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HomeMy WebLinkAboutC08-416OFFICE OFTHE
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
(970) 328-8605
FAX: (970) 328-8629
TDD (970) 328-8797
Email: eagleadmin@eaglecounty.us
www.eaglecountyus
December 30, 2008
f.~GL~ COUNTY
Ms. Dolores Sanchez-Maes,
Community and Business Program Loan Specialist
U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development
655 Parfet Street, Room E-100
Lakewood, CO 80215
Re: Solid Waste Management Grant
Pre-Application
Dear Ms. Sanchez-Maes:
PETER F. RUNYON
SARA J. FISHER
ARN M. MENCONI
On behalf of athree-county partnership comprised of Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin
Counties, Colorado please accept this U.S.D.A. Solid Waste Management Grant
(SWMG) pre-application for a Regional Waste Diversion Study detailed in the following
documentation. Eagle County will be the lead agency for management of this grant.
Each of these counties comprising the partnership, and the municipalities contained
therein, recognize the need to seek environmentally and economically sustainable
methods to reduce the amount of waste going to local landfills. These facilities have
filled at an alarming rate over the last decade due to the increased growth and
development of the mountain west plus more recent ongoing energy development
activities. Two of the four member landfill facilities lack engineered liner systems
presenting the potential of environmental contamination. By reducing the reliance on
landfilling activities as the primary waste disposal means on these, or any of the other
facilities, will reduce this potential threat and the associated costs of remediation. Not
only are remediation costs extremely expensive and a burden that local governments can
ill afford but new facilities or expansions are expensive to design, permit, construct and
operate. Some communities have few, if any, options for future expansion. Therefore,
waste diversion opportunities present huge benefits to these communities and are the
focus of this grant.
However, finding solutions to this problem is complicated by the transient nature of the
populations of at least two of the counties because of their resort nature and the difficulty
in raising awareness about the need for waste diversion and participation in other
recycling programs. In addition, key obstacles exist due to the fact that each community
Eagle County Building, 500 Broadway, P.O. Box 850, Eagle, Colorado 81631-0850
currently attempts to meet these challenges alone realizing a high cost for their diversion
efforts along with relative geographic isolation of these facilities and communities from
potential markets. Some of the reasons for this include the lack of data concerning their
waste streams and what will motivate their public to engage in waste diversion
opportunities. Also, these communities have not had the resources to undertake such
efforts as regionalized programs and reduce transportation costs. And, finally, they have
been unable to create an economy of scale with recyclables, in particular, that would
reduce costs and provide access to a wide range of markets. In brief, these are the basic
problems faced by this rural community who express a strong desire to better manage, or
reduce their impacts upon the environment and improve the lives of their residents.
This Solid Waste Management Grant will allow our partnership to benefit from the goals
and objectives set forth in the following details of the Waste Diversion Study. This study
is results-oriented with clear tasks and work product requirements to verify task
completion. Briefly stated, they are:
• Task 1 -six regional partner meetings that culminate in clear actions for
conducting this study
• Task 2 -four completed waste composition studies (WCS) and a report that
assesses both county-specific and regional waste stream analyses (20 local staff
will get hands-on training during the WCS process)
• Task 3- an assessment of current recyclables flow plus a waste baseline and 10-
year diversion goals
• Task 4 - a public survey on glass recycling with responses from at least 5% of all
registered voters
• Task 5 -clear research and recommendations for the five problem wastes
• Task 6 -facility tours completed by key staff and leaders in each county
• Task 7 -successful recycling education activities including a regional website
and a school outreach program to include teacher training
• Task 8 -follow-up presentations for regional leaders with recommended
strategies for implementing diversion programs following the completion of this
study
Importantly, this grant funding is intended to be used by the three counties and their
respective communities to collaborate on the research and planning activities needed to
support the future development of a Ten-Year Regional Waste Diversion Strategy for
waste diversion and special waste management long after the term of this grant.
The project will be lead by Eagle County's Solid Waste Manager, Ron Rasnic. Staff
from each of the counties, four municipalities and anon-profit organization will lead and
utilize each phase of the work. A portion of the technical assistance services will be
contracted to a solid waste professional, LBA Associates, Inc., who is familiar with the
solid waste issues in the region.
The Eagle/Garfield/Pitkin County Regional Waste Diversion Study SWMG pre-
application is attached with this letter and organized as follows:
Part 1 Required Forms
Part 2 Project Proposal
Part 3 Project Approach
Part 4 Work Plan
Part 5 Budget & Budget Justification
Part 6 Required Information Not Found on Standard Application Forms
Applicable Appendices
(A detailed breakdown is provided in the Table of Contents of this pre-application.)
Please do not hesitate to contact Ron Rasnic, Project Manager for the SWMG at
970.328.3465 (e-mail: ron.rasnic~a,ea leg county.us) with any questions concerning the
pre-application submittal or process.
Respectfully submitted,
Peter F. Runyon, an
Board of County Commissioners
County of Eagle
State of Colorado
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Part 1 Required Forms 2
Part 2 Project Proposal 3
2.1 Project Summary 3
2.2 Needs Assessment 4
2.3 Regional Waste Diversion Study Objectives 6
Part 3 Project Approach 7
3.1 Community &Non-Profit Staff 7
3.2 Consultant 9
3.3 Resources Available to Grant Project 10
3.4 Commitment from Partner Communities 12
Part 4 Work Plan 13
4.1 Service Area & Communities Served by Grant Project 13
4.2 How Project Work Will Serve the Service Area 14
4.3 How the Project Will be Conducted 14
4.4 Technical Scope of Work 15
4.5 Grant Project Schedule 19
4.6 Grant Project Evaluation 20
4.7 Self-Sustainability Beyond Grant Project 21
Part 5 Budget & Budget Justification 22
Part 6 Required Information Not Found on Standard Application Forms 23
Appendices
Appendix A Application Forms
Appendix B Community Letters of Commitment
Appendix C Waste Composition Study Equipment List
Appendix D Cost Analysis Detail
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PART 1 REQUIRED FORMS
The following forms are included in AppendixA of this application:
• Standard Form 424
• Standard Form 424A
• Standard From 424E
• Standard Form LLL
• Form RD 400-1
• From RF 400-4
This Solid Waste Management Grant application has been developed in accordance with Section 9 of
the Rural Development Utilities Program application guide for FY09.
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PART 2 PROJECT PROPOSAL
Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin Counties realize they have more potential to meet the overarching goals of
this grant project through aregion-wide, collaborative research and planning effort. The overarching
goals are to:
~ Improve the environmental and economical sustainability of solid waste
management in the three-county area
~l Minimize reliance on, and potential hazards associated with, regional disposal facilities
~ Leverage the grant outcomes into along-term strategy of waste diversion for the region
~1 Share the grant project outcomes with other Colorado communities
These counties and their respective municipalities intend to use the grant funding to collaborate on
research and planning activities needed to support the future development of a Ten-Year Regional Waste
Diversion Strategy for waste diversion and special waste management.
The project will be led by Eagle County's Solid Waste Manager, Ron Rasnic. Staff from each of the
counties, four municipalities and anon-profit organization will lead and be instrumental in completing
each phase of work. They will contract a portion of the technical assistance services to a solid waste
professional, LBA Associates, who is familiar with solid waste issues in the region.
2.1 Project Summary
This Regional Waste Diversion Study will be unique in Colorado. Never before have multiple rural
counties, in tandem with several municipalities and anon-profit organization collaborated so
comprehensively by acknowledging the need for better waste management and developing the resources
to achieve it. This project will directly service athree-county service area of 100,300 people.
This is the first USDA Solid Waste Management Grant any of the organizations has pursued. They will
match it with $67,270 in donated labor from each of the partner counties, cities and the Alliance
organization. Additionally, their consultant (LBA) will donate $7,200 in labor.
As importantly, the communities realize the sustainable management obstacles they face are the same
ones that plague other rural regions in the intermountain west, and are eager to share the findings by
posting results through the Colorado Association for Recycling network and encouraging others to visit
the regions facility's and programs. At the end of the grant project, each will be ready to provide
technical assistance and share their experience.
Within the service area, there will be eight partner organizations that will actively participate to
complete this project:
Eagle County Town of Carbondale
Garfield County City of Glenwood Springs
Pitkin County Town of Vail
City of Aspen Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability
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These organizations will undertake eight tasks designed to provide the service area with key planning
information. These tasks will provide a combination of hands-on training, research, technical assistance
transfer and planning results that in turn, support long-term solutions for the region.
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Task 1- Re Tonal Diversion Collaboration
Task 2 -Waste Com osition Studies
Task 3 -Track Rec clables & Measure Diversion
Task 4 -Public Surve on Rec clin
Task 5 -Problem Material Research
Task 6 - Facilit Tours
Task 7 -Waste Diversion Education
Task 8 -Stud Wra -U
The information generated from the completion of these tasks will:
• Identify what the specific diversion opportunities are
• Train a minimum of five staff in each county (and Glenwood Springs) how to conduct a waste
sort
• Evaluate where and how recyclables are currently being managed
• Understand the public's willingness to divert more materials (and possibly pay for new services)
• Identify options for handling difficult materials ranging from glass to oil and gas waste (a
particular issue in this part of Colorado)
• Obtain technical assistance and guidance from operators of other Colorado facilities are currently
divert materials successfully (and keep this region from "reinventing the wheel")
• Provided teacher waste diversion training with key education and outreach tools
The regional partners will leverage the value of this USDA grant project beyond 2010 by using the
project results to develop aTen-Year Regional Waste Diversion Strategy with the intent of obtaining
formal adoption by each community. In keeping with the over-arching goals of the grant project, the
study tasks and subsequent strategy will support sound and sustainable waste diversion programs that
will reduce landfill disposal.
2.2 Needs Assessment
Need for Regional Waste Diversion in Rural Colorado There are several drivers creating a need for
regional waste diversion in this service area:
1. Of the four landfills operated in the service area, only Eagle County and West Garfield County
Landfills have an engineered (clay) liners. Both the Pitkin County and South Canyon Landfills
are unlined.
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The potential of environmental contamination at unlined facilities is notably greater than at
unlined facilities -and remediation expenses are not something local governments can easily
meet. Any activity that reduces the service area's reliance on these facilities will begin to
mitigate the potential threat -this is especially true of "problem materials" such as
construction/demolition and oil/gas wastes.
2. Additionally, these landfills are filling up at an increasing rate and local governments will be
faced with the need to develop new facilities faster than realized even a few years ago. The cost
of purchasing land, appeasing public opposition and constructing a new regulatory-compliant
landfill is both cost-prohibitive and long-term (disposal facilities can take more than ten years to
develop from start to finish). Waste diversion is a vitally important option to landfilling, with
significant economic and environmental benefits to this region.
3. As noted subsequently, the populations of both Eagle and Pitkin Counties are highly transient,
given the resort nature of their communities. While there is little poverty in these counties, the
impermanent nature of their residents makes it difficult to raise awareness about the need for
diversion and to encourage participation in a program like recycling.
4. This service area faces a key obstacle to diverting more materials, however: It currently
generates only small quantities of recyclables and organics. As a result, the overall cost of
diversion is therefore high. This occurs primarily because communities in the area:
• Lack important data about their waste streams and what will motivate their public to
participate in recycling, organics recovery and problem waste opportunities
• Have not had the resources to undertake regionalized programs to increase quantities
diverted from disposal
• Have previously been able to create an economy of scale with recyclables that both
reduces costs and accesses more lucrative markets
If Garfield, Eagle and Pitkin Counties and their member communities can coordinate resources around
consistent solid waste policies, centralized facilities and regional strategies, they have the opportunity to
extend the lives of existing disposal facilities and operate diversion programs that are both
environmentally and economically sustainable.
Benefits of Technical Assistance These communities will benefit from the simple and direct approach
this grant project will take in:
• Examining the waste stream components to learn what is present and whether there are
economical and realistic means to recover or divert key materials
• Discovering any commonalities amongst the communities and pooling resources to divert or
manage problem materials (e.g., C&D debris, tires, O&G waste, glass, plastic bags and textiles)
• Minimizing reliance on landfilling to instead conserve landfill airspace for waste that has no
other option and pushing the need for future facility expansion into the future
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• Sharing technical alternatives and expertise with other Colorado communities that lack the
regional spirit and resources to answer the same questions posed by this project
2.3 Regional Waste Diversion Study Objectives
The Waste Diversion Study is aresults-oriented project. Each task has clear work product requirements
that must be successfully completed in order to verify task completion. The progress on meeting these
requirements will be reported in each quarterly report to USDA. The specific work product objectives
include:
• Task 1 -six regional partner meetings that culminate in clear actions for conducting this study
• Task 2 -four completed waste composition studies with hands-on training for 20 staff and a
report summarizing both county-specific and regional waste stream analyses
• Task 3 - an assessment of current recyclables flow plus a waste baseline and 10-year diversion
goals
• Task 4 - a public survey on glass recycling with responses from at least 5% of all registered
voters
• Task 5 -clear research and recommendations for the five problem wastes
• Task 6 -facility tours to access the technical assistance available from operators of other
Colorado facility
• Task 7 -successful recycling education including a regional website, teacher training and a
school outreach program
• Task 8 -follow-up presentations for regional leaders with recommended strategies for
implementing diversion programs following the completion of this study
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3.0 PROJECT APPROACH
This section addresses the qualifications of staff and its consultant to undertake this grant project.
The Regional Waste Diversion Study has considerable breadth in terms both of solid waste obstacles
tackled and applicability for rural communities well beyond the service area. Considerable resources
have been developed to support this work including:
~ Donated Labor from Eagle, Garfield & Pitkin Counties
~l Donated Labor from Aspen, Carbondale, Glenwood Springs & Vail
~l Donated Labor from the Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability
~ Donated Labor from the Consultant
~ Services Provided by Affiliated Communities
~l Consultant Services
All of the project resources will be represented by a combination of county and municipal staff, non-
profit staff and Eagle County's consultant. Qualifications for key staff and the consultant are provided
below.
3.1 Community &Non-Profit Staff
The following staff has made in-kind labor commitments to the Regional Waste Diversion Study. These
include the Grant Project Manager, twelve county and municipal staff, and two non-profit staff.
Ron Rasnic, Grant Project Manager (14 years) -Ron is the Eagle County Solid Waste Manager and
has been responsible for overseeing the Eagle County Landfill and solid waste operations for over
fourteen years. He has been responsible for long range planning, budget development and oversight,
personnel management and all compliance activities. During his tenure several waste diversion projects
have been instituted including scrap tire and metal recycling, acounty-wide drop-off collection
recycling program, wood waste recycling, a new household and business hazardous waste collection
program and facility and asoon-to-built recycling materials recovery facility. Ron is certified by the
Solid Waste Association of North America as a Landfill Manager (SWANA is an 8,200-member
organization that focuses on education, research, and advocacy). He holds a Bachelor of Science in
Oceanographic Technology from Florida Institute of Technology and a Masters of Environmental Policy
& Management from the University of Denver.
Ron has played a solid waste leadership role in the Eagle Valley for well over a decade. He has guided
Eagle County and its municipalities towards increased sustainability through new facilities,
partnerships with private haulers, numerous site tours and lectures -and his leadership in the Colorado
SWANA Chapter as well as the Colorado Association for Recycling (CAFR). Specific technical
leadership examples include the implementation of landfill tip fee policies that have created an incentive
for diversion and technical assistance to both the Towns of Eagle and Gypsum in developing a curbside
recyclables collection program.
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Marvin Stephens, Garfield Countv Road & Bridge Director (35 years) -Marvin has been the face of
solid waste in Garfield County for over three decades. Although he is responsible for over 60
employees and several contractors in the divisions of Motor Pool, Pest & Weed and Solid Waste,
operation of the West Garfield County Landfill has been a primary focus for most of his tenure. He is
responsible for all budget and capital improvement decisions concerning the Road & Bridge
Department, and reports directly to Garfield County's Board of Commissioners. He has been single-
handedly responsible for keeping the commissioners, other department directors and staff focused on
maintenance and stewardship activities that are both economically and environmentally sustainable for
the county.
