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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMinutes 03/13/12 PUBLIC HEARING March 13 2012 Present: Peter Runyon Chairman Jon Stavney Commissioner Sara Fisher Commissioner Keith Montag County Manager Bryan Treu County Attorney Kathy Scriver Deputy Clerk to the Board This being a scheduled Public Hearing, the following items were presented to the Board of County Commissioners for their consideration: Consent Agenda Chairman Runyon stated the first item before the Board was the Consent Agenda as follows: A. Approval of Bill Paying for the Week of March 12, 2012 (subject to review by the Finance Director) Finance Department Representative B. Approval of Payroll for March 22, 2012 (subject to review by the Finance Director) Finance Department Representative C. Agreement between Eagle County and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. for Human Resource Information System Agreement with Price Guarantee Lisa Ponder, Human Resources D. Merit Certification of Compliance for Colorado Department of Human Services Rita Woods, Health & Human Services E. Application for Federal Assistance Carryover of Unobligated Expansion Funds for Head Start Program Sherri Almond, Health & Human Services F. Property Inventory and Disposition Statement Early Head Start Program Rosie Moreno, Health & Human Services G. Statement of Work for Citizen Notification Service Amendment 1 between Twenty First Century Communications, Inc. and Eagle County for Continuation of the Reverse 911 System County Attorney's Office Representative H. Agreement between Eagle County and Carr Pro Rodeo for the Production of Professional Rodeo Services for the 2012 Fair and Rodeo Tom Johnson, Public Works I. First Amendment to the Consulting Agreement between Eagle County and Mauriello Planning Group, LLC for the Eagle Vail Master Plan Scot Hunn, Planning J. Resolution 2012 -020 Concerning Appointments to the Eagle County Fair Board Tom Johnson, Public Works 1 03/13/2012 K. Resolution 2012 -021 Ratifying the Bylaws and Standing Rules of the Eagle County Fair Board Tom Johnson, Public Works L. First Amendment to Agreement between Eagle County and Western Eagle County Metropolitan District for Maintenance of Miller Ranch Recreational Site and Freedom Park Pond Ron Siebert, Facilities Management M. Agreement between Eagle County and Ruggs Benedict, Inc. for Flooring Replacement El Jebel Community Center Jan Miller, Facilities Management N. Amended Final Plat / Eagle County Health Service District - Intent is to abandon the existing property line between parcels 1 and 2, consolidate the parcels and create parcel 1 C. (Eagle County File No. AFP -3603) Scot Hunn, Planning 0. Subdivision Minor B / Highland Meadows Lot 28 - Intent is to subdivide Lot 28 into Lots 28 -A and 28 -B for future duplex. (Eagle County File No. SMB -3451) Kris Valdez, Planning P. Resolution 2012 -022 in Support and Recognition of the Basalt Sign Program to be Implemented by the Town of Basalt Within Portions of Unincorporated Eagle County, Colorado Bob Narracci, Planning Commissioner Stavney moved to approve the Consent Agenda, Items A -P. Commissioner Fisher seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. Citizen Input Chairman Runyon opened public comment John Rosenfeld, Minturn Town Council member spoke. He lobbied for the board's support on a parcel of property in Minturn. He believed the property was a good use of open space dollars. The property provided important river access and had many benefits to the town of Minturn. Chairman Runyon closed public input. Commissioner Stavney moved to adjourn as the Eagle County Board of County Commissioners and re- convene as the Eagle County Liquor Licensing Authority. Commissioner Fisher seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. 2 03/13/2012 Eagle County Liquor License Authority Kathy Scriver, Clerk and Recorder's Office Consent Agenda Renewals A. Ti Amo, Inc. d/b /a Ristorante Ti Amo #03- 89678 -0000 This is a renewal of a Hotel and Restaurant Liquor License in Eagle -Vail. There have been no complaints or disturbances in the past year. All the necessary fees have been paid. An Alcohol Management Plan is on file and proof of server training has been provided. B. Sady Family, Inc. d/b /a Edwards Liquors #03 -89234 -0000 This is a renewal of a Retail Liquor Store License in Edwards. There have been no complaints or disturbances in the past year. All the necessary fees have been paid. An Alcohol Management Plan is on file and proof of server training has been provided. C. Eagle Springs Golf Club d/b /a Eagle Springs Golf Club #12 -17983 -0000 This is a renewal of a Hotel and Restaurant License with 3 -Opt. Premises in Wolcott. There have been no complaints or disturbances in the past year. All the necessary fees have been paid. An Alcohol Management Plan is on file and proof of server training has been provided. D. MNN, LLC d/b /a Flying Pig #05 -78113 -0000 This is a renewal of a Hotel and Restaurant License in Beaver Creek. There have been no complaints or disturbances in the past year. All the necessary fees have been paid. An Alcohol