HomeMy WebLinkAboutbocc.min.reg.08181969GUST 18, 1969
The Board of County Commissioners of Pitkin County, Colorado, met at 10;00
o'clock AM, August 18, 1969, with the following members present: Chairman Clyde
Vagneur; Commissioners T, J, Sardy and J> Sterling Baxter; County Attorney Robert
Delaney; County Clerk Peggy E, Miklich; Lloyd Speckman.
Bills were audited, approved and ordered paid from Various Funds as
follows;
OLD AGE PENSION FUNDS; ~~ ~"; S `-
PUBLIC WELFARE FUNDS; $~~3 ~y, ,~"
Welfare report given to the board by the Director Mary Northrup. She
reported a one day meeting in attendance at Eagle and the granting of a
one step increase in salary by the State for her ~ time assistant Mrs.
Dorothy LaCouter, effective August 1, 1969.
State Welfare representatives, Dorothy Anders and Richard Urban I
conferred with the board to discuss permanent status of the welfare
director who has been serving her 6 months probationery period. It was
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agreed by the board, subject to State approval, to extend the pro-
bationery period of Miss Northrup for another 6 months.
Leon Wurl, City Manager appeared before the board to discuss with
them the necessary steps to handle fund accruing from the 2% sales tax,
through the RSA, Delaney stated the handling fo these funds must meet
certain requirements and must have the approval of both city & county,
It was agreed that Wurl would prepare the budget, set up procedures and
confer with city & county auditors and legal counsels.
Fred Lane, representing the Sopris Mental Health Clinic appeared
with a request for county funds for 1970 for thht organization. He
was asked to present his request to the county clerk & recorder for
inclusion in the budgetary figures for board approval. In 1968 the
county appropriated $2000, Eagle county $1000 and Garfield county
$3000.00.
Chuck Cole discussed the Starwood subdivion road and maintenance
by the county. He was told the county cannot maintain this road until
it is paved and accepted by the county.
As recommended by Edgar Stanton, P&Z, a public hearing is to be
scheduled for Sept. 22nd regarding a petition by VanOrden and associates
for a change in zoning from AF to B. This covers approximately 23 acres
of land immediately south of the airport, the old Burlingame ranch.
Baxter also suggested that the airport authority should also be contacted.
John Doremus appeared before the board to present for their approval
Red Mountain Ranch, Block 3 subdivision. Transcript from notes of the
minutes, attached.
Transcript from minutes of Conuni9aionere Meeting, August,l8, 1969
John llorenws appeared be tore the!Jloard to present for their approval
Red Mountain Ranch, Block 3, subdivision,
Ed Ear Stanton, P&L, indicated his approval in apltc of Chc building
inspector's objection to certnin;aspccts of the subdivision, Sardy
nl~o,Ntptcd h1a concern about all of the new roads now bcing~,con-
~'struoted in various subdiviaionalwhich, eventually become a part of
the county road system. Reynolds county building inspector, oleo
mentioned irregularities in the briginal plot, with certain lines
erased and that there was a 100%!gradient in some of the lots,
Cocmnissioner Baxter moved to take the project under advisement, seconded
by Sardy, Stanton advised gradient studies should be made. The
commissioners agreed to an on the site inspection and an answer by
September 2. The commissioners stated that because of special
circumstances present in this subdivision that a personal inspection
should be made by the Board, the;P&Z .and the county, building
inspector, Baxter stated the Board is now suffering from previous
errors in decisions made and wiah'to avoid such a situation in the
future,
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Earl Erickson appeared before the board to present an insurance and
retirement program for county employees. It was agreed to study the program
and Baxter has taken it under advisement.
There being no further business to come before the board the meeting was
adjourned. next mee ing, Tuesday, September 2, 1969 /~
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