Marvin has led by example for 35 year, and realized that training is extremely important. He has
personally completed numerous SWANA training courses, and ensures that his staff is also fully trained
and SWANA-certified. He is especially concerned about the management of problem (tires, plastic bags)
and special wastes (oil & gas debris) received at the county's landfall. Armed with information from this
project, he will continue to train his staff to address these materials with creative alternatives which will
be facilitated in the future through collaboration with Eagle and Pitkin Counties.
Chris Hoofnagle, Pitkin Countv Grant Proiect Lead (10 years) - As Pitkin County's Solid Waste
Manager, Chris provides leadership and administration for the Resource Recovery departments of Public
Works. He provides long range planning, policy recommendation, budget development,
personnel/contract management, and manages environmental sampling and compliance activities. Chris
provides operational oversight and vision for the Pitkin County integrated solid waste management
systems including organics composting, aggregate recovery, recycling, hazardous waste management
and landfilling. The Pitkin County landfill has successfully doubled its expected lifespan through design
modifications and operational innovations during Chris' tenure. He is a SWANA-certified Landfill &
Recycling Manager, sits on the Colorado Pollution Prevention Board Advisory Committee, and holds a
Masters of Public Administration degree from the University of Colorado at Denver.
Chris has advanced solid waste management practices in the Roaring Fork Valley for several years. He
is largely responsible for recognizing the need to integrate Pitkin County's solid waste systems and to
regionalize waste diversion efforts in the grant service area. Chris has provided advisory assistance to
the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment in its recycling grant program (2008-2009)
and has been a reliable source of technical expertise to other Colorado communities (most recently
including C&D waste technical assistance to Boulder County).
Matt Scherr, Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability (Alliance) Grant Lead (10 years) -Matt has
served as the Executive Director of the Alliance, a community nonprofit addressing green building,
waste reduction and recycling, and energy and renewable power for four years. Under his direction, the
Alliance has grown the organization's budget from $68,000 to $380,000 and its staff from one to seven
people. The Alliance has been operating recycling drop-off sites for Eagle County for the last three years
with the objectives of transforming recycling collections and establishing recycling infrastructure in the
community. Prior to the Alliance, Matt was a project manager at the Vail Leadership Institute and a
Training Coordinator for the National Exchange Carrier Association
Matt has successfully worked with Eagle County staff to educate county leadership about the need for a
new recyclables processing facility and now continue to promote further diversion efforts by the county
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and its citizens - a facility that is expected to be constructed in 2009. Matt continues to catalyze the
Alliance in its education role for citizens and the private sector in all environmental arenas. He is a
trained educator and will continue to be an asset for the training portions of this project.
Kristen Bertu~lia (Public Survey Lead) (5 years) -Kristen is the Environmental Sustainability
Coordinator for the Town of Vail, and is responsible for managing the Town's sustainable development
initiatives. This includes forming local and state partnerships to coordinate programs to reduce waste,
improve energy efficiency, utilize renewable energy and increase sustainable practices in the Town. She
is also responsible for leading environmental education and outreach efforts on behalf of Vail. In
Kristen's prior position as Senior Research Associate with the Institute for Environmental Solutions in
Denver, Colorado, she administered surveys and provided statistical analysis on results related to
attitudes and practices regarding communities and the environment. She also led field programs,
training, data collection and analysis on the environmental benefits of urban forests.
Kristen's experience developing, implementing and interpreting surveys will allow her to play a critical
role in Task 4. She also represents the Town of Vail, which has unique solid waste needs (both a resort
community and town filled with transient citizenry). Vail is concerned about improving its
environmental footprint and is fully committed to this grant project.
3.2 Consultant
Eagle County and the partner organizations will be supported by LBA Associates, Inc. (LBA). LBA is a
solid waste planning and recycling management firm that has worked throughout Colorado, and over the
last several years has assisted all three counties in this regional partnership. LBA has successfully
completed two other USDA grant projects (South Routt County Five-Year Solid Waste Plan in 2005 and
the Chaffee & Lake County Ten-Year Solid Waste Plan in 2006). The LBA Team includes LBA
Associates' president, Laurie Batchelder Adams and Anne Peters.
LBA Associates will donate $7,200 to this grant project. This amount is nearly 4% of the total project
value.
Laurie Batchelder Adams (25 years) - As the lead for the LBA Team, Laurie will be responsible for
all consultant work completed on this project, and will specifically lead Tasks 1, 2, 3, 6, and 8, including
the hands-on waste composition training of 15 staff . Laurie has spent 20 years providing technical
assistance and management consulting to cities and counties throughout the Rocky Mountain States
including Boulder, Chaffee, Denver, Eagle, Garfield, Lake, Larimer, Pitkin and Routt Counties. She has
also completed recycling projects for the Denver International Airport, the Indian Health Service, the
Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment, and the Winter Park Resort. Her expertise is
waste diversion planning, policy development and procurement assistance. Laurie is a SWANA-
certified Recycling Manager, and holds graduate degrees in Civil Engineering (University of Vermont)
and Environmental Policy & Management (University of Denver).
Laurie has provided technical assistance to communities throughout the intermountain west, including
rural and low-income areas of Colorado, Wyoming and Utah. She has conducted several waste
composition studies and has trained numerous municipal, private sector and tribal staff how to conduct
an effective waste sort. Laurie has spent the last 13 in a leadership role in SWANA's international
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organization -she has been an officer each of the last five years and currently serves as its Past
President. Laurie was also instrumental in the rehabilitation of the Colorado Association for Recycling
when it expanded its services to include legislative advocacy and research assistance to its public and
private sector members. Her roles in both SWANA and CAFR represent volunteer efforts.
Anne Peters (20 years) -Anne is a long-time associate of LBA, and will conduct the Task 5 problem
materials research. She has worked in the waste management and recycling arena for nearly 30 years,
on waste/recycling and resource conservation projects for both local and state governments and private
and non-profit organizations. Anne's skills include communication, research, and analysis for
waste/diversion planning, program design and implementation, producer responsibility, market research,
education, and recycling of challenging materials such as electronics, C&D waste, carpet, etc.
Anne has trained numerous industry, public sector employees and graduate students in the areas of
electronic waste, carpet waste, tires, other special waste management and communications. She had
served as an Adjunct Professor at the University of Denver's Environment Policy and Management
program.
3.3 Resources Available to Grant Project
As described in Section 3.1, there are multiple sources of revenue and labor available for this grant
project.
Donated Labor -The following table quantifies the specific contribution that the key government
and non-profit staff introduced in Section 3.2 -and their support staff -will make to this project
in terms of donated labor. The tabulated hours total 1,224 hours of labor, which translates to
$67,270.
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Bill Carlson, Env
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Janey Dyke, Landfill Garfield
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Chris Hoofnagle, Solid Pitkin
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Ellie Kennedy, Asst
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Director Carbondale 24 4 2 3 5 24 12 2 76
Doug Oliver, Solid Glenwood
Waste Mana er S rin s 24 4 2 3 5 24 12 2 76
Jim Rada, Env Health Garfield
& Safety Count 24 4 2 3 5 24 12 2 76
Marvin Stephens,
Road & Bridge Garfield
Director Count 24 4 2 3 5 24 12 2 76
Jannette Whitcomb,
Env Health
Coordinator As en 24 4 2 3 5 24 12 2 76
Todd Urban, Landfill Garfield
Mana er Count 24 4 2 3 5 24 12 2 76
Matt Scherr,
Executive Director Alliance 24 4 2 3 5 24 12 2 76
Jeremy Pague,
Recyclin Mana er Alliance 24 4 2 3 5 24 12 2 76
It should also be noted that these communities will also incur several miscellaneous expenses
that are not quantified and will also be contributed to this project. These include the provision of
meeting spaces, landfill equipment available during the WCSs, personal protective gear for WCS
workers and maintaining a waste diversion website long-term.
2. Services Provided by Affiliated Organizations -this will occur in two areas:
a. Task 2 Waste Composition Studies -All three counties and Glenwood Springs will
provide five workers (20 total) for this task. These workers will be provided hands-on-
training on how to conduct a waste sort. Subsequently, each set of workers will spend
two full days conducting a waste sort at their landfill. The counties and city will be
compensated through USDA grant funding for this labor (workers will be pulled from
routine landfill operations in order to complete this task). LBA will coordinate the waste
sorts and provide the hands-on training.
b. Task 4 Public Survey -The Town of Valley will provide the labor needed to coordinate
and implement the on-line survey. They will also interpret and present the findings to the
Regional Waste Diversion partners. Kristen Bertuglia will lead this effort. Her labor will
be compensated through USDA grant funding.
3. Consultant Labor & Expenses -LBA will provide services to support a portion of this grant
project. LBA's project costs are less than 29% of the total project value, and are 49% of the
requested USDA grant. These project costs include primarily labor with some local travel
expenses.
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3.4 Commitment from Partner Communities
The in-kind labor described in the previous table underscores Eagle County's partner commitment to the
Regional Waste Diversion Study. Each of the communities in the table intend to donate the hours
shown over the grant project period of October 2009 through September 2010. This table indicated an
in-kind labor contribution of $67,270, which represents 37% of the overall project value of $182,200.
The contribution represents the minimum these organizations intend to contribute during the grant
project -the resources they will ultimately share are likely to exceed this amount. Letters of
commitment for the project from each of these communities are included in Appendix B.
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PART 4 WORK PLAN
The following eight tasks outlines the specific activities Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin Counties intend to
complete utilizing the grant funds.
4.1 Service Area & Communities Served by the Grant Project
The area to be served by this grant includes the counties of Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin and extends from
Vail Pass to the Utah state line. The three-county area encompasses approximately 5,471 square miles
(Eagle County - 1,694 square miles; Garfield County - 2,958 square miles; Pitkin County - 819 square
miles). The primary transportation corridor through this area is Interstate 70 in Eagle and Garfield
Counties, and Highway 82 in Pitkin County.
All municipalities in this service area will be served by this project, as their populations are less than
10,000, making them eligible for inclusion in a USDA solid waste management grant project. The
Regional Waste Diversion project will have region-wide benefits. The 2000 demographics for the
regional counties and communities are tabulated below.
County Municipality Population Median Household
Income Housing Unit
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Ea le* 41,659 $62,682 68.5%
Avon 5,561 $56,921 73.9%
Basalt 2,681 < 5,500 $67,200 86.4%
Ea le 3,032 < 5,500 $62,750 95.3%
G sum 3,654 < 5,500 $59,671 95.0%
Minturn 1,068 < 2,500 $51,736 89.1%
Red Cliff 289 < 2,500 $50,104 89.3%
Vail* 4,531 < 5,500 $56,680 40.2%
Garfield* 43,791 $47,016 93.6%
Carbondale* 5,196 < 5,500 $52,429 95.8%
Glenwood
S rin s* 7,736 $43,934 95.9%.
New Castle 1,984 < 2,500 $55,000 96.4%
Parachute 1,006 < 2,500 $31,208 91.8%
Rifle 6,784 $42,734 96.4%
Silt 1,740 < 2,500 $44,632 97.0%
Pitkin* 14,872 $59,375 67.4%
As en* 5,914 $53,750 66.7%
Snowmass Villa a 1,822 < 2,500 $57,059 49.8%
Eagle County's active partners in the Regional Waste Diversion Project are indicated with an asterisk
As noted in this table, 11 out of 15 municipalities have populations less than 5,500, and 7 out of 15 have
populations less than 2,500. Only Parachute in Garfield County has a median household income that is
less than the state-wide non-metropolitan household income of $35,606 and therefore qualifies as "low
income" pursuant to the USDA technical assistance grant regulations. However, Eagle and Pitkin
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Counties both have housing occupancy levels notably less than the state average (91.7%). This relative
transiency of these residents creates both a disincentive to support programs deemed as "non-priority"
(like waste diversion) and an obstacle in effectively educating this public.
4.2 How the Project Work Will Serve the Service Area
Every task will be completed jointly for each of the three counties with the exception of Task 2. The
City of Glenwood Springs facility (South Canyon Landfill) will be included in the waste composition
study since it plays an integral role in terms of waste disposal in the three-county area. The proposed
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communities through the Colorado Association for Recycling.
4.3 How the Project Will be Conducted
Eagle County is the applicant for this grant project. However, the Regional Waste Diversion Study will
be conducted by and with all three counties, as well as the four municipalities and non-profit
organization previously identified.
The project will be conducted by a combination of community staff and the project consultant team.
Ron Rasnic, the grant Project Manager (and Eagle County Solid Waste Manager) and will be the
responsible party for the grant project, serving as the primary contact with USDA. Ron will submit
quarterly process reports and an accounting of projects costs to USDA, coordinate all USDA funding
and oversee the project work. He will also supervise all government and NPO staff efforts, both donated
and reimbursable services.
LBA, represented by Laurie Batchelder Adams, will contract directly with Eagle County for the
completion of the Waste Diversion Study. The LBA contract will be a time and materials, not to exceed
agreement based on monthly invoicing and payments. LBA will invoice Eagle County on a monthly
basis, providing a summary of services to data, justification for all costs and documentation for
expenses.
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4.4 Technical Scope of Work
Task 1 -Regional Diversion Collaboration This task will support aface-to-face meeting to be held
every other month in Glenwood Springs with staff and leaders from each association served by, and
working towards, the grant project (i.e., the regional waste diversion partners). These meetings will be
organized to:
• Direct project tasks to best provide needed results
• Review results of completed tasks
• Identify which regionalized management efforts have the greatest benefits
• Develop strategies for implementing new/expanded recyclable, yard/wood waste, special waste,
and problem waste diversion programs
Task 1 will include six regional meetings throughout the study with community staff and other interested
parties. These will be facilitated by the project consultant and will include all necessary meeting
planning and follow-up materials.
Task 2 -Waste Composition Studies This task will include asingle-season waste composition study
(WCS) at each of the four landfills in the region. The purpose of the WCSs will be to:
• Evaluate the success of existing diversion programs by observing recyclables, organics, and
special wastes that are still being placed in the waste stream
• Identifying those recyclables, organics, and special wastes that should be targeted for
new/improved diversion programs
• Provide hands-on waste sort training to 20 workers so they can lead future sorting efforts
The WCSs will be conducted at the on-set of the Regional Waste Diversion Study, as the information
generated will drive subsequent tasks. Each WCS will measure approximately 20 materials from about
16 samples taken from in-coming waste loads at each landfill. These loads will be selected to represent
the relative quantities of residential, commercial, and industrial waste received at each landfill. The
samples will be about 200 pounds in size, and will be sorted according to an established sorting protocol
that generally follows ASTM D 5231-92 (reapproved 2003).
Each landfill WCS will take approximately two days to conduct worker training and complete the sort,
plus some set-up and break-down time. Specific sort logistics will include collaboration with each
landfill manager to isolate a safe location for sorting and management of sorted materials, plus
coordination with local haulers to select and tip targeted waste loads at the sort area.
Task 2 will be supervised by the project consultant team and will utilize a combination of community
staff and local labor to complete the sort activities. The grant request includes funding for the laborers
(five laborers for two days at each of four landfills, sort equipment that will be used for all four sorts (a
precision scale, emergency eyewash and farst-aid kit); sort supplies (baskets, hand tools, shovels, rakes,
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gloves) and the rental of a protective tent and sorting tables. Appendix C includes a list of WCS
equipment.
The WCS will be analyzed in terms of materials composition, statistical significance, landfill-specific
composition, and aggregated regional results. A short memo report will summarize the results and
include recommendations for future waste diversion activities in all three counties.