Management Plan is on file and proof of server training has been provided. E. Hyatt Corporation d/b /a park Hyatt at Beaver Creek #04- 85070 -0000 This is a renewal of a Hotel and Restaurant License with 1 -Opt. Premises in Beaver Creek. There have been no complaints or disturbances in the past year. All the necessary fees have been paid. An Alcohol Management Plan is on file and proof of server training has been provided. Other F. Vail Food Services, Inc. d/b /a The 10th #04 -49011 -0006 This is a Report of Change / Manager Registration. The applicant wishes to register George Bigley as the new manager, replacing Mike Friery. Mr. Bigley was reported to be of good moral character and has no criminal history based on both the Sheriff and CBI reports. Commissioner Fisher moved that the Board approve the Liquor Consent Agenda for March 13, 2012 consisting of Items A -F. Commissioner Stavney seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. Commissioner Fisher moved to adjourn as the Eagle County Liquor Licensing Authority and re- convene as the Board of County Commissioners. Commissioner Stavney seconded the motion. The vote was declared unanimous. Commissioner Stavney noted that on the agenda there were a number of agreements signed by the county manager. 3 03/13/2012 Mr. Montag explained that the process was such that the county manager had the authority to sign contracts under $25,000. The agreements were reviewed by the county attorney's office and did not require a supplemental. Commissioner Stavney asked if the jail inspection could be rescheduled. Chairman Runyon explained that the county had a statutory requirement to inspect the jail on an annual basis. State of the County Presentation 2012 Communications Department Chairman Runyon stated that this was his 8 and last year in office. He thanked everyone for doing a great job and for being proud of his or her job. He would truly miss this job. He apologized for not being more involved with the day -to -day operations. His focus had been more on the relationship of the county to the outside world, state government, and CDOT. He believed that Keith Montag had risen to the challenge. He knew he'd be leaving the county in very good hands. Jon Stavney (speech) On behalf of the Board of County Commissioners, I am proud to present comments about 2011, in conjunction with release of the 2011 annual report. Thank you to the people of Eagle County for the opportunity to serve you, and to my colleagues for the honor of serving as chair this past year. This Annual Report supports our values of transparency and accountability in a more digestible format than the annual budget and audit, each of which are also available on the web. Our meetings are recorded on ecoTV18, for those of you with a lot of time and patience. It is all here. The Annual Report involves many at the county. I offer an especially warm thank you to the Communications Department today and all who participated. Another hand for the State of the County Video. The annual report is great because it is a fine snapshot of all we do across the county. Few businesses of this size - less than 500 employees - attempt to do so many things so well and succeed. Basic services provided by our many departments provide the backbone of public infrastructure, safety, recordkeeping and wellness that allow our citizens to go about their lives and the pursuit of happiness— whatever that means to them. Some of you have day -to -day jobs dealing directly with citizens, but many county employees - like those who plow the roads, engineer the roads, or make sure the landfill is taken care of or inspect our restaurants - when you do your job well, the point is that nobody notices. And I think this is a difficult part of our jobs to communicate to many. When government is run well, there is little fuss. A round of applause for county employees and fellow elected officials who in 2011 kept our level of service at its highest with fewer resources and fewer colleagues than ever before. This is made possible by the quality of people we have, and efforts at cross - department and cross jurisdictional collaboration. Well done. 4 03/13/2012 My colleagues set collaboration as a very high priority, and we have infused this value throughout the organization. Highlights of projects with strong collaboration inside and outside the county include: • Use of inmates from Detentions at the Materials Recovery Facility. • Use of the best and brightest business minds in the valley by Finance to review our budget and revenue projections • Our ECO Transit and Trails folks who work collaboratively with multiple jurisdictions. Our transit department is a paragon of this kind of work. • Open Space — The one man department that relies on attorneys, Planning, GIS, Project Management and Engineering Departments, as well as Road & Bridge to plan and execute improvements doing work with six jurisdictions, state, federal agencies which in 2012 will execute management agreements with six different local and state entities. • Our ever nimble green "virtual" department with no full time county employees who are managing the $4.9Mfederal