Board of County Commissioners
| Minutes of Meeting |
| 07/20/2010 |
| July 20, 2010 In attendance: Audrey Danner, Chair, Tom Mathers Vice Chair; Stephanie Beckett, Deputy Clerk, Ray Beck, Jeff Comstock, and Brian Smith. Tom Gray absent. Call to Order Pledge/Moment of Silence Consent Agenda Mathers made a motion to approve the consent agenda consisting of items: A) Approved the minutes from 6/8/10, and 6/22/10. B) Approved Resolution 2010-71 transfer of payment of warrants for the month of July in the amount of $371,840.15 and Resolution 2010-72 payment of payroll warrants for the payroll ending 07/10/10 in the amount of $681,502.95. D) Approved the quarterly claim for reimbursement of EMPG/LEMS expenses in the amount of $8,159.18 with eligible reimbursement of $4,079.59. Item C) has been taken off the agenda. Danner seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. See attachments. Mike Fuller present. General Discussion Mathers: Hilary Clinton is going to another country to help with the economy. This should not be how this works. Would like to thank the City of Craig for sending Whittle the Woods carvings to Dinosaur. Dinosaur is looking to put a question on the November ballot regarding Medical Marijuana dispensary. Dinosaur is incorporated so they could approve a medical marijuana dispensary in the city limits only. Danner: Visited Kansas this past weekend, they are trying to grow technology. Doug Davis invited BOCC to picnic Aug 20th. Whittle the Wood is in the Denver Post. July 14th editorial about Broadband Technology – this is important to community development. Saturday the Daily Press ran an editorial regarding the Vermilion Basin in the Commissioners favor. The State has recently come out with information on Medical Marijuana dispensaries. Fuller asks how the carvers from Whittle the Wood get compensated. Danner indicates that they do get paid to participate. This is good advertisement for the carvers. Beck appreciates the BOCC in their efforts with the Vermilion Basin decision. Comstock discusses Club 20 meeting they have two important decisions needing to be made; one is if agriculture property should be taxed with the agriculture exemption or as real property. And the second is to develop a “right to float” committee. County Attorney’s Office – Jeremy Snow Snow discusses a voter questions regarding prohibition of Medical Marijuana commercial operations. Snow indicates according to State Statue there is no actual deadline to put a question on the ballot. The language of the draft could be changed in the future, and could also be withdrawn all together. Danner asks if Snow has seen the new information on CCI regarding Medical Marijuana. Snow will check on these updates. Snow suggest that the most recent information he has gathered from other attorneys is to let the voters decide. Danner is not fully decided if the BOCC should choose to put this issue on the ballot or just making the decision. Mathers would like to see the question easier to read and understand. Snow indicates that the question needs to be direct and needs to track the statutory language. This would prevent any future boards from changing any decisions. Mathers questions the draft of the question to make sure it is a clear yes or no question. Debra Wellman, Marjorie Forbes, and Phyllis Myers representing the Hamilton Community Center. Danner would ask for the change to be made regarding the language. At 10:10 a.m. Snow made changes requested and represents the question to the Commissioners. Mathers made a motion to approve Resolution 2010-70 placing an election question on the General Election ballot on whether to prohibit medical marijuana center, optional premises cultivation operations, and medical marijuana-infused products manufacturer’s licenses within the unincorporated boundaries of Moffat County, Colorado. Danner seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. See attached. Danner indicates this will only be a placeholder on the ballot and can be withdrawn or the wording could be changed no later then October 6, 2010. Discuss Hamilton Community Center well issues Danner indicates that this topic has needed the Commissioners attention. They have discussed payments, and well options. At this point there is a leak in the well and the pipelines to access this goes through the Jordan families home. Mathers would like to know about how much water is being used monthly. The septic needs pumped at least two times a year, about 5 gallons of the potable water used per week. If a 1,000 gallon cistern was installed the county would refill the water. Mathers would like to divorce the three family situations concerning the water usage and access. Mathers asks “How long would the center be without water if the new system were put in”? As of right now there is no water at the community center. Two big events are coming up in August and they need to have water. Danner suggest that the water was turned off to get the Commissioners attention. The Hamilton board asks if we could move the voting this year, Danner indicates that this will not happen due to what has happened. Mathers made a motion to approve purchasing and installing a 1,000 gallon cistern using the current pressure tank, and a new pump at the Hamilton Community Center. This is potable water that will be installed and hauled to the Center. Also $50.00 a month will be transferred to pay the community center to help supply water needs. In doing this the County would disconnect water from Mr. Jordan’s property. Danner seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. Danner would like the on going hauling and cost of the water needs to be determined before making an agreement. Danner would like to make arrangements to turn the water on the 9th – 12th of August for events scheduled. Mathers will contact Mr. Jordan to have this request completed. And if not then other arrangements will have to be made. BJ Stevens, Bud Nelson, Pablo Salcido, Penny Nelson, Veronica Otero, Jane Wigington, Catherine Bakos-Snowden, Dale Coniff, Loid Luscomb, Nicole Thrasher, Mel Ferree, Carina Meza, Sharom Stoddard, Dan Blinson, and Paul Backes present representing Independent Life Center. Independent Life Center – Evelyn Tileston Tileston presents a proclamation to recognize the week of July 24th as Disability Awareness Week. Mathers made a motion to recognize Disability Awareness week in Moffat County, July 24 through July 30, 2010. Danner seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. See attached. Tileston would like to acknowledge the Craig Boys and Girls Club has been very active this year preparing for this event. There will be a concert at the park on July 24th. She would also like to thank all the business, The Craig Daily Press, and KRAI for their contributions. Administration – Tinneal Gerber & Paul Backus – McMahan & Associates Gerber and Backus present the 2009 audit results. Report attached. Shelley Pankey, Diana, and Kathy Nielson present. Backus goes over how the system works and how to support the accounting system for the year-end. This is done by talking to the Treasurers office; going through accounts receivable, payables, payroll tax reporting, COP payments, and many other procedures. Moffat County has maintained and increased the reserves. From a financial report standpoint the County looks good according to Backus. Made a motion to accept the preliminary draft for the 2009 financial statements. Danner seconded the motion. Motion carried 2-0. Meeting Adjourned Submitted by: Stephanie Beckett, Deputy Clerk Approved by: ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ Approved on: ________________________________________________ Attest by: ________________________________________________ |
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