Task 3 -Track Regional Recyclables Flow & Measure Waste Diversion There are numerous
curbside and drop-site programs for collecting recyclables throughout the three counties. The first part
of this task will allow each program to be inventoried in terms of materials collected, collection
mechanism (i.e., type of program, infrastructure, and containers), hauler(s), and disposition of collected
materials. Results will be illustrated to demonstrate the flow of recyclables throughout the region.
Baseline quantities of diverted materials (recyclables, yard/wood waste, special waste, and construction/
demolition debris) will subsequently be estimated for the 2008 calendar year. Based on this information
and the planning discussions conducted in Task 1, a region-wide ten-year waste diversion goal will be
developed.
Task 3 will be completed by staff and the project consultant. It will include a tabulation and map of
current recyclables flow, calculations of current diverted quantities, and establishment of a ten-year
waste diversion goal(s) for the region.
Task 4 -Public Survey on Recyclin~ This task will build on a general public survey recently
completed by Garfield County that identified a strong desire for more recycling. The survey to be
conducted in the Regional Waste Diversion Study will encompass all three counties and will focus on
the public's desire and willingness to recycle (possibly even pay for new services). The purpose of this
task will be to both educate the public and assess the socio-political feasibility of additional diversion
and the alternative management of problem materials.
A good example of information from the survey is whether the public might support new ways of
handling glass (a material with high collection and transportation costs and a limited Colorado market).
Alternatives the survey data might support include:
• Collection of glass separate from other containers so processing is not required
• Development of local markets (such as crushing for roadway aggregate substitute)
• Elimination of glass from the recycling program altogether
Task 4 will be led and largely completed by the Town of Vail, an affiliated organization of Eagle
County. The task will include development of survey questions, random targeting of registered voters in
each of the three counties, letter notification of an on-line survey, and data analysis. An on-line survey
service will be used. Approximately 30,000 residents will be targeted and the goal is a 5% response
rate. Survey results will be summarized in a presentation to the regional waste diversion partners and
community leaders, and posted on the website (to be developed in Task 7).
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Task 5 -Problem Materials Research This task will include a separate analysis to assess management
options for four separate problem materials in this region. All four materials are generated in notable
quantities, create nuisances at the landfills and/or can potentially be diverted to save landfill space. Each
analysis will be unique as a function of the material:
1. Construction and Demolition waste (C&D) -This analysis~will focus on a survey of policies that
have been implemented throughout the U.S. to encourage the diversion of key C&D materials.
Those policies that could potentially be implemented in the region are likely to include a
requirement for recycling plans and/or deposits tied to construction and demolition permits.
Likely policies will be assessed in terms of political feasibility and implementation requirements.
2. Scrap Tires -Per state regulations, residentially generated scrap tires are banned from landfill
disposal. This creates the problem of managing this material in an environmentally, cost-
effective manner. Few, if any, markets exist on the West Slope for scrap tires. Some landfill
facilities pay outside vendors to haul the tires to recycling or shredding facilities on the Front
Range. At least one other facility employs manual labor to quarter the tires after which they are
landfilled. Quantities of scrap tires accumulated by in the service area present a management
problem. This task will evaluate scrap tire quantities collected at the four landfills, as well as
assess alternative management methods that may be feasible if the communities work together,
rather than separately. Reasonable options are expected to include community partnering to hire
a mobile shredding/chipping/splitting service and possible new local markets.
3. Textiles -The size of the textile issue will be quantified from the WCSs. Reuse and recycling
options for managing these materials will be evaluated. Markets will be limited to Colorado (e.g.
rag outlets and reuse outlets) to minimize transportation costs. They will be assessed in terms of
collection, processing and hauling requirements.
4. Plastic bags -Options for reducing and recycling bags generated at local groceries will be
evaluated in terms of both ways to encourage the use of re-useable bags by the public and plastic
bag recycling by groceries (most large grocers currently accept used plastic bags, but the
awareness of -and incentives to -the public are small enough that these programs do not
stimulate significant diversion). Research will be tied to education activities in Task 7 and will
consider the value of a specific outreach campaign, as well as potential policy to encourage more
reuse and recycling.
5. Oil and gas (O&G) industry waste -The size of O&G waste within the regional waste stream and
diversion opportunities will be assessed during the WCSs. This data will be used in two to three
meetings with local O&G stakeholders (e.g., Encana and Exxon Mobile) that will focus on
strategizing options for reducing and recycling key materials. Research will be limited to local
potential markets. No assessment of hazardous or special waste materials will be conducted.
Task 5 will be conducted by staff and the project consultant. It will include tabulation a short memo
report summarizing findings, tabulating management options, and recommendations for future diversion
actions.
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Task 6 - Recycling, Composting & E-Waste Facility Tours As the governments in the region
contemplate which waste diversion facility improvements are needed and/or what type of new facilities
to build over the term, it is important for staff and decision-makers to have first-hand knowledge of
exemplary operations that are located in Colorado. In addition, operators of existing facilities have
hard-earned technical knowledge that they are eager to share with Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin Counties.
This task will include the coordination of site visits by key staff and leaders to the following facilities:
• Composting facilities -Mesa County (Grand Junction) and Al Organics (Eaton)
• Material recovery facilities -Boulder County (Boulder) and Altogether Recycling (Commerce
City)
• Electronic waste facilities - GRX (Denver) and Lifespan Technologies (Grand Junction)
Task 6 will include tours coordinated over two to three separate days (one to two to the Front Range
and one to western Colorado). The grant request includes van rental, gas and lunches for participants.
Task 7 -Waste Diversion Education Currently, education programs are decentralized through the
counties and various municipalities -materials diverted vary widely and messages educating the public
about the importance of diversion provide mixed messages to residents and businesses. This task will
allow the associations to develop a regional waste diversion education program that will work towards
reaching a broader, regional audience and providing consistent messages about the benefits of diversion,
targeted materials, and recycling/composting guidance.
Specific activities are expected to include:
Develop a Regional Website -The website will establish waste diversion as a key responsibility
for all citizens and businesses in all three counties and provides user-friendly, direct access to
critical information:
• The website will be developed with a logo and initial content including diversion contacts
' in every community and guidance/directions for local diversion activities
• It is expected to have a static home page, 3 dynamic pages (which can be updated
regularly), a resource page and a contact form where users can request info but Spam
activity is minimize
Information posted to the website will include:
• The what, where and how of diverting waste in the service area
• Key contact information
• Regional Waste Diversion project results -including the Task 4 Public Survey results
• Links to the other associations
2. Develop a School Outreach Program -This program is needed to educate grades 3 through 5 in
each of the 27 elementary schools within the region (research indicates that these grades are the
most effective targets for this type of awareness and training). Education materials will be
developed so that hands-on teacher training can be conducted by local government staff (i.e.,
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public works employees ,recycling coordinators or environmental health specialists) and
subsequently teachers can use the materials to interactively teach their students. The materials
will include:
• Interactive video on reducing, reusing, recycling and rethinking environmental
conservations -such as "Ollie Saves the Planet" which is available through SWANA
• Lesson plan handbook with teacher/trainer guidance, instruction material and student
projects tailored to each of the three grades - it is expected that this material will not be
generated from scratch, but will instead utilize existing resources such as the "Chaffee,
Lake & Custer Counties, Colorado Lessons in Sustainable Waste Management"
developed in 2006 under an earlier USDA grant
• A poster describing the benefits of recycling tailored for each grade
Task 7 will be implemented primarily by local recycling education coordinators from throughout the
region. Expenses include purchasing one video for each school, printing a handbook for each teacher
of these grades in each school and producing a poster for each grade in each school.
Task 8 - Study Wrap-Up This task will specifically address the commitment to continue the work of
waste diversion long after the project grant is completed. It will include up to three presentations by
staff and the project consultant to the commissions, councils and trustees that represent the associations
served by the grant project. These presentations will summarize the findings from all seven tasks, but
will focus on specific strategies for implementing recommendations from the Waste Diversion Study.
These recommendations are expected to include:
• Expanded diversion programs to target materials identified in the WCSs as not being recycled or
diverted efficiently (Task 2)
• Implementation of publicly-supported recycling suggestions (Task 4)
• Region-wide alternatives to managing problem wastes (Task 5)
• Region-wide waste diversion outreach and education (Task 7)
• Other activities to meet the 10-year diversion goals (Task 3)
Task 8 will include up to three presentations at the end of the project to disseminate information and
take action to leverage the grant project results over the long-term.
4.5 Grant Project Schedule
The tasks of the Waste Diversion Study will generally be completed in accordance with the schedule
below. This schedule assumes a grant project start date in October 2009.
Based on a 12-month grant schedule, all work will be conducted no later than September 2010. This
timing will be critical to the communities in the grant project service area, as they intend to develop their
Ten-Year Regional Waste Diversion Strategy for implementation in 2011.
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Task 1 - Re Tonal Diversion Collaboration October 2009 - Se tember 2010
Task 2 -Waste Com osition Studies October 2009 -November 2009
Task 3 -Track Rec clables & Measure Diversion December 2009 -Januar 2010
Task 4 -Public Surve A ri12010 - Au ust 2010
Task 5 -Problem Material Research Januar 2009 - Ma 2010
Task 6 - Facilit Tours Ma 2010 -June 2010
Task 7 -Waste Diversion Education October 2009 - Se tember 2010
Task 8 -Stud Wra -U Au ust 2010 - Se tember 2010
4.6 Grant Project Evaluation
The ultimate outcome of this project will be for Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin Counties and their member
communities to be armed with pertinent new information and data. This will allow them to coordinate
resources through consistent solid waste policies, centralized facilities and regional strategies to extend
the lives of existing disposal facilities and to operate diversion programs that are both environmentally
and economically sustainable.
In order to accomplish this outcome, the following objectives have been developed:
• Regional diversion collaboration
• Waste composition studies (4)
• 20 workers trained to conduct waste sorts
• Track regional recyclables flow and measure waste diversion
• Public recycling survey
• Problems materials research
• Recycling, composting and e-waste facility tours
• Regional waste diversion website
• Teacher training and development of interactive education materials
• Study wrap-up
The above outlined goals will be carefully tracked over the twelve-month duration of the project to
control both resource allocation and project progress. The following activities will specifically be
tracked:
Work Completed & Expenditures Incurred by Affiliated Organizations with Reimbursable
Labor;
• Expenditures by each county and Glenwood Springs in Task 2
• Expenditures by Vail in Task 4
2. Work Completed & Expenditures Incurred by Consultant
• Expenditures associated with labor
• Expenditures associated with local travel expenses
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3. Overall Project Completion in Terms of Percent Complete
This tracking will be reported in bi-monthly updates to the communities in the service area and in
quarterly process reports to USDA. Each task completion and project objective is verifiable by the
specific work product requirements.
4.7 Project Self-Sustainability After Grant Project is Completed
Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin Counties are committed to waste diversion in their region, as demonstrated by
activities already undertaken or completed
• Eagle County planning for a materials recovery facility with capacity to accommodate regional
recyclables (2007 and 2008, facility to be on-line in late 2009)
• Pitkin County completion of a solid waste plan including an evaluation of regional diversion
opportunities and needs (2008)
• Garfield County's evaluation of new organics recovery capability with ability to potentially
process out-of-county materials (2008)
• Regional partner meetings to assess available resources for supporting future waste diversion in a
three-county area (facilitated monthly meetings, August through December 2008)
• Garfield County community survey with recycling questions (2008)
This Regional Waste Diversion Study has been designed specifically to support the development of a
Ten-Year Regional Waste Diversion Strategy. The tasks to be completed in this study will answer
questions and provide data that have been obstacles to increasing diversion for the communities of
Eagle, Garfield and Pitkin County for many years.
It is important to note that community leaders in this region are very supportive of new and expanded
waste diversion programs. Local landfills are not consistently lined, disposal space is eroding at an
increasing rate and leaders are facing the significant challenge of both purchasing land for, and sitting,
new disposal capacity.
At the same time, the citizenry is relatively transient and more resistant to environmental outreach.
Additionally, recyclables markets are forcing generators to increase both the quantity and quality of
material. These associations have realized that they can divert notably more materials if they collaborate
on programs and education, and that collectively they can obtain greater economic and environmental
Sustainability for their publics.
As a result of these drivers, the communities in this service area are determined to collaborate regionally
and expand their current waste diversion capabilities. Once they are armed with the data provided by
this project, they will have the tools and information needed to develop aTen-Year Regional Waste
Diversion Strategy.
Lastly, the partners committed to this project will share the project results with other Colorado
communities through the Colorado Association for Recycling network, and will be available to conduct
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tours, participate in workshops or informally share technical expertise and observations obtained during
the completion of this grant project.
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PART 5 BUDGET & BUDGET JUSTIFCIATION
The table below summarizes the donations, direct Eagle County costs, reimbursable costs to be incurred
by affiliated organizations and contractor costs associated with this grant project. The total project value
is $182,200 and the grant project request is $107,735.
• Donated labor - 1,224 hours or $67,270 plus $7,200 contractor labor (41% of total project value)
• Direct Eagle County costs - $36,705 (20% of total project value) including WCS equipment,
supplies and rental costs; map development; survey mailings and service subscription; tour
rentals; website development and school outreach materials
• Reimbursable costs from affiliated organizations - $18,240 (10% of total project value) including
WCS workers (20) and survey implementation
• Contractor costs - $52,790 (29% of total project value) including labor and local travel expenses
Of the grant request ($107,735), 51 % of costs will be incurred directly by Eagle County or its
affiliated organizations. There are no project administrative costs included in the grant funding request.
A detailed break down of costs is included in Appendix D.
AFFILI-
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DONATED LABOR COUNTY ORGANI- CONTRACTOR COSTS SUBTOTAL
COSTS ZATION
COSTS
GRANT
CON- EAGLE REIMBURS- LOCAL PROJECT
TASK STAFF TRACTOR COUNTY ABLE LABOR TRAVEL FUNDING
EXPENSES EXPENSES EXPENSES REQUEST
SUBTOTAL
Task 1 -Regional
Collaboration $21,070 $2,880 $0 $0 $10,080 $2,700 $12,780
Task 2 -Waste
Com osition Studies $4,055 $720 $5,080 $10,240 $15,960 $1,600 $32,880
Task 3 -Track
Recyclables/Measure $2,165 $480 $830 $0 $4,560 $0 $5,390
Diversion
Task 4 -Public
Surve $2,905 $1,440 $14,100 $8,000 $1,440 $0 $23,540
Task 5 -Problem
Materials Research $4,800 $0 $0 $0 $8,620 $450 $9,070
Task 6 -Diversion
Facilit Tours $19,440 $0 $2,775 $0 $2,160 $0 $4,935
Task 7 -Diversion
Education $9,720 $960 $13,920 $0 $0 $0 $13,920
Task 8 -Study
Wra -U $3,115 $720 $0 $0 $4,320 $900 $5,220
SUBOTAL $67 270 $7,200 $36 705 $18 240 $47140 $5,650 $107 735
Donated Total $74,470
Count Costs $36,705
Reimbursable Costs $18 420
Contractor Costs $52,790
TOTAL GRANT REQUEST $107,735
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PART 6 REQUIRED INFORMATION NOT FOUND ON STANDARD
APPLICATION FORMS
6.1 Evidence of Legal Existence
6.2 List of Directors & Officers
6.3 IRS Tax Exempt Status
6.4 Debarment & Suspension Rules
6.5 Drug-Free Workplace Requirements
6.6 Audit
6.7 Financial Statements
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C.R.S.A. § 30-5-121
West's Colorado Revised Statutes Annotated Currentness
Title 30. Government--County
Location and Boundaries
Article 5. County Boundaries (Refs & Annos)
§ 30-5-121. Eagle
Page 1
The county of Eagle is hereby created and established, with the legal capacities and functions of other counties
of this state, and with boundaries as follows:
Commencing at a point on the northern boundary of Lake county where the divide between the Eagle river and
Ten Mile branches from and leaves the National range; thence along the summit of the said divide and the divid-
ing ridge between the Piney and the Blue rivers to the southern line of Grand county; thence due west to a point
six miles west of the 107th degree of west longitude; thence due south to the northern boundary line of Pitkin
county; thence east along said boundary line to the summit of the National range; thence in an easterly direction
along said summit of the National range to the place of beginning.