grant Energy Smart program for 3 counties —that program completed 480 residential retrofits and 15% increase in efficiency in those homes. Added jobs. • Riverview Restoration – with housing drawing on a raft of grant funds, and a multitude of department talents it made this project a banner success in 2011. That project provided more than 200 jobs. • HHS —works closely on grants with many local non profits, their degree of integration with partners continues to be a model for the county • Planning department — Eagle -Vail Master Plan — closely watched by three towns, state land board, residential and commercial interests is the epitome of collaboration • Many departments work closely with many local partners— another great example is the community engineer program • We have two programs that we shifted to the Vail Valley Partnership • Children and Family Services and the Sheriff's Office are working with the 5 Judicial and the school districts on integrating what they do to address gaps in service where kids would fall through the cracks. This effort is changing how we handle youth before they enter the justice system and work together to get back on track. Vital Statistics Segment Numbers from Health and Human Services, our largest county department, shows we still have many suffering in the valley, many of whom rely on our core services for basic needs. Economic Services last year still distributed $4.3 Mfederal aid to our citizens and served an average of 3,450 households each month. We just saw the first year-over-year improvement in monthly unemployment stats in 4 years. Prior to 2008, unemployment hovered at 3 %. It has hit monthly peaks of 11 and 12% over the past two years. We ended 2011 at 6.9 %. As many of us are acutely aware, the restructuring of our mountain economy away from the days of overdependence on construction coupled with the continued lack of liquidity continues to affect many of us who have thrived here. These are large -scale economic forces affecting our second home market and more deeply, the home markets of those of us who live here full time. Between 2008 and 2011, the total number of home foreclosures was 1,864. Indications are that this trend of about 600 foreclosures a year will continue in 2012 as the market continues to correct values downward. 5 03/13/2012 After a 30 %property value drop in 2009, the reassessment cycle from 2011, which sets the values for the following two years, saw a 23 % drop. Those shifts in value were not evenly distributed. One indicator of improvement is that sales tax revenues have stabilized and actually increased in some places. Many local retailers continue to struggle. One exception is in Vail, where the massive private and public investment in redevelopment and revitalization got completed just in time to beat the collapse. That grand investment is bearing fruit and has bolstered total sales tax revenues in the county to an increase of 6% from 2010 to 2011. Again, this was not evenly distributed, and overall sales tax revenues remain flat. Vail has its role here for the visitors. Eagle County has a different role for those who work here. To highlight how different the challenges are from one side of Dowd Junction to the other: I was at Lake Creek yesterday when the elementary school busses emptied. While the Vail community fought to keep its last public school open with 280 kids —a worthy cause - Lake Creek apartments with 270 units, which were never built for kids, today houses 836 children. We have opened up two rooms there for Head Start, and are aware that we need to restore amenities the grounds for hundreds of latch -key kids. Eagle County Open Space program is 10 years old this year, and I'm proud of how we are taking advantage of this point in time with low land values to emphasize on public access to rivers and previously inaccessible public lands. As stated before, strategic acquisitions on the Colorado River and near our population centers have more partners and more public access than ever before. I am excited in 2012 to see the Eagle Valley Land Exchange allow the State Land Board to redevelop the Eagle - Vail commercial district while preserving significant tracts of land with access at the natural edges of communities in Avon and Edwards. Our ability to recreate as part of our daily lives is a prominent reason many people choose to live here. This also underscores that while we at Eagle County need to be mindful of what we can do to help the economy and job production, our primary duty in the future will once again be to make good land use decisions, and to be proactive as protectors of the lands between those population centers, and natural resources like our rivers. Frankly, we have posed this question of development or preservation in simplistic terms as if we can choose one or the other for too many years. We need to find projects and properties that allow us to highlight a sense of place. The mix of natural resource protection and development of outstanding urban places is the hallmark of the Vail or Beaver Creek brands. That is the cornerstone of our quality of life, which is equally dependent upon a