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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2.0 Meeting Minutes 04.23.1979)ceedings of the Board of County Commissioners, Garfield County, Colo., APRIL 1979 Charles Stoddard said he heartily endorses Mr. Velasquez' position, and that the special interest groups that are impacting this area are affecting the quality of the place we live in. He said this program is a gimmick, that those who will benefit are the money lenders, and he thinks that the county should have absolutely nothing to do with it. Jerry Cook said he looksat this program as a special tool, that conventional loans will be hard to come by. Walt Kane said that if the Board changes its mind, his firm stands ready to work with the county, and that the lenders can use the money because there is a need to help people in this area with housing. Dave Moore asked Mr. Velasquez if his decision was based on the lesser of two evils. Mr. Velasquez said yes, that even though this local program will not affect the economy as a whole, morally he cannot endorse it. Meeting recessed for lunch. Reconvened at 1:30 p.m. Road Supervisor Leonard Bowlby discussed the matter of the appraisals on the needed right of ways to improve the Donegan Road. He said that the county will need to buy all of the land above the road in order to attain a stable grade. Mr. Cerise suggested that Mr. Bowlby and Mr. Abplanalp contact each individual landowner to see what they want for their land. Mr. Bowlby said there is no money in his budget for this and Mr. Cerise said we might have to make a down payment this year and budget the rest next year. Mr. Bowlby said that he would like the commissioners' permission to go on a four day 10 hour work week schedule through daylight savings' time because of the travel time necessary for projects this year. They said to go ahead. Mr. Bowlby also told the Commissioners that the bridge on Kimball Creek is failing and he is going to replace it with two 20' pipes. Paul Scott appeared before the Board to discuss conditions in the county jail. Also present was Sheriff Jack McNeel. Mr. Scott had previously provided the Commissioners with written material, which he now discussed. He said there are eight items in the county jail that cause "inhuman" conditions. He also said he is working on his Ph.D. in prisoner rehabilitation, and that he is coming here in a reform type of capacity. Mr. Cerise asked him why he thinks Garfield County should do away with its jail. Mr. Scott said it is not just the county jail. Mr. Cerise said the jail meets state regulations and that Mr. Scott should be lobbying the state, where the standards are set. Mr. Scott said a new jail is not the answer. Mr. Jolley said we would be in trouble if we deviated from state standards, and that it is an impossibility to close the jail. Mr. Cerise said it is not the county's duty to rehabilitate prisoners since the county usually only holds prisoners awaiting trial or work -release prisoners. Mr. Velasquez told Mr. Scott that the county puts its priority on the youth of the community by cooperating with and contributing toward youth programs. Mr. Scott said he would like to see Garfield County become a leader in rehabilitation and research, and that he would like to see a program beginning with pre-schoolers. Sheriff McNeel said that he already has prevention programs going in the schools, that he works on the prevention angle, not rehabilitation. Kay Weisbecker, Criminal Justice Planner for COG, said that of the $79,000 allocated for this region, most of the money goes for juvenile programs. County Planner Ray Baldwin and Chuck Piffer were present. Mr. Piffer is requesting a subdivision exemption on a 14.94 acre parcel east of Red Canyon. Mr. Cerise questioned him about the parcel and determined that Orest Gerbaz had previously requested an exemption on the same property and it ha 4141 been denied because of the steep slope. After discussion, Mr. Piffer withdrew his request and said' he would look at building one single fancily dwelling. Don Sillivan appeared on behalf of Colorado Mountain College to request an exemption on the Martino - Stevens property on Four Mile. This request is to divide 30 acres above the road into three lots of 12, 14, and 4 acres. There is an existing well that can serve all three lots. Mr. Baldwin recommended approval with the condition that there only be one driveway onto the county road. Mr. Sillivan said this would be no problem. Mr. Velasquez moved that a resolution of approval be prepared, that no further splits be allowed on these lots, that there only be one driveway off the county road, and that each lot be deeded an undivided 1/3 interest in the well. Seconded by Mr. Jolley and carried unanimously. Mr. Abplanalp reported that he had was told to go ahead and send back authorize the chairman to sign the indemnifying the insurance company Seconded by Mr. Jolley and carried spoken with the BLM concerning the lease on the Rifle landfill and the signed lease and the other documents. Mr. Velasquez moved to lease and the special pricing program commitments, the resolution on the required bond and the voucher in the amount of $83.34. unanimously. RESOLUTION No. 79-34 WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado, is required by the United States Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, to obtain a bond in the amount of $15,000 assuring the operation and reclamation of a tract of land known as the Rifle Landfill, located in a portion of Section 23, Township 6 South, Range 93 West of the 6th P.M., Garfield County, Colorado, in accordance with the requirements of the Bureau of Land Management, and WHEREAS, the Board has determined that such lease, and therefore the provision of such bond, is essential to the efficient operation of Garfield County and the healthful environment of the citizens of Garfield County, and WHEREAS, the Board is required, as a condition prior to obtaining such bond, to indemnify such insurance company as may be retained to provide such bond, NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of County Commissioners of Garfield County, Colorado, that this Board indemnify such insurance company as may provide the aforementioned bond, and further that the Chairman of this Board be authorized to execute any instruments evidencing such indemnification. Dated the 23rd day of April, 1979. THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS nF GARF.TF.T.n COUNTY. COLORADO