HISTORICAL AND STATUTORY NOTES
2002 Main Volume
Derivation:
Laws 1883, p. 127, § 1.
Gen.St.1883, § 474.
Rev.St.1908, § 1101.
Comp.Laws 1921, § 8580.
C.S.A.1935, c. 44, § 22.
C.R.S.1953, § 34-1-21.
C.R.S.1963, § 34-1-21.
C. R. S. A. § 30-5-121, CO ST § 30-5-121
Current through the Second Regular Session of the Sixty-Sixth General Assembly (2008)
(C) 2008 Thomson Reuters/ West
END OF DOCUMENT
© 2008 Thomson Reuters/West. No Claim to Orig. US Gov. Works.
AFFIDAVIT OF RONALD L. RASNIC
I, Ronald L. Rasnic, Solid Waste & Recycling Manager, Eagle County, being of
lawful age and being first duly sworn state as follows:
1. That Eagle County, State of Colorado is of legal existence and formed under the
Colorado Revised Statutes § 30-5-121.
2. The current Board of County Commissioners for Eagle County, State of Colorado
is comprised of the following three commissioners:
Peter F. Runyon, Chairman, Eagle County Board of County Commissioners
Sarah J. Fisher, Vice-Chair, Eagle County Board of County Commissioners
Arn M. Menconi, Eagle County Board of County Commissioners
Dated this day of December, 2008.
Ronald L. Rasnic
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TH19 ~~cENSE Is Nor tRANSf ERAB~E CERTIFICATE O F EXEMPTION •
FOR SALES ANO USE TAX ONLY
EAGLE COUNTY
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' ISSUE DATE
98-04908 44 022 5999 9 03098 OEC 22 1988
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FINANCE DEPARTMENT
(970}328-3510
FAQ: (970} 328-35 4 9
Email: john lewas(n~eaglecountyus
www.eaglecounty.us
RE: General Cred7t Information
TO ~Vb'EIOiV'( IT ;~1r'1Y CONCERN:
JOHN S. LEWIS
Director
Please accept this credit information sheet in lieu of a credit applicatioj~. The information
is pertinent and covers the extent to which Eagle County participates in credit
applications.
Name:
Physical Address:
Nlailinl; Address:
FEItiT:
St. o f CO, Tax Bxc>;xipt 1`;0
Accts. Payable Phone No
Finance Department
Fax
Eagle Count}~ Go~~emment
S00 Broadway
Eagle, CO 81631-0850
P.O. Box 8S0
Eagle, C.O 816 ~ 1-0850
84-6000762
98-04008
970-328-3511
970-328-351 U
970-328-35 l 9
Should you have questions regarding this credit information, please contact me at
970-328-3511.
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Finance Director
Eagle County Building, 500 Broadway. P.O. Box 850, Eagle, Colorado 8 1 63 1-0850
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CERTIFICATION REGARDING DEBARMENT, SUSPENSION, INELIGIBILITY
AND VOLUNTARY EXCLUSION -LOWER TIER COVERED TRANSACTIONS
This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive Order 12549, Debarment and
Suspension, 7 CFR Part 3017, Section 3017.510, Participants' responsibilities. The regulations were published
as Part IV of the January 30, 1989, Federal Register (pages 4722-4733). Copies of the regulations may be
obtained by contacting the Department of Agriculture agency with which this transaction originated.
(BEFORE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION, READ INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE)
(1) The prospective lower tier participant certifies, by submission of this proposal, that neither it not its
principals is presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or voluntarily
excluded from participation in this transaction by any Federal department or agency.
(2) Where the prospective lower tier participant is unable to certify to any of the statements in this
certification, such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this proposal.
~AGG~ GyC/N?Y G/~[J~°itl /ll~t~'
Organization Name PR/Award Number or Project Name
%~ F ~~ly' yv~ c~f~i~'~`t~f/~! ,c3aft-r~,p o~ co~iVTl ~.hil(lssio~I~S
Name(s) and Title(s) of Authorized Representative(s) cpuNT..,~ of ~~-G~ s%A~~ o~ cFX-d~.CJ ~
Signature(s) Date
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Form AD-1048 (1/92)
Instructions for Certification
1. By signing and submitting this form, the prospective lower tier participant is providing the certification
set out on the reverse side in accordance with these instructions.
2. The certification in this clause is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when
this transaction was entered into. If it is later than determined that the prospective lower tier participant
knowingly
rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Federal Government, the
department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue available remedies, including
suspension and/or debarment.
3. The prospective lower tier participant shall provide immediate written notice to the person to which this
proposal is submitted if at any time the prospective lower tier participant learns that its certification was
erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.
4. The terms "covered transactions," debarred," "suspended," "ineligible,", "lower tier covered transactions,"
"participant," "person," "primary covered transaction," "principal," "proposal," and "voluntarily excluded," as
used in this clause, have the meanings set out in the Definitions and Coverage sections of rules implementing
Executive Order 12549. You may contact the person to which this proposal is submitted for assistance in
obtaining a copy of those regulations:
5. The prospective lower tier participant agrees by submitting this form that, should the proposed covered
transaction be entered into, it shall not knowingly enter into any lower tier covered transaction with a person
who is debarred, suspended, declared ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this covered
transaction, unless authorized by the department or agency with which this transaction originated.
6. The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this form that it will include this
clause titled "Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion - Lower
Tier Covered Transactions," without modification, in all lower tier covered transactions and in all solicitations
for lower tier covered transactions.
7. A participant in a covered transaction may rely upon a certification of a prospective participant in a
lower tier covered transaction that it is not debarred, suspended, ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from the
covered transaction, unless it knows that the certification is erroneous. A participant may decide the method
and frequency by which it determines the eligibility of its principals. Each participant may, but is not required
to, check the Nonprocurement List.
8. Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records
in order to render in good faith the certification required by this clause. The knowledge and information of
a participant is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary
course of business dealings.
9. Except for transactions authorized under paragraph 5 of these instructions, if a participant in a covered
transaction knowingly enters into a lower tier covered transaction with a person who is suspended, debarred,
ineligible, or voluntarily excluded from participation in this transaction, in addition to other remedies available
to the Federal Government, the department or agency with which this transaction originated may pursue
available remedies, including suspension and/or debarment.
Form AD-1048
OMB APPROVAL NO.
9000 - 0101
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
CERTIFICATION REGARDING
DRUG-FREE WORKPLACE REQUIREMENTS (GRANTS)
ALTERNATIVE I -FOR GRANTEES OTHER THAN INDIVIDUALS
~ This certification is required by the regulations implementing Sections 5151-5160 of the Drug-
Free Workplace Act of 1988 (Pub. L. 100-690, Title V, Subtitle D; 41 U.S.C. 701 et seq.), 7 CFR
Part 3017, Subpart F, Section 3017.600, Purpose. The regulations were published as Part iI of
the January 31,1989 Federal Register (pages 4947-4952). Copies of the regulations may be
obtained by contacting the Department of Agriculture agency offering the grant.
(BEFORE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION, READ INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE)
Alternative I
(A) The grantee certifies that it will provide a drug-free workplace by:
(a) Publishing a statement notifying employees that the unlawful manufacture, distribution,
dispensing, possession or use of a controlled substance is prohibited in the grantee's
workplace and specifying the actions that will be taken against employees for violation of
such prohibition;
(b) Establishing a drug-free awareness program to inform employees about --
(1) The dangers of drug abuse in the workplace;
(2) The grantee's policy of maintaining a drug-free workplace;
(3) Any available drug counseling, rehabilitation, and employee assistance programs; and
(4) The penalties that may be imposed upon employees for drug abuse violations occurring in
the workplace;
(c) Making it a requirement that each employee to be engaged in the performance of the
grant be given a copy of the statement required by paragraph (a);
(d) Notifying the employee in the statement required by paragraph (a) that, as a condition
of employment under the grant, the employee will --
(1) Abide by the terms of the statement; and
Form AD-1049 (REV 2-89)
(2) Notify the employer of any criminal drug statute conviction for a violation
occurring in the workplace no later than five days after such conviction;
(e) Notifying the agency within ten days after receiving notice under subparagraph (d)(2)
from an employee or otherwise receiving actual notice of such conviction;
(f) Taking one of the following actions, within 30 days of receiving notice under subparagraph
(d)(2), with respect to any employee who is so convicted --
(1) Taking appropriate personnel action against such an employee, up to and including
termination; or
(2) Requiring such employee to participate satisfactorily in a drug abuse assistance or
rehabilitation program approved for such purposes by a Federal, State, or local health,
law enforcement, or other appropriate agency;
(g) Making a good faith effort to continue to maintain a drug-free workplace through
implementation of paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f).
B. The grantee shall insert in the apace provided below the site(s) for the performance of work
done in connection with the specific grant.
Place of Performance (Street address, city, county, State, zip code)
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Organization Name PR/Award Number or Project Name
Name and Title o hors a aentative G~ u~' C II~I~c~'- ~~~~'~l V L ~rf(}~ ~~~'4~O
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Signature // Date
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CERTIFICATION
1. By signing and submitting this form, the grantee is providing the certification set out on
pages 1 and 2.
2. The certification set out on pages 1 and 2 is a material representation of fact upon which
reliance was placed when the agency determined to award the grant. If it is later determined that
the grantee knowingly rendered a false certification, or otherwise violates the requirements of
the Drug-Free Workplace Act, the agency, in addition to any other remedies available to the
Federal Government, may take action authorized under the Drug-Free Workplace Act.
2
Form AD-1049(REV 2-89)
*U.S. GPO: 1989-654-006/81520
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MCMAHAN AND ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
Certified Public Accountants and Consultants
WEB SITE, WWW MC MAHANCPA.COM
SUITE 222/AVON CENTER TELEPHONE. (97O) 845-8800
I OO WEST BEAVER CREEK BLVD FACSIMILE' (97O) S45-O85 I
P O BOX 5850 AVON, CO 8 1620 E-MAIL MCMAHAN ~7 MCMAHANCPA COM
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, the aggregate remaining
fund information and the respective changes in financial position and cash flows, where applicable,
thereof, and the respective budgetary comparisons for the General Fund, the Road and Bridge Fund, the
Airport Fund and the Open Space Fund of Eagle County, Colorado (the "County"), as of and for the year
ended December 31, 2007, which collectively comprise the County's basic financial statements as fisted
in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the County's management.
Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit.
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Government Auditing Standards,
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, the aggregate
discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of
the County as of December 31, 2007, and the respective changes in financial position and cash flows,
where applicable, thereof and the respective budgetary comparison for the General Fund, the Road and
Bridge Fund, the Airport Fund and the Open Space Fund for the year then ended )n conform)ty with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated July 25, 2008,
on our consideration of the County's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its
compliance with provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants. That report is an integral part of
an audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be read in conjunction
with this report in considering the results of our audit.
The Management's Discussion and Analysis is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is
supplementary information required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of
management regarding the methods of measurement and presentation of the required supplementary
-information. However, we did not audit the information and express no opinion on it.
D. Jerry McMahan, C P.A.
Paul J. Backes, C P A
To the Board of County Commissioners
Eagle County, Colorado
Performing services for local governments throughout Colorado
Daniel R. Cudahy, C.P.A.
Michael N. Jenkins, C A., C.P A.
Members: ~nerican Institute o{ C'erti{ied Pulilic f~ecountants/Colorado society o{ Certi{ied Pudic l~ecountants
National and Colorado Government Finance O{ficers Association/C'olorado Municipa) League
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To the Board of County Commissioners
Eagle County, Colorado
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financal statements that collectively
comprise the County's basic financial statements. The introductory section, combining fund financial
statements, individual non-major fund budgetary comparisons, the Local Highway Finance Report, the
Schedule of Passenger Facility Charges Collected and Expended, and the statistical tables listed in the
accompanying table of contents are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required
part of the financial statements. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and
Schedule of Passenger Facility Charges Collected and Expended are presented for purposes of
additional analysis as required by the U.S. Office of Management Budget Circular A-133, Audits of States
and Local Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, and is also not a required part of the basic
financial statements of the County. Such information, except for the introductory section and statistical
tables, has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole. The introductory section and statistical tables have not been subjected to
the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we
express no opinion on them.
McMahan and Associates, L.L.C.
July 25, 2008
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Certified Public Accountants and Consultants
WEB SITE: WWW MCMAHANCPA.COM
SUITE 222/AVON CENTER TELEPHONE. (970) 845-;3800
100 WEST BEAVER CREEK BLVD FACSIMILE: (970) 645-065 I
P.O BOX 5850 AVON, CO 8 1620 EMAIL MCMAHAN~MCMAHANCPA COM
i~
INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
I~ Board of County Commissioners
~ Eagle County, Colorado
~~
~ We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate
remaining fund information of Eagle County, Colorado (the "County"), as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2006, which collectively comprise the County's basic financial statements as listed in the
table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the County's management. Our
responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit. We did not audit
the financial statements of Lake Creek Affordable Housing Corporation, a discretely presented
~ component unit, which represents 64% and 66% of total assets and revenues, respectively, of aggregate
discretely presented component units. Those financial statements were audited by other auditors whose
report has been furnished to us, and our opinion on the financial statements, insofar as it relates to the
amounts included for this discretely presented component unit, is based solely on the reports of the other
auditors.
~ We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing standards generally accepted in the United States of
America and the standards applicable to financial audits contained in Govemment Auditing Standards,
issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that we plan and
perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of
material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts
and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles
used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions. The
financial statements of Lake Creek Affordable Housing Corporation were not audited in accordance with
Government Auditing Standards.
In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, the aggregate
discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of
the County as of December 31, 2006, and the respective changes in financial position and cash flows,
where applicable, thereof and the respective budgetary comparison for the General Fund, the Road and
Bridge Fund, the Airport Fund and the Open Space Fund for the year then ended in conformity with U.S.
generally accepted accounting principles.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated May 23, 2007,
on our consideration of the County's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its
compliance with provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants. That report is an integral part of
and audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be read in
conjunction with this report in considering the results of our audit.
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Performing services for focal governments throughout Colorado
D. Jerry McMahan, C.P.A. Daniel R. Cudahy, C.P.A.
Paul J. 8ackes, C.PA. Michael N. Jenkins, C.A., C.P.A.
Members: American Institute o~ Certi~ied Public Accountants/C'olorado Society o~ C'erti~ied Public Accountants
'~ National and C'o)orado Government Finance O{{icers Association/C'o)orado Municipal League
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Board of County Commissioners
Eagle County, Colorado
The Management's Discussion and Analysis is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is
supplementary information required by accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of
America. We have applied certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of
management regarding the methods of measurement and presentation of the required supplementary
information. However, we did not audit the information and express no opinion on it.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the County's basic financial statements. The introductory section, combining fund financial
statements, individual nonmajor fund budgetary comparisons, the Local Highway Finance Report, the
Schedule of Passenger Facility Charges Collected and Expended, and the statistical tables listed in the
accompanying table of contents are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required
part of the financial statements. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and
Schedule of Passenger Facility Charges Collected and Expended is presented for purposes of additional
analysis as required by the U.S. Office of Management Budget Circular A-133, Audits of States and Loca!
Governments, and Non-Profit Organizations, and is also not a required part of the basic financial
statements of Eagle County, Colorado. Such information, except for the introductory section and
statistical tables, has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial
statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial
statements taken as a whole. The introductory section and statistical tables have not been subjected to
the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, accordingly, we
express no opinion on them.
McMahan and Associates, L.L.C.