resort experience with the highest quality businesses and dining experiences as well as preserving the natural qualities of those very lands and waters that draw us here. We know that we cannot reinvigorate our economy just by approving new projects. Only the very best positioned projects with the highest quality planning have hope of succeeding in what will continue to be an oversaturated market for years to come. There are many across the valley who have grand plans. Ambitious community plans following Vail's lead include major PUD projects for retail, residential or mixed use in Minturn, Vail, Avon, Eagle, Wolcott, Gypsum and El Jebel. These either sit on shelves awaiting the market to return, lie half - developed or, in a few cases, continue to optimistically surge forward. Whatever you think of the likelihood of ALL of these projects and plans coming to fruition, it is clear that many investors still see the valley as a place with a strong long term future at the center of our state at the bellybutton of our mountain resort economy. 6 03/13/2012 That same quality of life mix marks where our residents want to be too. In the future we will be judged by the places we have made, our society, and by the places that we have chosen to leave undeveloped that mark the places we enjoy for their natural beauty; the places we take a walk, and snowshoe and fish, as well as the places we convene, shop and work So while our economy slowly sputters back to vibrancy, in the meantime, thankfully, people from around the country and the world continue to visit and spend money here, and we continue to grow our recreation base. Our staff, across the board is as efficient and productive as ever. Maybe it's because of all that yoga, weight watchers and competitive wellness that our HR department has led. Our employees have dreams for the county, and for themselves - even if it is just to lose a few pounds and hone their professional skills. There are many ongoing exciting plans in the works within these walls, from the possibility of building a senior center, bringing an international terminal, redeveloping Eagle -Vail commercial, serving communities with a better system of community transit to help bring this place back to a vibrancy that is true and lasting. The resurging strength of Vail, and Beaver Creek, in no small part, because of our airport; our valley is much better positioned into the future as a premier place for the top -shelf visitors than many of our competitors. Speaking of our Airport, last week's landing of a charter 767 from overseas put an exclamation mark on ongoing collaborative efforts between Eagle County and the Vail Valley Jet Center with Vail Resorts to bring an international terminal in the next few years. That effort dovetails with strategic planning at VR as to where they envision future markets to be. It also showed the wisdom of our predecessors who lengthened the runway to 9000' and the current 5 year plan to strengthen the apron for such larger aircraft. We are midway through an Airport Master Plan, which will set the course for success of the Eagle County Airport for the next 20 years. In the future, I want to see many more 767s flying into Eagle County regional airport from Europe, Buenos Aires, and Mexico City. That is a very real possibility if we play our cards right. Some measure the strength of our economy by housing starts, sales, hotel bookings or skier visits. For me, when I want reassurance about the robustness and the future of our economy, I look to our airport and the number of people who choose to fly into our airport and make this their destination. I am pleased that Greg Phillips is now on our team as Airport director. For those who wonder about fiscal discipline. I want to state on the record for the citizens of Eagle County that the county budget though much leaner than it was a few years ago, remains healthy and balanced in spite of the continued decline in property tax revenues. State statue allows us to have as much as $60M in debt. While other public entities across the county have a combined total overlapping debt of more than $500M We have no general obligation debt. None. Our bond rating both at for the county and for the airport are the highest possible. During this downturn we have also built up our General Fund Reserves. Financially, If Eagle County were a boxer, we would have dropped a couple weight classes, but we would be stronger. What makes me proudest though, is how it happened through a time of great uncertainty without drama or battles fought through the media. That is a testament to Keith Montag our County Manager. It is also a testament to the other elected officials, Joe Hoy, Mark Chapin, Karen Sheaffer, and Teak Simonton especially for directing their teams. Across the county directors have brought savings and fresh energy to the organization. 