeVito and asking him to meet with the Board as soon as possible to discuss the outcome of today’s meeting and to focus specifically on the Eastern Plains Study that was mentioned. Mr. Grant proposed having Mr. Dale draft a letter summarizing all that was said at today’s coordination meeting and added that he would do the same.
After everyone had gone, RSVP Director Stacey Phythian met with the Board to update them on activities in her department. Senior Core received another $1,742 in funds, which Ms. Phythian said can be used for administrative costs such as salaries and staff mileage, or equipment and supplies. She will put most of it in the supplies line item and seventy dollars will go for background checks.
Kit Carson County generally administers an annual food drive and Ms. Phythian said that RSVP had started a food bank a couple of years ago, but then never followed up with it, which she would like to do. She has a volunteer in Flagler who will manage the project.
Ms. Phythian asked that the commissioners attend Recognition Day at Karval on April 17 and wanted to know if they would help. She also asked that they begin attending the Advisory Council meetings, at least once in awhile, and informed them that she had made some errors on her financial reports by not putting in the correct numbers at the end of 2008. She felt that it is corrected now, but wanted the Board to know what had occurred. She will also be participating in a peer-mentoring program, at no cost to the county, for some additional help with her position.
Mr. Beedy made a motion to approve the minutes from the meetings held on February 18, 2010 and February 24, 2010, as submitted. Mr. Lyons seconded the motion, which carried unanimously.
Mr. Beedy reported attending the Interim Transit & Rail Committee meeting the afternoon of February 18, as well as the Works Allocation Committee meeting with Karen Beye on the Nineteenth. She did not agree with the proposed formula so the committee will meet again to discuss other potential changes. On the Twenty-second, Mr. Beedy attended the Economic Development Council board meeting, and stated that the state director will be out and felt that the commissioners should all try to attend that meeting. Mr. Beedy also said that they had learned that all the fence lines at the Karval shop are off by about thirty feet, so he sent the survey to Stan Kimble to review. He will also ask Mr. Kimble to draft an agreement with Don Stone regarding the purchase of the property that they want to add to the Karval shop.
Mr. Lyons reported that he attended the RC&D meeting on February 22 to discuss hiring the coordinator, and talked to Ben Orrell yesterday regarding the applications that had been received.
Mr. Burgess attended a Tri-State meeting on February 10, and reported that they started crushing concrete and asphalt in Limon yesterday. He added that he’d spoken with Jim McDonald, who is doing an asphalt project on Highway 24, about prices for asphalt.
Ms. Devers had not brought her report and said she would give it the following day. She asked the Board if anyone had corrections to the draft position statement, but no one did.
Mr. Burgess said he would like to straighten a curve on County Rd 3R at County Rd 42, but that it would be county property there at the Brent gravel pit. He said they are about ready to close the pit, and Mr. Beedy put in that they would have to release the pit before they could do anything about the road, which could take about three years.
The compactor at the landfill was brought up and Mr. Burgess said a new one would cost about $200,000, which is not cost effective when it is used so rarely. Even the $18,000 it will cost to fix it seems to be too much, but the Board decided to have it fixed, as there really isn’t another option.
Mr. Burgess said they need to seal the cracks in the courthouse parking lot again, and since they already have the material, they just need to coordinate the manpower.
Ms. Devers said she did finally find someone who could help with the Verizon Wireless sales tax and fee going to Elbert County instead of Lincoln County for those residents with 80828 zip codes, and asked Rick Sandersfeld at the Limon Post Office for a list of Elbert County residents who have the 80828 zip code. He will send it and she will, in turn, submit it to Craig Brandt with Verizon.
Ms. Devers also said that she was contacted that the USDA grant for $12,650 for the new console at the sheriff’s office and the generator storage was approved.
Mr. Lyons commented that Ben Orrell told him that the town of Hugo will be getting a statue that was purchased with tourism funds.
The Board approved the February payroll and expense vouchers for the month and then, with no further business to come before the Board, the meeting was adjourned until 9:00 a.m. on February 26, 2010.
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Corinne M. Lengel, Clerk to the Board Steve Burgess, Chairman