May 23, 2007
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Certified Public Accountants and Consultants
WEB SITE' WWW.MCMAHANCPA.COM
SUITE 222//~VON CENTER TELEPHONE: (970) 845-8800
100 WEST BEAVER CREEK BLVD FACSIMILE: (J7O) 84rJ-O851
e P.O. BOX 5850 AvoN, CO 8 1620 E-MAIL. MCMAHAN@MCMAHANCPA.COM
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INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S REPORT
Board of County Commissioners
Eagle County, Colorado
We have audited the accompanying financial statements of the governmental activities, the business-type
activities, the aggregate discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate
remaining fund information of Eagle County, Colorado (the "County"), as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2005, which collectively comprise the County's basic financial statements as listed in the
table of contents. We also have audited the financial statements of each of the County's nonmajor
governmental, internal service, and fiduciary funds presented as supplementary information in the
accompanying combining fund financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2005, as
listed in the table of contents. These financial statements are the responsibility of the County's
management. Our responsibility is to express opinions on these financial statements based on our audit.
We did not audit the financial statements of Lake Creek Affordable Housing Corporation, a discretely
presented component unit, which represents 64% and 66% of total assets and revenues, respectively, of
aggregate discretely presented component units. Those financial statements were audited by other
auditors whose report has been furnished to us, and our opinion on the financial statements, insofar as it
relates to the amounts included for this discretely presented component unit, is based solely on the
reports of the other auditors.
We conducted our audit in accordance with U.S. generally accepted auditing standards and Government
Auditing Standards issued by the Comptroller General of the United States. Those standards require that
we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are
free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the
amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting
principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial
statement presentation. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinions. The
financial statements of Lake Creek Affordable Housing Corporation were not audited in accordance with
Government Auditing Standards.
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In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the
respective financial position of the governmental activities, the business-type activities, the aggregate
discretely presented component units, each major fund, and the aggregate remaining fund information of
the County as of December 31, 2005, and the respective changes in financial position and cash flows,
where applicable, thereof and the respective budgetary comparison for the General Fund, the Road and
Bridge Fund, the Open Space Fund, the 1 % Sales Tax Capital Improvements Fund and the .5% Sales
Tax Eagle Valley Transportation Fund for the year then ended in conformity with U.S. generally accepted
accounting principles.
In accordance with Government Auditing Standards, we have also issued our report dated June 6, 2006,
on our consideration of the County's internal control over financial reporting and on our tests of its
compliance with provisions of laws, regulations, contracts, and grants. That report is an integral part of
and audit performed in accordance with Government Auditing Standards and should be read in
conjunction with this report in considering the results of our audit.
Performing services far local governments throughout ~:~oloradv
D. Jerry McMahan, C.P.A. Daniel R. Cudahy, C.P.A.
Paul J. Backes, C.P.A. Michael N. Jenkins, C.A., C.P.A.
Members: American Institute o{ Certi~ied Public Accountants/C'olorado Society o~ Certi{ied Public Accountants
National and Colorado Government Finance O{{icers Association/Colorado Municipal League
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Board of County Commissioners
Eagle County, Colorado
The Management's Discussion and Analysis is not a required part of the basic financial statements but is
supplementary information required by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board. We have applied
certain limited procedures, which consisted principally of inquiries of management regarding the methods
of measurement and presentation of the required supplementary information. However, we did not audit
the information and express no opinion on it.
Our audit was conducted for the purpose of forming opinions on the financial statements that collectively
comprise the County's basic financial statements. The introductory section, combining fund financial
statements, individual nonmajor fund budgetary comparisons, the Local Highway Finance Report, the
Schedule of Passenger Facility Charges Collected and Expended, and the statistical tables listed in the
accompanying table of contents are presented for purposes of additional analysis and are not a required
part of the financial statements. The accompanying Schedule of Expenditures of Federal Awards and
Schedule of Passenger Facility Charges Collected and Expended is presented for purposes of additional
analysis as required by the U.S. Office of Management Budget Circular A-133, Audits of States and Local
Governments, and IVon-Profit Organizations, and is also not a required part of the basic financial
statements of Eagle County, Colorado. Such information has been subjected to the auditing procedures
applied in the audit of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The introductory section and
statistical tables have not been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in the audit of the basic
financial statements and, accordingly, we express no opinion on them.
McMahan and Associates, L.L.C.
June 7, 2006
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Comprehensive Annual Financial Report
Eagle County
Colorado
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2007
Prepared by the Eagle County Finance Department
John S. Lewis
Finance Director
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Governmental activities. Governmental activities increased Eagle County's net assets
by $13.9 million, thereby accounting for 79% of the total growth in the net assets of the
County. Key elements of this increase are as follows:
Revenues:
Program revenues:
Charges for services
Operating grants and contributions
Caprta{ grants and contributions
General revenues:
Property Taxes
Sales taxes
Other taxes
Investment earnings
Other
Total Revenues
Expenses:
Program expenses
General government
Public safety
Public works
Health and welfare
Transportatino
Culture and recreation
Intergovernmental support
Interest on long-term debt
Sanitary landfill
Air terminal
Total Expenses
Increase(decrease)in net assets
before transfers
Transfers
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets -Beginning (restated)
Net Assets -Ending
$ 18,435 $ 19,281 $ 9,334 $ 8,447 $ 27,769 $ 27,728
8,808 7,672 70 - 8,878 7,672
6,579 16,965 - - 6,579 16,965
19,230 19,948 - - 19,230 19,948
20,223 18,685 - - 20,223 18,685
1,251 4 - - 1,251 4
5,002 3,211 392 372 5,394 3,583
287 1,062 - - 287 1,062
79,815 86,828 9,796 8,819 89,611 95,647
19,615 17,470 - - 19,615 17,470
13,901 12,743 - - 13,901 12,743
10,175 8,936 - - 10,175 8,936
7,133 5,917 - - 7,133 5,917
13,794 12,546 - - 13,794 12,546
703 441 - - 703 441
526 563 - - 526 563
- - 2,601 3,078 2,601 3,078
- - 3,600 3,891 3,600 3,891
65,847 58,616 6,201 6,969 72,048 65,585
13,968 28,212 3,595 1,850 17,563 30,062
(19) 43 19 (43) - -
13,949 28,255 3,614 1,807 17,563 30,062
209,416 181,161 14,431 12,624 223,847 193,785
223,365 209,416 18,045 14,431 241,410 223,847
• Sales taxes increased by approximately $1.5 million.
• Charges for services increased by $154 thousand.
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Eagle County's Changes in Net Assets ($000)
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
2007 2006 2007 2006 2007 2006
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Eagle County, Colorado
STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2007
Primary Government
Governmental Business-type Component
Actiwdes Activities Total Units
ASSETS
Cash and investments $ 49,790,918 $ 11,556,339 $ 61,347,257 $ 502,007
Cash and investments, restricted 71,479 5,571,973 5,643,452 5,159,139
Property taxes receivable, net of allowance for uncollectible~ 26,626,810 - 26,626,810 -
Other receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles 7,358,753 915,603 8,274,356 164,806
Other receivables, restricted, net of allowance for uncollectibles - 182,878 182,878 -
Loans receivable, net of allowance for uncollectibles 2,309,061 - 2,309,061 -
Internal balances 104,735 (104,735) - -
Inventories, prepaid expenses, and other assets 371,061 - 371,061 39,006
Unamortized debt issuance costs 251,485 712,182 963,667 446,735
Unamortized deferred debt refunding costs 388,300 - 388,300 -
Capital assets not being depreciated
Land 10,580,239 1,205,505 11,785,744 2,016,100
Conservation easements 12,354,562 12,354,562 -
Construction in progress 8,437,222 4,228,620 12,665,842 -
Capital assets net of accumulated depreciation
Bwldings and improvements 44,378,210 19,056,755 63,434,965 26,503,620
Improvements other than buildings 43,377,472 - 43,377,472 -
Egwpment 15,261,747 415,579 15,677,326 849,952
Infrastructure 46,859,042 - 46,859,042 -
Accumulated depreciation for component units - - - (10,713,929)
Total assets 268,521,096 43,740,699 312,261,795 24,967,436
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities
Accounts payable and other current liabilities 6,081,084 2,160,890 8,241,974 182,683
Accrued interest payable 37,924 247,670 285,594 136,854
Unearned revenue 26,834,204 860,934 27,695,138 168,123
Security deposits - - - 372,668
Unamortized debt issuance premium 197,050 - 197,050 -
Closure and post closure costs payable - 2,608,516 2,608,516 -
Long-term liabilities
Portion due or payable within one year
Certificates of participation 795,000 795,000 -
Bonds and notes payable - 621,089 621,089 905,919
Capital leases 54,212 - 54,212 -
Accrued compensated absences 103,944 - 103,944 -
Portion due or payable after one year
Certificates of partiapation 10,115,000 - 10,115,000 -
Bonds and notes payable - 19,178,155 19,178,155 29,561,100
Capital leases 175,827 - 175,827 -
Accrued compensated absences 762,256 17,646 779,902 -
Totalliabilities 45,156,501 25,694,900 70,851,401 31,327,347
Net assets
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 170,748,240 5,819,397 176,567,637 (11,364,541)
Restricted for:
Capital protects 8,384,125 - 8,384,125 -
Debt service 77,417 - 77,417 2,459,490
Regulatory reserves - - - 1,565,491
Public works 7,149,753 - 7,149,753 -
Emergencies 3,178,187 - 3,178,187 -
Transportation 6,699,298 - 6,699,298 -
Unrestricted 27,127,575 12,226,402 39,353,977 979,649
Total net assets $ 223,364,595 $ 18,045,799 $ 241,410,394 $ (6,359,9112
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year
Program Revenues Nef (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Assets
_ Primary Govenment
Charges Operating Capital
for Grants and Grants and Governmental Business-type Component
FUNCTIONSIPROGRAMS Expenses Services Contributions Contributions Actwdles Actwtlies Total Units
Primary government
Governmental activities
General government $ 19,614,194 $ 9,351,868 $ 951,513 $ - $ (9,310,813) $ - $ (9,310,813) $ -
Pubticsafety 13,901,135 909,035 1,252,210 575,498 (11,164,392) - (11,164,392) -
Pubhcworks 10,175,199 2,276,745 2,419,337 36,580 (5,442,537) - (5,442,537)
Health and welfare 7,132,574 335,912 3,363,817 - (3,432,845) - (3,432,845) -
TransportaGon 13,794,089 5,424,647 454,066 5,904,253 (2,011,123) - (2,011,123) -
Cultureand recreation 703,436 136,685 367,209 63,000 (136,542) - (136,542) -
Intereston long-term debt 526102 - - (526,102) (526,102)
Total governmentalachvrtles 65,846,729 18,434892 8,808,152 6,579,331 (32,024,354) - (32,024,354)
Business-type activities
SandaryLandfill 2,601,165 4,163,887 70,235 - - 1,632,957 1,632,957 -
AirTerminal 3,600,207 5,170,618 - 1,570,411 1,570,411 -
N Total business-type activities 6 201 372 9,334,505 70 235 3,203,366 3,203,368
~ Totalpnmarygovernment 72,046,101 27769,397 8,878,387 6,579,331 (32,024,354) 3,203,366 (2$820,98fi) -
Component units
Lake Creek Affordable Housing 4,355,029 4,150,642 - - ~ - - - (204,387)
EagleRiverwewAffordableHousing 1,098,428 325,496 775,D42 - - - - 2,110
Golden Eagle Elderly Housing 357,202 96,151 206,456 - - - - (54,595)
E 911 898,842 1,012,382 - - - 113,540
7alalcomponentumts 6,7D9,501 5,584,671 981,496 - - - - (143,332)
General revenues
Property taxes levied for general purposes 19,230,463 - 19,230,463 -
Specificownershiptax 1,246,813 - 1,246,813 -
Sales taxes 20,222,661 - 20,222,661 -
Othershared taxes 4,527 - 4,527 -
Investmentearmngs 5,001,869 391,957 5,393,826 326,298
Grants and contributions not restncfed to specific programs 279,369 - 279,369 -
Gam (loss) on disposal of assets - (307) (307) -
Miscellaneous 6,276 - 6,276 1,425
Transfers (19,309) 19,309 - -
Totalgeneral revenues and transfers 45,972,669 41D,959 46,383,628 327,723
Change in net assets 13,948,315 3,614,327 17,562,642 184,391
Nel assets-beginning 209,416,280 14 431,472 223,647,752 (6,544,302)
Nelassets-ending $ 223,364,595 $ 18,045,799 $ 241,410,394 $ (6,359,911)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement
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December 31, 2006
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At December 31, 2006, Eagle County is able to report positive balances in its
governmental and business-type activities, while the component units' net assets reflected
negative net assets. The same situation held true for 2005. However, if the assets were
valued at fair market, it's believed that the component units' net assets would be reported
with positive balances.
The County's net assets increased $30,100,475 during 2006. About 67 percent of this
increase represents the County's investment in capital assets during the year. The
remainder of this growth largely reflects cash and investment increases.
Governmental activities. Governmental activities increased Eagle County's net assets
by $2$,255,086, thereby accounting for 94% of the total growth in the net assets of the
County. Key elements of this increase are as follows:
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Revenues:
Program revenues
Charges for services
Operating grants and contnbutions
Capital grants and contnbutions
General revenues:
Property Taxes
Sales taxes
Other taxes
Investment earnings
Other
Total Revenues
Expenses:
Program expenses
General government
Public safety
Public works
Health and welfare
Transportatrno
Culture and recreation
Intergovernmental support
{merest on Fong-term debt
Sanitary landfill
Air terminal
Total Expenses
Increase(decrease)in net assets
before transfers
Transfers
Change in Net Assets
Net Assets -Beginning
Net Assets -Ending
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
2006 2005 2006 2005 2006 2005
$ 19,281 $ 17,361 $ 8,641 $ 8,312 $ 27,922 $ 25,673
7,672 7,676 - 53 7,672 7,729
16,964 2,313 - - 16,964 2,313
18,686 17,036 - - 18,686 17,036
18,685 16,988 - - 18,685 16,988
1,266 1,132 - - 1,266 1,132
3,211 1,653 372 243 3,583 1,896
1,063 175 - - 1,063 175
86,828 64,334 9,013 8,608 95,841 72,942
17,470 13,724 - - 17,470 13,724
12,743 10,842 - - 12,743 10,842
8,936 7,038 - - 8,936 7,038
5,917 4,827 - - 5,917 4,827
12,546 11,297 - - 12,546 11,297
441 616 - - 441 616
- 3,059 - - - 3,059
563 740 - - 563 740
- - 3,078 2,962 3,078 2,962
- - 4,047 3,587 4,047 3,587
58,616 52,143 7,125 6,549 65,741 58,692
28,212 12,191 1,888 2,059 30,100 14,250
43 77 (43) (77) - -
28,255 12,268 1,845 1,982 30,100 14,250
136,170 123,902 12,625 10,643 148,795 134,545
$ 164,425 $ 136,170 $ 14,470 $ 12,625 $ 178,895 $ 148,795
Capital assets (net of depreciation) for the year increased by $20,036,542.
