Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.min.ws.07252006 TUESDAY, JULY 25. 2006 10:00 AM 12 NOON 12:45 PM 1:00 2:00 3:00 4:00 PM 1. 2. 3. 4. ADJOURN PITKIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION AGENDA RIO GRANDE CONFERENCE ROOM SPECIAL MEETING Executive Session ADJOURN SPECIAL MEETING (Lunch Provided) Memos ofInterest (none) Future Agendas! Agenda Requests BOCC Open Discussion BREAK H&HS Building Discussion, Nan Sundeen Joint Meeting BLM Staff, Jamie Connell, Steve Bennet Joint Meeting with Financial Advisory Board, Debe Nelson MINUTES OF WORK SESSION r' ,I AIIAIPtlJ 15r J5p~ ~ 8- "'8.", Date: July 25,2006 Meeting Start Time: 12 Noon Commissioners present: o Patti Clapper I2SJ Dorothea Farris I2SJ Jack Hatfield I2SJ Michael Ireland I2SJ Michael Owsley Commissioners not present: I2SJ Patti Clapper o Dorothea Farris o Jack Hatfield o Michael Ireland o Michael Owsley WORK SESSION ITEM: Memos ofInterest STAFF DIRECTION: None. WORK SESSION ITEM: Future Agendas/Agenda Requests/Monthly Calendars ST AFF DIRECTION: I. Hilary Smith advised the Board of the Bill of Rights special meeting on August 2, Council chambers, 6- 7:30. WORK SESSION ITEM: Open Discussion STAFF DIRECTION: 1. Ms. Smith advised the Board of her vacation from July 28 - Aug 4. 2. Request from CCI for input before Friday on agenda for Mountain District meeting on 8/18 - the Board directed Commissioner Hatfield to request discussion on immigration, ballot issues, and water. 3. Commissioner Owsley advised the Board of the potential for a budget request of about $12,000 from RWP A to all members. Staff was directed to inform Mark Fuller of our budget deadline. 4. Commissioner Farris advised the Board that CCI has a 65-80% rate of success on the issues they support or oppose in the legislature. She indicated that CCI would discuss its lobbying functions at the next board meeting. 5. Commissioner Hatfield requested that the County weigh in on the USFS Travel Management process. 6. Discussion occurred about the Rio Grande trail and that the widening will only be in the area currently under construction. 7. The Board decided not to take an official position on the lighting ofthe football field at the high school 8. The Board directed staff to examine unsafe gravel conditions at the entrance to Willoughby Way. 9. The Board directed staff to assure that the Brush Creek IGA be reviewed annually at EOTC. 10. The Board discussed use of the one time funds to balance the 5-year plan. Staff was directed to use this year's funds to balance the 5-year plan for now and to revisit the issue after the election. 11. Commissioner Owsley brought up the issue of Lower River Road closures. He requested that the Board not permit road closures in the future because it has been a huge problem for the residents. 12. Commissioner Ireland inquired about working with the City on a cooperative basis on construction management plans. Staff was directed to include this topic for the next joint meeting and to send a letter from the chair to City Council in advance of the joint meeting. 13. Commissioner Ireland requested that a bill be sent for his expenses on the Sun Valley trip. He updated the Board on his trip. WORK SESSION ITEM: H&HS Building Discussion STAFF DIRECTION: Nan Sundeen provided background information on the use of the space now occupied by the Hospital and the current proposals for the use of the space. Discussion ensued about use of the space for case management. Shirley Ritter presented the Kids' First option. Discussion ensued. Kris Marsh indicated that the Aspen Valley Medical Foundation is interested in purchasing the building in order to better serve the community. Mayor Klanderud addressed the Board on the issues and indicated her personal preference to 1 , r expand the health and human services uses. She indicated there may be an opportunity to provide child care services at Burlingame and that there are discussions about expanding the Yellow Brick as well. John Scheid and Dave Ressler from Aspen Valley Hospital advised the Board that it needs as much notice as possible, preferably 90 days, to vacate the space. Mr. Ressler indicated that the Hospital is also interested in the building to accommodate long term needs. Brian Pettet spoke for County staff and the need for housing the Community Development department in the space. Georgia Hansen addressed the conflict with collocation of health and human service needs and day care needs. She also stated that there is a sense of safety for having case management at a location away from law enforcement. Further discussion ensued about transportation and long term facility plans for health and human services. Commissioner Hatfield expressed the desire to have all the facilities plans reach a directional decision-making level before deciding the future use of this space. Commissioner Owsley indicated that favoring health and human services does not