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Board of County Commissioners

Minutes of Meeting

02/16/2010

February 16, 2010 In attendance: Audrey Danner, Chair, Tom Mathers Vice Chair; Tom Gray, Board Member; Lila Herod, Deputy Clerk; Brian Smith; Jeff Comstock; Ray Beck. Call to Order Pledge/Moment of Silence Consent Agenda Mathers made a motion to approve the consent agenda consisting of items:  A) Approved Resolution 2010-19 payment of payroll warrants for the payroll ending February 6, 2010 in the amount of $662,649.73.  B) Approved the request from Pioneer Natural Resources for waiver of preferential right to purchase under oil and gas lease 2002L1840 dated December 30,2002.  C) Approved the 2010 Moffat County Tourism Association By-Laws. Gray seconded the motion. There was further discussion regarding the MCTA By-Laws. Mathers expressed concern over paragraph B the number of members and appointments of alternates. The alternates should not be considered voting members of the Board, only if they are representing an absent member. Danner clarified that this is how the Board operates; the two alternates are not primary voting members. Doug Larlham present. Mathers withdrew his original motion and made a motion to approve the consent agenda and remove item C. Gray seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. Mathers made a motion to adopt the MCTA By-laws, but to delete the line under IV Membership, paragraph B that states, “the Commissioners may also appoint up to two (2) alternates. Gray seconded the motion. Danner clarified that there is a current alternate on this Board and it is the Commissioners preference to appoint additional alternates in the future. Mathers is concerned this Board will evolve into a nine member Board. Gray stated that if this clause is included in the By-Laws then the role of alternates should be defined. Motion carried 3-0. See attachments. General Discussion Mathers reporting:  AGNC will be opposing several bills: HB1001- renewable energy, HB1200-tax credit for small business and two proposed medical marijuana bills,  DOLA recommends implementing the Governors October budget plan by applying a cash transfer of $7.6 million from severance funds to the General Fund, and $14.3 million from local government funds to the General Fund. This will virtually elimante funding from severance and mineral lease. Larry Ozbun, Bob McConnell and Cindi Crabtree present. The Commissioners held their monthly Safety Meeting. The discussion topic was “Make the best use of your first aid kit.” Danner reporting:  The State of the County and City will be held Friday night. Commissioner Danner and Mayor Don Jones will be speaking.  Attended the weekend Valentines Day event at Wyman Museum. Larry Ozbun introduced Bob McConnell who is a candidate for the 3rd Congressional District. McConnell discussed the situation of snow bound seniors and asked if the inmates are able to perform snow removal as community service. Mathers stated seniors could contact CAPS for this kind of service and Danner stated the senior snowplowing program is available from the Road Department. Suzanne Brinks and Carol Scott present. Assessors Office – Suzanne Brinks Brinks reviewed the yearly Visual Lease contract. The bid for this service was waived in a previous meeting. Visual Lease provides services to the Assessor’s office for all new construction of oil and gas related property. The contract is in the amount of $42,000 to be paid in quarterly payments. Gray is concerned the contract has increased each year - from the original amount of $36,000. He stated, at some point Visual Lease needs to be aware that the County will not continue to approve these yearly increases. Brinks reviewed the scope of work and stated the contract also includes any litigation at the State Board of Assessment Appeals. Tom Soos present. Gray made a motion to sign and approve the contract with Visual Lease. Mathers seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. See attached. Carol Scott reviewed the petition for abatement of taxes for Cindi Crabtree. The property is located at 690 Ranney Street and the classification was changed from residential to vacant land with minor structure causing the taxes to go from $152 to $660. Mrs. Crabtree appealed the valuation because the house had been given to the Craig Fire Department for training purposes because it is uninhabitable. Scott agreed the building is uninhabitable so it is not considered a residential dwelling and this is why the classification was changed. Crabtree stated she intends to sell the property as residential property. Scott stated if Crabtree had obtained a building permit for repairs this would indicate that she intends to remodel the building for residential purposes, but this is not the case. Crabtree stated she doesn’t understand how the classification would change on this property, because 15 years ago the classification never changed on her property at 641 Ranney and this building was also demolished. Brinks recommends the Commissioners deny this abatement, because the taxpayer reported the house uninhabitable so the property had to be reclassified as vacant land with a minor structure. Gray made a motion to approve the petition for abatement or refund of taxes for Cindi and Adam Crabtree on parcel #R006862 and to leave the classification of the property at 690 Ranney as residential at the present value. Mathers seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. See attachment. Danner thanked Brinks and Scott for consistently following the law when making these determinations and also for the working with Mrs. Crabtree so she understands this process. Allen Reishus present. EMS Council- Tom Soos Soos gave the EMS Council report and presented the minutes of the last meeting and the 2010 By-Laws. See attached.  Sending members to the NWRETAC Leadership Conference in April.  There is movement pushing for Regional and State medical direction indicating the State should conduct inspections for licensing ambulances. The EMS Council consensus is that funding should be used for local EMT agencies and counties should conduct licensing. They do not want the State to have the authority in licensing.  The Rangely Hospital received grant funding to purchase a new ambulance, and Maybell is applying for a grant for power cots.  Looking for alternate site to hold EMS meetings.  The EMS Council By-Laws were passed at the February 3, 2010 meeting. Land Use Board Jean Stetson and Jeff Comstock present. The Land Use Board requested the Commissioners send a letter to the Division of Wildlife requesting clarity on the comments Director Remington made at the Club 20 meeting in January regarding the DOW’s position on the greater sage grouse. The letter requests clarification on two points: 1) If the DOW is advocating for a separate local listing determinations in distinct populations rather than a range-wide determination, so as to protect thriving populations, and 2) If the Colorado Division of Wildlife has committed to defending the conservation efforts for greater sage-grouse as the reason for a “precluded” determination, rather than accepting a determination of “precluded” because the greater sage-grouse is a low priority for listing compared to other “warranted” species. Allen Reishus reported the Colorado Environmental Coalition is arranging for a viewing trailer to be in Moffat County to view the sage grouse breeding season. Gray made a motion to send a letter to the Colorado Division of Wildlife requesting clarification on the findings by the US Fish and Wildlife Service regarding the listing of the greater sage grouse. Mathers seconded the motion. Motion carried 3-0. See attached. Meeting Adjourned Submitted by: Lila Herod, Deputy Clerk Approved by: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Approved on: ________________________________________________ Attest by: ________________________________________________

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