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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
December 31
Primary Government
Governmental Business-type Component ~
Activities Activities Total Units
ASSETS
Cash and investments $ 47,375,924 $ 9,687,309 $ 57,063,233 $ 541,193
Cash and investments, restricted 68,225 8,040,220 8,108,445 5,017,391
Property taxes receivable, net of allowance for uncollectibles 19,330,587 - 19,330,587 -
Other receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles 7,940,052 1,596,704 9,536,756 94,267
Other receivables, restricted, net of allowance for uncollectibles - 184,483 184,483 -
Loans receivable, net of allowance for uncollectibles 845,638 - 845,638 -
Intemal balances 104,734 (104,734) - -
Inventories, prepaid expenses, and other assets 339,840 - 339,840 39,367 fi
Unamortized debt issuance costs 274,342 752,288 1,026,630 487,926
Unamortized debt issuance discount - - - _
Unamortized deferred debt refunding costs 442,763 - 442,763 -
Capital assets not being depreciated:
Land 17,664,436 395,853 18,060,289 2,016,100
Construction in progress 24,967,066 279,027 25,246,093 -
Capital assets net of accumulated depreciation:
Buildings and improvements 42,067,666 18,934,393 61,002,059 26,469,838
Improvements other than bwldings 24,522,619 - 24,522,619 -
Equipment 14,567,809 290,561 14,858,370 844,813
Infrastructure 1,946,299 - 1,946,299 -
Accumulated depreciation for component units - _ _ (g,7gg,g51)
Total assets 202,458,000 40,056,104 242,514,104 25,712,044
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities
Accounts payable and other current liabilities 5,481,981 180,942 5,662,923 275,455
Accrued interest payable 40,928 247,115 268,043 295,445
Unearned revenue 19,446,289 1,124,391 20,570,680 15,169
Secunty deposits - - - 347,783
Unamortized debt issuance premium 224,689 - 224,689 -
Closure and post closure costs payable - 2,527,021 2,527,021 -
Long-term liabilities
Portion due or payable within one year.
Certificates of participation 770,000 770,000
Bonds and notes payable - 485,947 485,947 855,476
Capital leases 52,152 - 52,152 -
Accrued compensated absences 105,212 - 105,212 -
Portion due or payable after one year:
Certificates of participation 10,910,000 - 10,910,000
Bonds and notes payable - 21,000,112 21,000,112 30,467,018
Capital leases 230,039 - 230,039 -
Accrued compensated absences 771,554 20,563 792,117 -
Totalliabilities 38,032,844 25,586,091 63,618,935 32,256,346
Net assets
Invested in capital assets, net of related debt 114,490,809 (833,937) 113,656,872 (11,302,668)
Restricted for.
Capital projects 9,314,022 - 9,314,022 -
Debt service 119,594 - 119,594 2,459,490
Regulatory reserves - - - 1,384,040
Public works 7,773,457 - 7,773,457 -
Emergencies 2,927,927 - 2,927,927 -
Transportation 6,664,190 - 6,664,190
Unrestricted 23,135,157 15,303,950 38,439,107 914,836
Total net assets $ 164,425,156 $ 14,470,013 $ 178,895,169 $ (6,544,302)
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended December 31, 2006
Program Revenues Ne! (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Nel Assets
Pnmary Government
Charges Operating Captal
for Granlsand Grants and Govemmental Business-type Component
FUNCTIONSfPROGRAMS Expenses Services Contnbuhons Contribuhons Adiudies Activdies Total Umts
Pnmary government
Govemmental actrvilies
Generalgavemment
$ 17,469,447 $ 10,354,242
$ 173,813
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(6,941,392)
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(6,941,392)
$ -
Publicsafety 12,743,480 849,453 1,181,988 760,313 (9,971,728) - (9,971,728) -
Publicworks 8,935,500 3,075,302 2,287,818 135,700 (3,436,682) - (3,438,662) -
Healthand weKare 5,917,246 244,534 3,014,070 - (2,858,692) - (2,658,842) -
Transportation 12,548,108 4,498,528 769,976 16,068,384 8,790,718 - 8,790,778 -
Culture and recreation 440,856 259,136 263,957 - 82,237 - 82,237 -
Interesl oolong-lermdebt 563,374 - - - (563,374) (563,374)
Totalgovemmentalachvtlies 58,816,011 19,281,193 ,_ 7,671,816 18964,397 (14fi98,803) (14,898,803)
Business-type adivihes
Sanitary Landfill 3,077,642 3,887,264 - - - 809,622 809,622 -
lurTerminal 4,048,116 4,754,196 706,082 706,082
Total business-typeacKvmes 7,125,758 8,841,462 - - - 1,515,704 1,515,704 -
ro Totalpnmarygovemment 65,741,769_ 27922,655 __.7671,618 16,964,397_ (14,696,803) 1,515,704 (13,183,099) -
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Lake Creek Affordable Housing 3,700,325 3,938,240 - - - ,
Eagle Riverwew Affordable Housing 1,126,445 275,612 604,356 - - - - (46,477)
Golden Eagle Eldedy Housing 312,887 103,763 161,392 139,564 - - - 91,832
E9N 719,145 888,024 26,000 194,879
Total component unfts 5,858,802 5,205,639 _ 991,748 139,564 - - - 478,149
General revenues:
Property taxes levied for general puryoses 18,686,343 - 18,686,343 -
Speafcownershiptax 1,261,947 1,261,847 -
Salestaxes 18,885,440 - 18,685,440 -
Olhersharedtaxes 4,079 - 4,079 -
Imeslmenteamings 3,211,204 372,185 3,563,389 289,245
Grants and contnbugons not resldcled to specific programs 1,025,466 - 1,025,488 -
Gam (bss) on disposal of assets 17,222) - (7,222) -
Miscellaneous 44,110 - 44,110 19,548
Transfers 42,500 (42,500)
Total general revenues and Transfers 42,953,889 329,665 43,263,574 308,793
Change m net assets 28,255,086 1,845,369 30,100,415 788,942
Net assets ~ beginning 136,170,010 12,624,624 148,794,694 (7,331,244)
Netassels-ending $ 164425,156 $ 14,470,013 $ 178,895,169 $ (6,544,302)
The accompanying notes are an integral pad of This statement
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FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
December 31, 2005
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The County's net assets increased $14,249,572 during 2005. About 59 percent of this
increase represents the County's investment in capital assets during the year. The
remainder of this growth largely reflects cash and investment increases.
Governmental activities. Governmental activities increased Eagle County's net assets
by $12,267,587, thereby accounting for 87% of the total growth in the net assets of the
County. Key elements of this increase are as follows:
Eagle County's Changes in Net Assets ($000)
Governmental Business-type
Activities Activities Total
2005 2004 2005 2004 2005 2004
Revenues:
Program revenues:
Charges for services
$ 17,361
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676
$ 14,606
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$ 8,364 $ -
7,158 $
25,725
7
676
$ 21,764
4
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Operating grants and contributions , , , ,
Capital grants and contributions 2,313 5,420 - - 2,313 5,420
General revenues:
Property Taxes 17,036 17,895 17,036 17,895
Sales & use taxes
16,988
15,423 - -
16,988
15,423
Other taxes 1,132 1,825 - - 1,132 1,825
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: Investment earnings 1,653
- Other 175 (2,716) 244 1,005 X419 (1,711)
Total Revenues 64,334 57,278 8,608 8,163 71,289 65,441
Expenses:
Program expenses:
General government
13,724
13,048
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-
13,724
13,048
Public safety 10,842 10,314 - - 10,842 10,314
Public works 7,038 6,591 - - 7,038 6,591
Health and welfare 4,827 11,279 - - 4,827 11,279
Transportatino 11,297 4,457 11,297 4,457
Culture and recreation 616 413 - - 616 413
Intergovernmental support 3,059 3,226 - = 3,059 3,226
Interest on long-term debt 740 745 740 745
Sanitary landfill - - 2,962 2,723 2,962 2,723
Air terminal - - 3,587 3,570 3,587 3,570
Total Expenses 52,143 50,073 6,549 6,293 58,692 56,366
Increase (decrease) in net assets
before transfers 12,191 7,205 2,059 1,870 12,597 9,075
Transfers 77 - (77) - - -
Change in Net Assets 12,268
2 7,205
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10
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773
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545
134 9,075
470
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Net Assets -Beginning 123,90 , , , , ,
Net Assets -Ending $ 136,170 $ 123,902 $ 12,625 $ 10,643 $ 147,142 $ 134,545
Capital assets (net of depreciation) for the year increased by $9 ,480,665.
Debt service reductions amounted to $1,408,899.
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Charges for services increased by $2,754,536.
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STATEMENT OF NET ASSETS
December 31, 2005
_ Pnmary Government
Governmental Business-type Component
Activities Activities Total Units
ASSETS
Cash and investments $ 40,786,675 $ 7,775,861 $ 48,562,536 $ 210,651
Cash and investments, restricted 131,584 6,410,408 6,541,992 4,607,681
Property taxes receivable, net of allowance for uncollectibles 18,760,980 - 18,760,980 -
Other receivables, net of allowance for uncollectibles 6,268,945 581,507 6,850,452 104,517
Other receivables, restncted, net of allowance for uncollectibles - 197,703 197,703 -
Loans receivable, net of allowance for uncollectibles 954,371 - 954,371 -
Intemal balances 7,735 (7,735) - -
Inventories, prepaid expenses, and other assets 596,000 200,165 796,165 42,323
Unamortized debt issuance costs 297,199 522,999 820,198 530,092
Unamortized debt issuance discount - 384,809 384,809 -
Unamortized deferred debt refunding costs 497,599 - 497,599 -
Capital assets not being depreciated
Land 17,599,436 395,853 17,995,289 1,476,100
Construction in progress 12,744,293 231,208 12,975,501 -
Capital assets net of accumulated depreciation:
Buildings and improvements 39,034,619 19,675,050 58,709,669 26,467,713
Improvements other than buildings 22,111,984 - 22,111,984 -
Equipment 12,116,679 133,358 12,250,037 759,694
Infrastructure 1,556,707 - 1,556,707 -
Accumulated depreciation for component units - - - (8 882 196)
Total assets 173,464,806 36,501,186 209,965,992 25,316,575
LIABILITIES AND NET ASSETS
Liabilities
Accounts payable and other current liabilities $
Accrued interest payable
Unearned revenue
Secunty deposits
Unamortized debt issuance premwm
Closure and post closure costs payable
Long-term liabilities:
Portion due or payable within one year:
Certificates of participation
Bonds and notes payable
Capital leases
Accrued compensated absences
Portion due or payable after one year:
Certificates of participation
Bonds and notes payable
Capital leases
Accrued compensated absences
Net assets
Invested m capital assets, net of related debt
Restricted for:
Capital projects
Debt service
Regulatory reserves
Road maintenance
Emergencies
Other purposes
Unrestricted
3,945,219 $ 306,465 $ 4,251,684 $ 175,417
43,742 258,555 302,297 302,201
19,494,634 145,131 19,639,765 118,922
- - - 287,570
252,517 - 252,517 -
- 2,220,707 2,220,707 -
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735,000 735,000 -
- 879,066 879,066 804,085
80,187 - 80,187 -
93,750 - 93,750 -
11,680,000 - 11,680,000 -
- 20,048,299 20,048,299 30,959,624
282,191 - 282,191 -
687,496 18,339 705,835 -
Totalliabilities 37,294,736 23,876,562 61,171,298 32,647,819
93,181,138 415,912 93,597,050 (10,717,306)
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100,926 - 100,926 2,042,500
- - - 254,572
7,787,768 - 7,787,768 -
1,849,011 - 1,849,011
5,993,258 - 5,993,258 -
22,565,456 12,208,712 34,774,168 1,088,990
Total net assets $ 136,170,070 $ 12,624,624 $ 148,794,694 $ (7,331,244)
The accompanying notes are an integral part of this statement.
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STATEMENT OF ACTIVITIES
For the Year Ended December 31 2005
Program Revenues Net (Expense) Revenue and Changes in Net Assets
Pnmary Government
Charges Operating Capital
for Grants and Grants and Governmental Business-type Component
EUNCTIONSIPROGRAMS Expenses Services Conidbubons Contributions Activities Activities Total Units
Pdmary government:
Governmental ac8vi8es
General government $ 13,723,234 $ 9,039,989 $ 128,343 $ - $ (4,554,902) $ - $ (4,554,902) S -
Pubiicsafery 10,842,212 767,506 1,624,344 188,519 (8,263,843) (8,283,843) -
Publicworks 7,037,908 2,195,022 2,225,412 24,626 (2,592,848) (2,592,848) -
Heallhandweffare 4,827,348 217,245 2,686,322 - (1,923,781) - (1,923,781) -
Trenspodation 11,297,475 4,639,636 646,622 2,101,516 (3,909,699) - (3,909,699)
Culture and recreation 616,029 501,558 365,282 - 250,811 - 250,811 -
Intergouemmenlal suppod 3,058,796 - - - (3,058,796) - (3,058,796) -
Interesl on long-term debt 74Q022 (740,022) 1740,022)
Total governmental activities 52,143,024 17,360,958 7,676,325 2,312,661 (24,793,080) (24,793,080)
Business•type activities
Sanitary Landfill 2,962,486 3,651,956 53,349 - - 742,819 742,819 -
AirTerminal 3,588,518 4,659,134 1,072,818 1,072,616
Total business-type aclmUes 6,549,004 8,311,090 53,349 1,815,435 1,815,435
Total primarygovemment $ 58,692,028 $ 25,672,048 $ 7,729,674 $ 2,312,661 (24,793,080) 1,815,435 (22,977,645)
Component units
Lake Creek ANordable Housing $ 3,988,266 $ 3,750,467 $ $ - - - (237,801)
Eagle Riverview AftoNable Housing 1,116,503 252,872 869,915 - - 6,2&1
Gdden Eagle Eldedy Housing 298,214 92,023 178,542 - - - - (27,649)
E 911 821,674 548,712 (73,182)
Totalcomponentumts $ 6,024,859 ~64~0~4 $ 1,DA8,457 $ - - (332,328)
General revenues
Property taxes levied for debt service 440,901 440,901 -
Propedy taxes levied for general purposes 16,594,920 - 16,594,920 -
Specifcownershiptax 1,127,784 - 1,127,784 -
Salesand use taxes 16,988,390 16,988,390 -
Other shared lazes 3,792 3,792 -
Investmenleamings 1,653,103 243,198 1,896,301 219,478
Grants and contribubons not restncted to specrfic programs 160,940 160,940 -
Miscellaneous 14,189 - 14,189 -
Transfers 76,648 (76,648) - -
Totalgeneral revenues and transfers 37,060,667 166,550 37,227,217 219,478
Change in net assets 12,267,587 1,981,985 14,249,572 (112,850)
Net assets • beginning (restated) 123,902,483 10,642,639 134,545,122 (7,218,394)
Net assets • ending $ 1~ 38,170,070 $ 12,824,824 $ 148,794,694 $ (7,331,244)
The accompanying rates are an integral part of this statement.
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APPENDIX A -APPLICATION FORMS
December 2008 Page 25
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Exoiratiott Date: 01/31/2009
Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 Version o2
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3. Date Received: 4. Applicant Identifier:
5a. Federal Entity Identifier: *5b. Federal Award Identifier:
State Use Only:
6. -Date Received by State: 7. State Application Identifier:
S. APPLICANT INFORMATION:
*a. Legal Name: Eagle County Government
*b. Employer/Taxpayer Identification Number (EIN/TIN): *c. Organizational DUNS:
84-6000762 110104346
d. Address:
*Street 1: 500 Broadway
Street 2:
*City: Eagle
County: Eagle
*State: Colorado
Province:
*Country: USA
*Zip /Postal Code 81631
e. Organizational Unit:
Department Name: Division Name:
Solid Waste & Recycling Department Public Works
f. Name and contact information of person to be contacted on matters involving this application:
Prefix: Mr. *First Name: Ronald
Middle Name: L.