mean that children's needs are not being addressed. He felt the need to make a decision now because it will be too long before the full picture on facilities needs is complete. Discussion ensued about the time frame needed to redevelop space for health and human service needs. Commissioner Ireland suggested that we extend the hospital lease for 6 months, have HHS proceed on plans for redevelopment of the space for intake, continue our work with the City on facilities master planning and work with the City on developing child care at Burlingame or elsewhere, and continue working with Kids' First. He also suggested working with the Aspen Valley Medical Foundation for redevelopment of the entire space at the Schultz building. Commissioner Farris agreed and inquired about expediting the facilities process to get new space for Community Development. Commissioner Hatfield agreed with Commissioner Ireland's suggestions. WORK SESSION ITEM: Joint Meeting with Bureau of Land Management (BLM) staff, Janlie Connell and Steve Bennett STAFF DIRECTION: Jamie Connell, Karl Mendoza, Steve Bennett and Michelle McSwain attended on behalf of the BLM. I. Roan Plateau - Ms. Connell briefly updated the board on the status. 2. Energy pilot program in Glenwood Springs - Mr. Bennett indicated that the Glenwood Office is the only one in Colorado selected for the national energy pilot program as part of the Energy Bill, part 365. It is funded for the next 10 years by revenues from royalties. He provided a summary of the program. Discussion ensued. Ms. Connell explained that one efficiency will be having local inspectors instead of having them staged in Grand Junction. The pilot program comes with funding for 24 new positions, including increased staff for inspection and enforcement. 3. Resource Management Plan for the Glenwood Springs area- Mr. Mendoza indicated that the County would be receiving a request to comment on the upcoming Resource Management Plan. He explained this first step is for an informal meeting to get input on community vision, to provide information on the planning process and to present the concept of cooperating agencies, through which local groups can take a more active role in the process. 4. BLM's fire mitigation / fuels reduction programs - Mr. Mendoza provided information about completion of the Light Hill project and indicated this year's project is in the Prince Creek area. Discussion ensued. Commissioner Farris raised the issue of beetle infestation in conjunction with the recent trip to Washington. The BLM requested that Mr. Mendoza be advised of future discussions so that BLM can be at the table. 5. Thompson Creek area oil and gas leases - Mr. Bennett brought a print out ofleases in Pitkin County. Discussion ensued about leases in roadless areas. 6. Open discussion- Commissioner Farris asked about the new grazing regulations. Mr. Mendoza discussed the issue. Ms. Connell indicated that the BLM philosophy in this area is to work with ranchers to continue keeping the agricultural uses of the private lands rather than having those lands developed. Cindy Houben advised the BLM ofthe new land use regulation including an oil and gas regulation. 3 2 WORK SESSION ITEM: Joint Meeting with Financial Advisory Board (FAB) STAFF DIRECTION: 1. Ballot questions - Adam Frisch, Chair of the F AB, addressed the issue of removal of GrassRoots and other public access television from the ballot issue, indicating that FAB would like to include funding from the tax for one year to allow exploration of alternative funding sources. John Masters from GrassRoots indicated that the funding issue for public television is not unique to this area and that most areas have resolved the issue by dedicating franchise fees to the public access provider. He agreed that the ballot issue should be limited to the health and human service area and that public television does not fit in that category. Discussion shifted to the duration of the healthy community fund tax. There was additional discussion about the fixed mil levy for this fund vs. the de-Brucing being requested for the Open Space ballot issue. Commissioner Hatfield inquired about the Open Space tax duration of 13 years. Discussion ensued. 2. FAB role - Mr. Frisch indicated that the FAB considers itself as watchdog for taxpayers. He indicated a few areas that the FAB might want to work, including facilities planning, state tax structure and how we use the financial tools we are given, and input on survey work for the county so that surveys offer real choices. Discussion ensued about facilities planning and how to obtain the revenue to build new office space. Commissioner Hatfield suggested that getting an understanding from FAB about various funding sources would be a start. Adjourned at 4:00 pm. Prepared by: Respectfully submitted: ~' cD 'bv- Debbie Quinn, Assistant County Manager Michael C. Ireland, ChaIr Board of County Commissioners I( 3