7 03/13/2012 I am proud that we have reduced the size of county government to meet our reduced revenue stream while upholding the highest standards and levels of service to our citizens. Our staff across the board is as efficient and productive as ever. Maybe it's because of all that yoga, weight watchers and competitive wellness that our HR department has led. Our employees have dreams for the county, and for themselves, even if it is just to lose a few pounds, get rid of a few unhealthy habits. There are many ongoing exciting plans in the works, from the possibility of building a senior center, bringing an international terminal, redeveloping Eagle Vail commercial district, finally having river plans for the Colorado and Eagle Rivers worthy of those natural amenities,, and helping bring this place back to a vibrancy that is true and lasting. We will be assessing our health across the valley again this year. We are one of the healthiest places in the US, yet we see this as an area of improvement true, and a community value that has yet to be properly leveraged. That is why I am excited to be here today. We have great things to do still. Like any healthy organization, we have some fine veterans —many of whom I've mentioned as elected officials. I am especially proud of how we have found strong leaders from within our organization -- growing our own. Jill Klosterman – Housing Kelly Collier – Eco Transit Rachel Oys – HHS to Assistant Manager Rita Woods – HHS Gordon at Road and Bridge Heather Matthews at ECAT Leadership doesn't stop at the director or elected official level. We have one of the strongest organizational teams I have ever seen at the County. It is a great place to work. We get things done. As such, we recognize excellence and we recognize longevity. Next, a list of those who have made public service to the people of Eagle County a passion. Commissioner Stavney thanked the people of Eagle County. He spoke about the annual report. He spoke about the various departments and their community outreach. He recognized the challenging times but acknowledged the indicators of improvements. Chairman Fisher concurred with Commissioner Stavney. She stated that Chairman Runyon had 288 days left, she had 1032. There was still a lot of work still to be done. The responsibilities were great. The organization was phenomenal and she believed that everyone was fortunate to live in Eagle County. She was in a position she was passionate about and it was a pleasure working with everyone. Chairman Runyon presented the 5 -year awards. Animal Services Schober, Lance Assessor Jaramillo, Alice Assessor Carrieri, Janet 8 03/13/2012 Assessor Sexton, Kennith Attorney Hooper, Christina Crosbie Communications Thomas, Lachlan Communications Stowell, Joshua ECO Transit King, Nancy Jo ECO Transit Schaefer, David ECO Transit Stewart, Martin Engineering Miller, Kelly Engineering Ryan, Taylor Facilities Operations Miller, Janice Facilities Operations Johnson, Thomas Finance Trifonova, Mariya Fleet Services Romero, Gerald Health & Human Services Admin. Gonzalez, Samantha Housing Lord, Cholpon Housing Perkins, Leona Information Technology . Bay, Amanda Planning Lovgren, Eric Project Management Ullom, Richard Public Health Larson, Rebecca Public Health Velazco, Gabriela Self Sufficiency Sanchez, Blanca Self Sufficiency Aguilar, Cynthia Sheriff Chiodo, John Sheriff Silva Jr, Jose R. Sheriff Reno, Theresa Sheriff Degen, Tad Sheriff Solomon, Donyelle D Sheriff Hughes, Bradley Sheriff Richards, Megan Treasurer Moses, Christina Chairman Fisher presented the 10 -year awards. Adminstration Wettstein, Sharee Airport Poff, Craig A Assessor Stump, Connie Assessor Noakes, Andrea Assessor Martens, Fredric Lee Attorney Treu, Bryan Clerk & Recorder Wright, Brenda L ECO Transit Bean, Robert 11 ECO Transit Collier, Kelley Suzanne ECO Transit Gayler, Patricia A. ECO Transit Martinez, Richard ECO Transit Floyd, Kirk ECO Transit Schaffino, Armando ECO Transit Minarovich, Timothy ECO Transit Percifield, Anita ECO Transit Epperson, James Facilities Operations Beasley, William Fleet Services Kuersten, George Health & Human Services Admin. Meraz, Jennifer G 9 03/13/2012 Housing Alvarado, Jose Recycling Ivie, Don L Recycling Berry, Kelly Road & Bridge Moses, Paul D Road & Bridge Ladenburger, Theresa Road & Bridge Laman Jr., Marvin Road & Bridge Trujillo, Nicole Sheriff Landeros, Araceli Sheriff Waddell, Karen B Sheriff Hall, Kyle Commissioner Stavney presented the 15 -year awards. Road & Bridge Bocelewatz, William J Sheriff Loya, Daniel Sheriff Vasquez, Lisa J Sheriff Brandl, Thomas Treasurer Sheaffer, Karen L Chairman Fisher spoke about Teak Simonton's absence and read a letter about Carmen's 20 years of service. She also recognized Lori Crawford's 25 years of service in the El Jebel Clerk's Office. Clerk & Recorder Lozoya - Velez, Carmen Clerk & Recorder Crawford, Lorie L Mark Chapin recognized Rita Bossow for her 25 years of service in the County Assessor's Office. Assessor Bossow, Rita R Gordon Adams recognized Randy Schlegel's 25 years of service and Donald Nye's 30 years of service. Road & Bridge Schlegel, Randy S Road & Bridge Nye, Donald Work Sessions (recorded) Energy Smart Revolving Loan Fund Adam Palmer, Planning Jail Inspection Eagle County Justice Center 0885 E Chambers Ave. There being no further business before the Bc, rd, the meeting was adjourned • .1 i 012. Attest: ___ • . _ ,� Clerk to the Board Chairman 10 03/13/2012