*Last Name: Rasnic
Suffix:
Title: Eagle County Solid Waste & Recycling Manager
Organizational Affiliation:
*Telephone Number: 970.328.3465 Fax Number: 970.328.3466
*Email: ron.rasnic@eaglecounty.us
OMB Number: 4040-0004
Expiration Date: 01/31/2009
Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 Version o2
*9. Type of Applicant 1: Select Applicant Type:
B.County Government
Type of Applicant 2: Select Applicant Type:
Type of Applicant 3: Select Applicant Type:
*Other (Specify)
*10 Name of Federal Agency:
USDA
11. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:
10.762
CFDA Title:
Solid Waste Mana ement Grants
*12 Funding Opportunity Number:
RDUP-SW MGRANT-100608-FY09
*Title:
Solid Waste Management Grant
13. Competition Identification Number:
Title:
14. Areas Affected by Project (Cities, Counties, States, etc.):
Eagle County including the municipalities of Avon, Basalt, Eagle, Gypsum, Minturn, Red Cliff, Vail
Garfield County including the municipalities of Carbondale, Glenwood Springs, New Castle, Parachute, Rifle, Silt
Pitkin County including the municipalities of Aspen, Snowmass Village
*15. Descriptive Title of Applicant's Project:
Regional Waste Diversion Study -Eagle/Garfield/Pitkin Counties. Through a collaborative research and planning effort the three
counties and respective municipalities will increase the potential to meet the overarching goals of this grant, i.e., to improve the
environmental and economical sustainability of solid waste management in the three-county area and minimize reliance on, and
reduce potential hazards associated with, regional disposal facilities. This study will be comprised of eight tasks that will accomplish
these goals: regional diversion collaboration, waste composition studies, track recyclables and measure diversion, public survey on
recycling, facility tours, waste diversion education and a study wrap-up. The regional partners will leverage the value of this USDA
grant project beyond 2010 by using the project results to develop aTen-Year Regional Waste Diversion Strategy.
OMB Number: 4040-0004
Expiration Date: 01/31/2009
Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 version o2
16. Congressional Districts Of:
*a. Applicant: CO-002 *b. Program/Project: CO-002 & CO-003
17. Proposed Project:
*a. Start Date: 10/09 *b. End Date: 09/10
18. Estimated Funding ($):
*a. Federal $107,730
*b. Applicant $74,470
*c. State
*d. Local
*e. Other
*f. Program Income
*g. TOTAL $182,200
*19. Is Application Subject to Review By State Under Executive Order 12372 Process?
^ a. This application was made available to the State under the Executive Order 12372 Process for review on
^ b. Program is subject to E.O. 12372 but has not been selected by the State for review.
® c. Program is not covered by E. O. 12372
*20. Is the Applicant Delinquent On Any Federal Debt? (If "Yes", provide explanation.)
^ Yes ®No
21. *By signing this application, I certify (1) to the statements contained in the list of certifications" and (2) that the statements
herein are true, complete and accurate to the best of my knowledge. I also provide the required assurances** and agree to comply
with any resulting terms if I accept an award. I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent statements or claims may subject
me to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties. (U. S. Code, Title 218, Section 1001)
® **IAGREE
** The list of certifications and assurances, or an Internet site where you may obtain this list, is contained in the announcement or
agency specific instructions
Authorized Representative:
Prefix: Mr. *First Name: Peter
Middle Name: F.
*Last Name: Runyon
Suffix:
*Title: Chairman, Board of County Commissioners, County of Eagle, State of Colorado
*Telephone Number: 970.328.8605 Fax Number: 970.328.8629
* Email: peter.runyon@eaglecounty.us
*Signature of Authorized Representativ *Date Signed: i ~ ~~~,~~
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OMB Number: 4040-0004
Expiration Date: 01/31/2009
Application for Federal Assistance SF-424 Version o2
*Applicant Federal Debt Delinquency Explanation
The following should contain an explanation if the Applicant organization is delinquent of any Federal Debt.
BUDGET INFORMATION -Non-Construction Pro rams OMB Approval No 4040-0006
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Expiration Date 04/30/2008
ASSURANCES -NON-CONSTRUCTION PROGRAMS
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awarding agency. Further, certain Federal awarding agencies may require applicants to certify to additional assurances. If
such is the case, you will be notified.
As the duly authorized representative of the applicant, I certify that the applicant:
1. Has the legal authority to apply for Federal assistance
and the institutional, managerial and finanaal capability
(including funds sufficient to pay the non-Federal share
of project cost) to ensure proper planning, management
and completion of the project described in this
application.
2. Will give the awarding agency, the Comptroller General
of the United States and, if appropriate, the State,
through any authorized representative, access to and
the right to examine all records, books, papers, or
documents related to the award; and will establish a
proper accounting system in accordance with generally
accepted accounting standards or agency directives.
3. Will establish safeguards to prohibit employees from
using their positions for a purpose that constitutes or
presents the appearance of personal or organizational
conflict of interest, or personal gain.
4. Will initiate and complete the work within the applicable
time frame after receipt of approval of the awarding
agency.
Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. §794), which
prohibits discrimination on the basis of handicaps; (d)
the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended (42
U.S.C. §§6101-6107), which prohibits discrimination
on the basis of age; (e) the Drug Abuse Office and
Treatment Act of 1972 (P. L. 92-255), as amended,
relating to nondiscrimination on the basis of drug
abuse; (f) the Comprehensive Alcohol Abuse and
Alcoholism Prevention, Treatment and Rehabilitation
Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-616), as amended, relating to
nondiscrimination on the basis of alcohol abuse or
alcoholism; (g) §§523 and 527 of the Public Health
Service Act of 1912 (42 U.S.C. §§290 dd-3 and 290 ee-
3), as amended, relating to confidentiality of alcohol
and drug abuse patient records; (h) Title VIII of the
Civil Rights Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. §§3601 et seq.), as
amended, relating to nondiscrimination in the sale,
rental or financing of housing; (i) any other
nondiscrimination provisions in the specific statute(s)
under which application for Federal assistance is being
made; and, Q) the requirements of any other
nondiscrimination statute(s) which may apply to the
application.
5. Will comply with the Intergovernmental Personnel Act of
1970 (42 U.S.C. §§4728-4763) relating to prescribed
standards for merit systems for programs funded under
one of the 19 statutes or regulations specified in
Appendix A of OPM's Standards for a Merit System of
Personnel Administration (5 C.F.R. 900, Subpart F).
6. Will comply with all Federal statutes relating to
nondiscrimination. These include but are not limited to:
(a) Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (P.L. 88-352)
which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color
or national origin; (b) Title IX of the Education
Amendments of 1972, as amended (20 U.S.C. §§1681-
1683, and 1685-1686), which prohibits discrimination on
the basis of sex; (c) Section 504 of the Rehabilitation
Will comply, or has already complied, with the
requirements of Titles II and III of the Uniform
Relocation Assistance and Real Property Acquisition
Policies Act of 1970 (P.L. 91-646) which provide for
fair and equitable treatment of persons displaced or
whose property is acquired as a result of Federal or
federally-assisted programs. These requirements apply
to all interests in real property acquired for protect
purposes regardless of Federal participation in
purchases.
8• Will comply, as applicable, with provisions of the
Hatch Act (5 U.S.C. §§1501-1508 and 7324-7328)
which limit the political activities of employees whose
principal employment activities are funded in whole or
in part with Federal funds.
Previous Edition Usable Standard Form 424B (Rev. 7-97)
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9. Will comply, as applicable, with the provisions of the Davis-
Bacon Act (40 U.S.C. §§276a to 276a-7), the Copeland Act
(40 U.S.C. §276c and 18 U.S.C §874), and the Contract
Work Hours and Safety Standards Act (40 U.S.C. §§327-
333), regarding labor standards for federally-assisted
construction subagreements.
10. Will comply, if applicable, with flood insurance purchase
requirements of Section 102(a) of the Flood Disaster
Protection Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-234) which requires
recipients in a special flood hazard area to participate in the
program and to purchase flood insurance if the total cost of
insurable construction and acquisition is $10,000 or more.
11 • Will comply with environmental standards which may be
prescribed pursuant to the following: (a) institution of
environmental quality control measures under the National
Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (P.L. 91-190) and
Executive Order (EO) 11514; (b) notification of violating
facilities pursuant to EO 11738; (c) protection of wetlands
pursuant to EO 11990; (d) evaluation of flood hazards in
floodplains in accordance with EO 11988; (e) assurance of
project consistency with the approved State management
program developed under the Coastal Zone Management
Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. §§1451 et seq.); (f) conformity of
Federal actions to State (Clean Air) Implementation Plans
under Section 176(c) of the Clean Air Act of 1955, as
amended (42 U.S.C. §§7401 et seq.); (g) protection of
underground sources of dunking water under the Safe
Drinking Water Act of 1974, as amended (P.L. 93-523);
and, (h) protection of endangered species under the
Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended (P.L. 93-
205).
12 Will comply with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of
1968 (16 U.S.C. §§1271 et seq.) related to protecting
components or potential components of the national
wild and scenic rivers system.
13. Will assist the awarding agency in assuring compliance
with Section 106 of the National Historic Preservation
Act of 1966, as amended (16 U.S.C. §470), EO 11593
(identification and protection of historic properties), and
the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act of
1974 (16 U.S.C. §§469a-1 et seq.).
14. Will comply with P.L. 93-348 regarding the protection of
human subjects involved in research, development, and
related activities supported by this award of assistance.
15. Will comply with the Laboratory Animal Welfare Act of
1966 (P L. 89-544, as amended, 7 U.S.C. §§2131 et
seq.) pertaining to the care, handling, and treatment of
warm blooded animals held for research, teaching, or
other activities supported by this award of assistance.
16. Will comply with the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning
Prevention Act (42 U.S.C. §§4801 et seq.) which
prohibits the use of lead-based paint in construction or
rehabilitation of residence structures.
17. Will cause to be performed the required financial and
compliance audits in accordance with the Single Audit
Act Amendments of 1996 and OMB Circular No. A-133,
"Audits of States, Local Governments, and Non-Profit
Organizations."
18. Will comply with all applicable requirements of all other
Federal laws, executive orders, regulations, and policies
governing this program.
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DISCLOSURE OF LOBBYING ACTIVITIES Approved byOM6
Complete this form to disclose lobbying activities pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1352 0348-0046
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1. Type of Federal Action: 2. Status of Federal Action: 3. Report Type:
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(if individual, last name, first name, MI ): different from No. 10a )
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action, or a material change to a previousfiling, pursuant to title 31 U.S.C. section 1352. The filing of a form is required for each paymentor agreementto make
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1 Identify the type of covered Federal action for which lobbying activity is and/or has been secured to influence the outcome of a covered Federal action
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3. Identify the appropriate classification of this report. If this is a followup report caused by a material change to the information previously reported, enter
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8. Enter the most appropriate Federal identifying number availablefor the Federal action identified in item 1 (e.g., Request for Proposal (RFP) number,
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Form RD 400-1 FORM APPROVED
(Rev. 5-00) UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE OMB No. 0575-0018
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY AGREEMENT
This agreement, dated between
(herein called "Recipient" whether one or more) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), pursuant to the rules and
regulations of the Secretary of Labor (herein called the 'Secretary issued under the authority of Executive Order 11246 as amended,
witnesseth:
In consideration of financial assistance (whether by a loan, grant, loan guaranty, or other form of financial assistance) made or to be
made by the USDA to Recipient, Recipient hereby agrees, if the cash cost of construction work performed by Recipient or a construction
contract financed with such financial assistance exceeds $10,000 -unless exempted by rules, regulations or orders of the Secretary of
Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965.
1. To incorporate or cause to be incorporated into any contract for construction work, or modification thereof, subject to the
relevant rules, regulations, and orders of the Secretary or of any prior authority that remain in effect, which is paid for in whole or in part
with the aid of such financial assistance, the following "Equal Opportunity Clause":
During the performance of this contract, the contractor agrees as follows:
(a) The contractor will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex or
national origin. The contractor will take affirmative action to ensure that applicants are employed, and that employees are
treated during employment, without regard to their race, color, religion, sex or national origin. Such action shall include, but
not be limited, to the following: employment, upgrading, demotion or transfer; recruitment or recruitment advertising; Iayoff
or termination; rates of pay or other forms of compensation; and selection for training, including apprenticeship. The contractor
agrees to post in conspicuous places, available to employees and applicants for employment, notices to be provided by the
USDA setting forth the provisions of this nondiscrimination clause.
(b) The contractor will, in all solicitations or advertisements for employees placed by or on behalf of the contractor, state that all
qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex or national origin.
(c) The contractor will send to each labor union or representative of workers with which he has a collective bargaining agreement
or other contract or understanding, a notice, to be provided by the USDA, advising the said labor union or workers'
representative of the contractor's commitments under this agreement and shall post copies of the notice in conspicuous places
available to employees and applicants for employment.
(d) The contractor will comply with all provisions of Executive Order 11246 of September 24,1965, and of all rules, regulations
and relevant orders of the Secretary of Labor.
(e) The contractor will furnish all information and reports required by Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965, rules,
regulations, and orders, or pursuant thereto, and will permit access to his books, records, and accounts by the USDA Civil
Rights Office, and the Secretary of Labor for purposes of investigation to ascertain compliance with such rules,
regulations, and orders.
(f) In the event of the contractor's noncompliance with the nondiscrimination clauses of this contract or with any of the said rules,
regulations, or orders, this contract may be cancelled, terminated, or suspended in whole or in part and the contractor may be
declared ineligible for further Government contracts or federally assisted construction contracts in accordance with procedures
authorized in Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, and such other sanctions may be imposed and remedies
invoked as provided in Executive Order No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, or by rule, regulation or order of the Secretary of
Labor, or as otherwise provided by Law.
(g) The contractor will include the provisions of paragraph 1 and paragraph (a) through (g) in every subcontract or purchase order,
unless exempted by the rules, regulations, or orders of the Secretary of Labor issued pursuant to Section 204 of Executive Order
No. 11246 of September 24, 1965, so that such provisions will be binding upon each subcontractor or vendor. The
contractor will take such action with respect to any subcontract or purchase order as the USDA may direct as a means of
enforcing such provisions, including sanctions for noncompliance: Provided, however, that in the event the contractor becomes
involved in, or is threatened with, litigation with a subcontractor or vendor as a result of such direction by the USDA, the
contractor may request the United States to enter into such litigation to protect the interest of the United States.
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Position 6 RD 400-1 (Rev. 5-00)
2. To be bound by the above equal opportunity clause with respect to its own employment practices when it participates in federally
assisted construction work: Provided, that if the organization so participating is a State or local government, the above equal
opportunity clause is not applicable to any agency, instrumentality or subdivision of such government which does not participate in
work on or under the contract.
3. To notify all prospective contractors to file the required 'Compliance Statement', Form RD 400-6, with their bids.
4. Form AD-425, Instructions to Contractors, will accompany the notice of award of the contract. Bid conditions for all nonexempt
federal and federally assisted construction contracts require inclusion of the appropriate "Hometown" or "Imposed" plan affirmative
action and equal employment opportunity requirements. All bidders must comply with the bid conditions contained in the invitation to
be considered responsible bidders and hence eligible for the award.
5. To assist and cooperate actively with USDA and the Secretary in obtaining the compliance of contractors and subcontractors with
the equal opportunity clause and rules, regulations, and relevant orders of the Secretary, that will furnish USDA and the Secretary such
information such as ,but not limited to, Form AD-560, Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities, to submit the Monthly Employment
Utilization Report, Form CC-257, as they may require for the supervision of such compliance, and that it will otherwise assist USDA in
the discharge of USDA's primary responsibility for securing compliance.
6. To refrain from entering into any contract or contract modification subject to such Executive Order 11246 of September 24, 1965,
with a contractor debarred from, or who has not demonstrated eligibility for, Government contracts and Federally assisted construction
contracts pursuant to the Executive Order and will carry out such sanctions and penalties for violation of the equal opportunity clause as
may be imposed upon contractors and subcontractors by USDA or the Secretary of Labor pursuant to Part II, Subpart D, of the
Executive Order.
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REGIONAL WASTE DIVERSION STUDY
Eagle/GarDeld/Pitkin County
APPENDIX B -COMMUNITY LETTERS OF COMMITMENT
December 2008 Page 26
Ron Rasnic
Eagle County Solid Waste Manager
Eagle County
PO Box 250
Eagle, CO 81631
Dear Ron:
'THE CITY OP ASPEN
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
1 am writing to express support for Eagle County's USDA Solid Waste Management
Grant for anEagle/Garfield/Pitkin County Regional Waste Diversion Study.
