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Home My WebLink Aboutbocc.min.ws.12092014PITKIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION AGENDA Plaza 1 Meeting Room TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2014 APPROVED BY BOCC ON /- 12:00 • Memos of Interest (none) • Future Agendas/Agenda Requests/Monthly Calendar • BOCC Open Discussion • Board Membership Reports —NWCCOG, RRR, CORE, QQ, CCI, Club 20, CRRTB, RWPA, ACRA, RFTA, Senior Council, NC, Intermountain TPR 1:00 Citizen Board Interview / Bill Hodges — Sr. Services Marty Ames. 1:15 Citizen Board Interview / Dimi Angelov — Financial Advisory Board John Redmond 1:30 Healthy Rivers & Streams Board Grant Protocol Dave Nixa 2:00 Solid Waste Overview Cathy Hall 3:30 BREAK 3:45 EXECUTIVE SESSION Westland Financial LLC litigation CRS24-6-402(4)(b) Property Acquisition CRS24-6-402(4)(a) 4:45 PM ADJOURN (P&Z meeting begins at 5:00 PM) THURSDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2014 Club 20 Meeting 4:00-6:00 PM Transfer of Public Lands Forum Grand Junction Double Tree Hotel 743 Horizon Drive, Grand Junction AGENDA IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE Commissioners present: ® Steve Child ® Rob Inner ® George Newman ® Michael Owsley ® Rachel Richards MINUTES OF WORK SESSION APPROVED BY BOCC Date: December 9, 20 b1v 4t1/01. iv 9-(MC WORK SESSION ITEM: Memos of Interest (NONE) Meeting Start Time: 12:00 PM Commissioners not present: n Steve Child n Rob Ittner n George Newman n Michael Owsley ❑ Rachel Richards WORK SESSION ITEM: Future Agendas/Agenda Requests/Monthly Calendars 1. Jon reviewed potential Retreat dates. The Board agreed on February 4&5. 2. George commented that the January 23 Board appointment item can be reduced from 1 hour. 3. George asked if the December 15 Special Meeting scheduled for noon could be rescheduled to loam so he may attend a meeting in Rifle. The Board agreed. Staff will contact Grass Roots. 4. Rob commented the January 16 Future Air Study item should be scheduled for more than 1 hour. Jon stated it will be scheduled longer. WORK SESSION ITEM: Open Discussion 1. Jon advised the Basalt Library has one applicant for Board vacancy. The interview process was discussed and the Board supported the process employed in the past where representative members of each district meet for interviews at the Library. Michael and George will represent the County. 2. Jon stated the designation of CCI 2015 Steering Committee Proxy representatives is needed and he explained our past practice. The Board supported that practice. 3. Jon advised the Aspen Times has old County stories posting on-line. He is reaching out to see what has occurred to have these old stories come up as new. 4. George commented on today's newspaper article on the Tree Farm development in Basalt. He stated the County should send a comment letter to Eagle County. Rachel said it should include a strong comment on need for affordable housing. The proposal is larger than the original one. Rachel commented that the change is not a minor amendment. 5. Rachel announced Bonnie Peterson is leaving Club 20, recruitment is underway for new Exec Director. Club 20 is hosting Transfer of Public Lands forum on December 11 at Double Tree in Grand Junction. 6. George inquired on the status on a letter of support for designating Brown's Canyon as a National Monument. Jon stated he has contacted Chafee County and is waiting for a response to understand their position. Rachel stated when prepared, the letter should be emailed due to timing needed for comments. 7. Jon stated he has contacted the Clean Energy Collective to see if there is an opportunity to participate in solar. He said we are moving forward with stating our interest in future opportunities. 8. Rachel asked that next year's budget calendar be developed not so close to deadlines. WORK SESSION ITEM: Board Membership Reports 1. NWCCOG - Rob said the budget and Executive Director performance was reviewed. 2. RRR & RRR Workforce Board — Rob stated the RRR passed transportation for people that need care. 3. CORE — George stated the budget was reviewed. Mona will be advancing a budget supplemental for administrative staff. Funding is from REMP. 4. QQ - Rachel stated there is a meeting on December 11 in Summit County. On December 18 the Four Basin Roundtable discussion of state water plan in Grand Junction. 5. CCI — Steve reviewed highlights from the recent conference. He spent time talking to conservative commissioners across the state to begin to build relationships. Rachel commented on the transportation 1 forum where temporary funding extensions were discussed that are creating difficulties for project planning. Tabcir may limit CDOT's budget for next year. She also commented on disruptive factors occurring causing some members to question if it is valuable to stay in CCI. 6. Club 20 Rachel stated they will have a presence at Oil and Gas meeting in Rifle. 7. CRRTB - no meeting scheduled due to Four Basin Roundtable meeting. Rachel asked staff in the Attomey's office to review the State Water Plan and present to the Board at a future meeting. 8. RWPA - Michael stated the evasive species program was successful. Other programs were reviewed. Rachel asked to thank Mark Fuller for his participation in the water plan. 9. ACRA — no report 10. RFTA — Michael stated RFTA is participating in purchasing into solar farms. 11. Senior Council — No report 12. NC —No report 13. Intermtn TPR — No report WORK SESSION ITEM: Citizen Board Interview / Bill Hodges — Sr. Services, Marty Ames. The Board interviewed Mr. Hodges. Discussion ensued. STAFF DIRECTION: None, decision to be made at a later time. WORK SESSION ITEM: Citizen Board Interview / Dimi Angelov — Financial Advisory Board. The Board interviewed Mr. Angelov. Discussion ensued. STAFF DIRECTION: Staff received another application for this vacancy on Monday, Dec.`8. A decision will be made after the next interview. WORK SESSION ITEM: Healthy Rivers and Streams Board Grant Protocol, Dave Nixa. Dave reviewed the proposed process from the Healthy Rivers and Streams Board for considering grant requests. The process was based on the Healthy Community Fund grant application process and was modified for the Healthy Rivers and Streams Board. A specific amount of funding will be budgeted annually for grants and grants will be awarded on a first -come -first -served basis. Some concern was raised that grant requests will come early in the year and there may not be funding available for good projects presented at the end of the year. Discussion ensued. STAFF DIRECTION: The Board supported the new grant process. WORK SESSION ITEM: Solid Waste Center Strategic Initiatives, Cathy Hall. The Board had several questions and recommendations regarding implementation of programs. There were a significant number of questions regarding the waste water treatment projects, recycling, composting, and the contract with the current vendor. The Board would like to see additional financial information regarding each of the operations, so more strategic policy decisions can be made about what should and should not be subsidized going forward. STAFF DIRECTION: None, informational only. Adjourned at 3:27 PM Prepared by: Respectfully submitted: Phylis Vice. Assislan�Couni ttice, Assistant County Manager Janice K. Vos Caudill, Clerk and Recorder s ,A C c�'dJ. 0. ..Robert A. Ittner, Jr. Chairman Board of County Commissioners 2