The Western Slope of Colorado is rural and falls short when it comes to waste diversion.
This is mainly due to the long travel distances far collection routes and limited access to
recyclables markets. In addition, our low population density generates small quantities of
materials. For rural areas, having regional programs like this increases the rate of waste
diversion and can increase the use of local markets.
As a partner, the City of Aspen is committed to the success of this study. Our staff can
provide the expertise of having the only city-wide recycling ordinance in Colorado. We
look forward to using the results of the study to further capture recyclable materials
within the City of Aspen and to reduce the consumption of fuel and other resources in the
transportation of these items by keeping the collected materials in the Western Slope.
We are excited to be part of this grant project and look forward to the continued
collaboration with our neighboring communities to reduce the Western Slope's reliance
on Iandfllling and increase our environmental sustainabi[ity.
The City of Aspen 'supports the Eagle County's application for USDA Solid Waste
Management Grant funding for an Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin County Regional Waste
Diversion Study.
Sincerely,
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Michael C.
Mayor
City of Asps
City of Aspen Environmental Health Department, 130 South Galena Street, Aspen CO 81611 970-420-5069
TOWN OF CARBONDALE
511 COLORADO AvENU~
CARBONDALC, CO 81623
December 22, 2008
Mr. Ron Rasnic
Eagle County Solid Waste Manager
Eagle County
PO Box 250
Eagle, CO 81b31
Dear Mr. Rasnic:
The Town of Carbondale is excited to be a participant in the Waste Diversion Study for
Eagle, Pitkin and Garfield Counties. Due to the rural nature of our locale, the economies
of scale that are enjoyed by urban azeas are not available. It is imperative with the energy
crisis this planet is facing to begin to evaluate all waste, not just far diversion, but even
decreased hauling all well. The Town believes that the information obtained from this
study will benefit the tri-county area for many years to come.
The Town's governing body has long supported the value of waste diversion as is
evidenced by annual Christmas Tree Recycling, Leaf Days (leaves and branches collected
for composting), and semi-annual Spring Clean-up and Household Hazardous Waste
Day. Through ordinance, the Town requires all residential waste haulers to provide
curbside recycling. Cazbondale's largest annual event, Mountain Fair, requires that all
food vendoxs use only compostable disposables. Those beverage containers, utensils and
food containers are collected by many volunteers over the three day event which diverts
over ten yards to the local composter. But the Town and its Environmental Board
acknowledge there is much more we would like to achieve and believe the collaboration
efforts will help to magnify individual results.
To support this initiative, the Town commits to in-kind contributions of staff time to help
direct and implement this study. The Town understands that Eagle County will
administer the grant, but is confident all three counties and municipalities therein will
greatly benefit from the study results.
Sincerely,
v~
Tom Bakex
Town Manager
Phone 970.963.2733 rax 970.963.9140
Mr. Rasnic,
We are writing in support of a USDA Solid Waste Management Grant for a Regional
Waste Diversion Study for Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties.
Waste diversion is a key factor in expanding the life of our landfills and keeping our
communities informed about different avenues of diversion. From recycling and organics
recovery to special waste opportunities, we currently lack important data about our
county waste streams and how the public feels about our current programs and others we
may propose. We believe this grant would help our mountain communities determine a
sustainable long-term plan for collaborative waste diversion.
The Alliance's experience in operating the drop-off recycling sites over the last three
years has demonstrated the value of good information (by having a lack of it). We made
estimates at the outset of expected increases in recycling volumes that we considered
very conservative. That is, we planned on higher volumes than we actually anticipated to
ensure we could logistically handle those volumes. But with an actual and immediate
50% increase in volumes, we still dramatically underestimated. Demand for effective
recycling solutions far exceeded our expectations and demonstrates that we should only
undertake new diversion initiatives with quality market and industry information.
The Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit whose mission is to
foster alignment of community and environment through leadership, education, advocacy
and service. The Alliance is a community organization promoting sustainable practices in
recycling, renewable energy, and green building. We currently operate five recycling
drop-off sites on behalf of Eagle County. Our goal is to introduce a far more efficient
recycling drop-off platform before the county completes the MRF (materials recovery
facility) next fall. Working with the county we hope to provide the community with a
safe, effective waste diversion program that maximizes the life of our landfill and
encourages community members to effectively manage their waste.
The Alliance has built the work of the proposed study into its work plan for 2009 and
2010 and has identified resources necessary to implement that work. We anticipate at
least 76 hours of staff time dedicated to this project, though we also have opportunity to
leverage this effort with others in our plan (such as composting outreach, called Worms
in the Classroom) to create additional impact. These coordinated efforts will likely, then,
generate over100 hours of time for this study.
We are excited to collaborate with our neighboring communities in realizing greater
efficiencies in our current waste programs and in new initiatives that may only be
possible with collaboration?
Sincerely,
Matt Scherr
Executive Director
Eagle Valley Alliance for Sustainability
John Martin
Glenwood Springs, CO
Larry McCown
Rifle, CO
Tresi Houpt
Glenwood Springs, CO
December 20, 2008
Mr. Ron Rasnic
Eagle County Solid Waste manager
PO Box 250
Eagle, CO 81631
Dear Mr. Rasnic:
This letter is written on behalf of the Garfield County Board of Commissioners giving full
support for the grant application to the USDA regarding the implementation of the regional
Waste Diversion Study. In support of this initiative, Garfield County will be providing laborers
for the waste sorts in Task 2 of the Solid Waste Management grant application at cost.
This regional study is an excellent opportunity to create synergy between the communities in the
continuing effort to divert waste. This regional effort will most certainly increase chances for
success to ultimately reduce landfill disposal. Although Eagle County will be the grantee, this
project will fully benefit all communities throughout Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties well
beyond the completion of the Grant.
We strongly urge the USDA to approve and fund this Waste Diversion Study in full at the
amount requested. We applaud the broad based collaborative efforts of all Counties and
communities involved that have committed time and resources to ensure that this project
succeeds.
Again, Garfield County is excited to be part of this effort and to be collaborating with
neighboring communities to reduce reliance on landfilling ar_d increase environmental
108 Eighth Street, Suite 213 -Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
(970) 945-5004 -Fax (970) 945-7785
lloug Uliver
Landfill Superintendent, City of Glenwood Springs
101 W. 8~` Street
Glenwood Springs, CO 81601
Mr. Ron Rasnic
Eagle County Solid Waste Manager
P.O. Box 250
Eagle, CO 816? 1
Dear Ron:
This letter is in support of your grant application to the USDA for the Waste Diversion Study for landfills in
Eagle, Pitkin, and Garfield Counties.
As the Superintendent of South Canyon Landfill, I strongly believe we need more waste diversion. I also
believe this purpose would be greatly enhanced by attacking it regionally. South Canyon Landfill accepts
wastes.from Silt to Aspen and from Carbondale to Marble.
The City of Glenwood Springs is especially interested in doing a waste composition analysis in order to
really get to know the makeup of our waste and to see how much could potentially be diverted. We would
like to get a grasp on the quantities of recyclable materials and be able to set diversion goals based on that
knowledge. We would like to educate the public about the realities of recycling .glass and alternatives to
shipping it to MRFs and having a good percentage being landfilled. We would be in favor of a public
survey to judge the public's interest in glass recycling after their being educated. The City would be inte-
rested in researching our regional landfills' five problem wastes; construction & demolition policies,
textiles, plastic bags, oil & gas waste, and scrap tires. We would be favorable toward taking facility tours to
composting operations, single-stream MRFs, and a-waste facilities. We are very much in favor of
continuing our bi-monthly work sessions.
The City of Glenwood Springs is willing to provide staff time to conduct and implement the waste diversion
study - as well as using the results to further this project. We are willing to dedicate five laborers at an
average cost of $32/hour for two days to sort through loads to conduct the waste composition analysis.
The City of Glenwood Springs is excited to be a part of this grant project and to collaborate with our neigh-
boring landfills to reduce reliance on landfilling and to increase environmental sustainability. We believe
this collaboration can only benefit our regional landfills and also fulfill the public's wishes to reducing the
amount of waste entering our landfills. .
The City of Glenwood Springs understands that Eagle County would be the grantee but we firmly believe
this project will fully benefit the communities in Eagle, Garfield, and Pitkin Counties.
ver, Landfill S
101 WEST 8TH STREET, GLENWOOD SPRINGS, CO 81601
(970) 384-6400 (970) 945-2597 I~ex WWW.cLGLENWOOD-SPRINGS.CO.US
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Department of Community Development
75 South Frontage Road
Vail, CO 81657
www. vailgov. com
December 19, 2008
Ron Rasnic, Eagle County Solid Waste Manager
Eagle County
Solid Waste & Recycling Manager
P.O. Box 250
Eagle, CO 81631
Dear Mr. Rasnic,
On behalf of the Town of Vail, I would like to express our support for Eagle County's USDA
Solid Waste Management Grant Program application for the Eagle-Gan`ield-Pitkin County
Regional Waste Diversion Study. This effort is extremely timely, as the Town of Vail is currently
considering implementing a new curb-side recycling program and dedicating staff to reducing
waste, as Eagle County undertakes its new Materials Recovery Facility (MRF), to be completed
in October, 2009. The results of the study will assist all three counties in understanding our
waste management system and waste contributions, and how we might work together to reduce
landfill contributions, streamline recycling, and find methods to work with problem materials.
The Town of Vail's Community Development Department and Environmental Team will be
pleased to provide 160 hours, ($8,000, .08 FTE) of dedicated staff time over the grant period of
one year to administer athree-county community survey, with a response rate of at least 5% of
registered voters, to identify recycling habits, and attitudes and education levels regarding glass
recycling.
We look forward to working with the USDA toward increasing waste diversion through improved
regional efforts.
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
George Ruther
Community Development Director
Town of Vail
REGIONAL WASTE DIVERSION STUDY
Eagle/Ga~eld/Pitkin
APPENDIX C -WASTE COMPOSITION STUDY EQUIPMENT LIST
December 2008 Page 27
ITEM NUM SC)URCE CC?lVi~fIENTS
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2Q'~y ZO'Ten# ~ Rental (Butler Include set up by
~aitopy Rerxts) renter, may need to
set u before WCS
' qty ~~" Tables 1Q Rental (Butler
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Foldlnr~ ChaNrs 6 Rental {Butler
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Sorting Eins ~ 6t3 City's 18-- ..~. Located at CCT need
gallon to clean. after WCS
rec clip gains
C-umpsters - 3 GY 4 City CCTS 2 far recyclables, 2
far waste
Loader & Driver ~. P'ram City COTS Prefer ~ -CY bucket
$' by $' Tarps 6-8 Purchase from Use smaller to cover
'tip' by 2t~' Tarps ~-~ local hardware sari tables & samples
store if wet, use larger to
place samples on near
serf area
Bungee Cords 8~ 8--12 Purchase from Need 2-4 per sari
Table Clamps each local hardware table
stare
Metal tangs with 12- Need 1_2 tongs/'sorter
variegated edges 16 Need ~.-2 rakes/table
Hand rakes `~-~' Need ~. scissarjtable
Scissors ~ - ~
State whit ~. Purchase from May need to be
capacity for instrument ordered in advance of
minirrtum of 1it0 company WCS
pounds
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Puncture- 1 Cl - Need 2 _ q per sorter
resistant Gloves ~ Q
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2i) people safety company ordered in advance of
WCS
IWmergency Eye 1 Purchase Pram May need to be
'~!agh safety company ordered in advance of
WCS
Rakes 3 Purchase Pram Need for collecting
Shovels 1 local hardware residue & cleaning up
stare sartin area
REGIONAL WASTE DIVERSION STUDY
Eagle/Gariield/Pitkin County
APPENDIX D -COST ANALYSIS DETAIL
December 2008 page 2g
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obtain equipment supplies 8 960 0 equip 65 0 0 2 136 0 0
on-site set-uplso reak-down 85 1 ,200 0 1,6 labor 0,240 0 8 544 0 0 0
data entry proo data 8 960 0 rental tenUtables , D 0 0 0 0 D
data analysis & report 24 2,880 0 unches 90 6 7 0 4 27 24 1,27 4 21
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tabulate map recyclables o 2 2,400 0 0 0 develop graphic 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D
esi 08 tons baseline rate 8 960 0 0 0 print map 3 0 0 544 12 636 2 106
establis 10-yr goals (lo-me - i) 8 960 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
summary memo 240 0 0 4 480 2 136 1 63 2 106
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develop survey I targets 8 0 0 Labor 8,0 8 960 4 272 0 0 0
implement compile results 0 0 0 D ubscription 60 0 0 1 6 0 0 0
survey analysis report 4 480 0 0 0 PrinUmailing 13,50 4 480 4 7 36 1,908 6 18
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Task 5 -Problem Materials
D policies 4 480 8 0 0 4 272 12 636 106
fire options 2 240 690 0 0 2 136 1 6 2 106
textile mgmt options 2 240 4 460 0 0 0 2 136 0 0 0 0
plastic bag reuse/recycing 4 4 1 1,150 0 0 2 136 12 636 2 106
industry col aboration 4 480 18 , 70 4 0 0 0 4 27 12 636 2 1
report 720 6 90 0 0 0 13 12 636 2 1
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Task 6 -Facility Tours
organize tours 4 480 0 0 rental vans 1,380 0 0 0 0
tourtrips 14 ,680 0 0 0 gas, lunches ,3 0 4 1,632 288 15,264 4 ,544
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Notes:
All labor donated by staff based on hourly rates plus fringe benefhs -rates for non-Project Manager averaged at $531hr
Labor donated by consultant based on hourly billing rate of $1201hr
WCS Supplies 60 plastic laundry baskets $300 WCs Equipment Precision scale (plus shipping) $250
10 plastic tarps $180 First aid kit (plus shipping) $50
Bungee cordsltable clamps $80 Eye wash (plus shipping) $250
20 hand tools $175
Latex glove liners (3 boxes) $15 TenUtable rental 20' by 20' tent and $400 rental each LF
6 rakeslshovels $180 10 6' banquet tables $250 mob each LF
WCS Labor 5 laborers for 16 hrs each LF
4landfill sorts
Average $32/hr
WCS Bax Lunches $20/person (incl delivery)
Map Production Graphics - 8 hrs at $100(hr per Vail Valley Printing & Graphics
Printing 30 copies at $1lcopy (11" by 17")
Survey 160 hrs Town of Vail at $50 $8,000
Premium subscription at Survey $600
or Zoomerang
Bulk postage for - 32,500 mailings $7,500
Print 32,500 2-sides letterslenvelops $6,000
Rental Vans 8-person SUV plus waiversltax $1,380 Van Gas 2 round trips each Glenwood Springs to Denver
$2301day for 2 vans & 3 days each 1 round trip Glenwood Springs to Grand Junction
900 miles at 10 mpg & $31ga1 $270
Tour Lunches (restaurant) $251person & 15 participants
Website development $3,500 to develop plus $500 annual $4,000
based on quote from Avid Designs (Vail)
Educational Videos "Qllie" SWANA price $22.50 (incl shipping) Handbook Printing 1" binder at $5 (all FedEx Kinko's pricing)
27 schools - 3 grades each 95 pages (1-side) black & white at $0.10lpage
1 copy for each county 10 pages (1 side) color at 0.60lpage
84 copies $1,920 5 tabs at $0.50ltab
2 plastic pockets at $1/pocket
$251handbook - 86 copies $2,200
Recycling Signs Graphics - 4 hrs ea, $100/hr, 3 signs $1,200
Print 2' by 3' posters (wlo mount)
$60 each & 81 copies $4,800
per Rocky Mtn Reprographics