AGENDA

Board of County Commissioners (“BOCC”) Meeting
Tuesday, November 17, 2009, 9:00 a.m.
County Office Building, Third Floor Hearing Room
27 E. Vermijo, Colorado Springs, Colorado


Call to Order.

1.  Pledge of Allegiance.

2.  Staff Emergency Items.

3.  Changes/Postponements.

4.  Comments by Elected Officials.

5.  Public comment on items not scheduled on the agenda.

6.  Commissioner Liaison Report(s).

7.  Consent Calendar:

a.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by RETaxes, LLC, for L & R Northpark, LLC, Schedule No. 63302-02-027, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $2,576.11 and $2,516.64, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

b.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by RETaxes, LLC, for G & C Properties, LLC, Schedule No. 64182-07-017, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $18,074.13 and $17,715.93, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

c.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by RETaxes, LLC, for Eugene R. & Barbara Ann Carroll, Trustees et al, Schedule No. 73243-07-001, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $5,513.65 and $5,386.38, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

d.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by RETaxes, LLC, for Kameron Family Partnership #3, LLLP, Schedule No.73244-05-008, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $4,691.79 and $4,583.50, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

e.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by RETaxes, LLC, for Eugene R. Carroll Revocable Trust & Barbara Ann Carroll Revocable Trust, Schedule No. 73362-01-004, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $1,157.15 and $1,130.45, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

f.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by RETaxes, LLC, for James L. Hinkle & Lani Carroll-Hinkle, Schedule No. 73362-01-006, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $1,777.95 and $1,736.92, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

g.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by RETaxes, LLC, for DHST, LLC, Schedule No. 63312-00-123, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $2,723.71 and $2,660.87, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

h.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by Property Tax Reduction Service, for Mark B. Ingham, Schedule No. 63341-02-006, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $4,403.86 and $4,302.23, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

i.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by Property Tax Reduction Service, for WKB, LLC, Schedule No. 64343-01-001, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $4,674.51 and $4,615.10, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

j.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by Property Tax Reduction Service, for WKB, LLC, Schedule No. 64343-01-026, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $31,942.28 and $31,536.59, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

k.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to partially approve the tax abatement petition by Property Tax Reduction Service, for JBC Buildings, LLC, Schedule No. 64343-03-008, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in the amounts of $849.10 and $838.30, respectively.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

l.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to deny the tax abatement petition by RETaxes, LLC, for Richard S. & Janet Montgomery, Schedule No. 64194-14-001, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in unknown amounts.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

m.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to deny the tax abatement petition by S & R Construction, Inc., Schedule No. 74112-33-017, for 2008 taxes in an unknown amount.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

n.  Request to uphold the County Assessor's recommendation to deny the tax abatement petition by L. David & Susan L. Blanc, Schedule No. 75121-07-029, for 2007 and 2008 taxes in unknown amounts.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

o.  Request for approval of tax abatement petitions approved by the County Assessor.  (Mark Lowderman - Assessor)

p.  Resolution to Approve an Intergovernmental Agreement (“IGA”) for Disaster Mutual Aid between the City of Colorado Springs, a Colorado home rule city and municipal corporation and El Paso County by and through the Board of County Commissioners of El Paso County.  (Terry Maketa - Sheriff, Sheriff's Office/Patricia Baxter - Emergency Services Program Manager, Sheriff's Office)

q.  Board Reappointment to the Citizen Review Panel.  (Fran St. Germain - County Administration Manager, Administrative Services)

r.  Board Appointments and Reappointments to the El Paso County Fair & Events Complex Advisory Board.  (Fran St. Germain - County Administration Manager, Administrative Services)

s.  Board Designation to Board of Health.  (Fran St. Germain - County Administration Manager, Administrative Services)

t.  Resolution to issue an Ambulance Service License to Rocky Mountain Mobile Medical.  (Imad Karaki - Director, Community Services Department)

u.  Issuance of an Ambulance Permit to the Rocky Mountain Mobile Medical.  (Imad Karaki - Director, Community Services Department)

v.  Resolution to recognize revenue and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $16,500 from the Air Force Academy Athletics Association to the Sheriff’s Office 2009 budget.  (Nicola Sapp - Director, Budget and Economic Development Administration/Dorene Cardarelle - Comptroller, Sheriff's Office)

w.  Resolution to recognize revenue and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $14,722 to the Sheriff’s Office 2009 budget.  (Nicola Sapp - Director, Budget and Economic Development Administration/Dorene Cardarelle - Comptroller, Sheriff's Office)

x.  Resolution to recognize revenue and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $15,769 from the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, through the Colorado State Forest Service to the Sheriff's Office 2009 budget.  (Nicola Sapp - Director, Budget and Economic Development Administration/Dorene Cardarelle - Comptroller, Sheriff's Office)

y.  Resolution to recognize revenue and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $11,009 from the DEA Colorado Springs Resident Office/HIDTA to the Sheriff's Office 2009 Budget for 3rd quarter salary and FICA reimbursement.  (Nicola Sapp - Director, Budget and Economic Development Administration/Dorene Cardarelle - Comptroller, Sheriff's Office)

z.  Resolution to recognize revenue and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $12,763 from the DEA Colorado Springs Resident Office/HIDTA to the Sheriff's Office 2009 Budget for 3rd quarter salary and FICA reimbursement.  (Nicola Sapp - Director, Budget and Economic Development Administration/Dorene Cardarelle - Comptroller, Sheriff's Office)

aa.  Procurement and Contracts 2010 Renewal Item:  (Eileen Gonzales - Contracts Manager, Financial and Contract Services Division)

1.  Purchase order to Open Text Corporation for the annual renewal of the County’s document management system software maintenance support agreement for the Information Technology Division at a cost of $50,537.20.

bb.  Procurement and Contracts 2009 Regular Item:  (Eileen Gonzales - Contracts Manager, Financial and Contract Services Division)

1.  Award of a Purchase Order to Qwest Interprise Networking for CISCO telecommunications equipment for the Information Technology Division at a cost of $25,110.00 (State/WSCA Price Agreement No.: 20516YYY41P). 

8.  Called-Up Consent Calendar.

9.  Resolution to recognize revenue and appropriate expenditures in the amount of $50,691 from the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Federal Grant, to the Sheriff’s Office 2010 budget and chair execution of the grant award.  (Terry Maketa - Sheriff/Dorene Cardarelle - Comptroller, Sheriff's Office)

10.  Resolution to approve an Urban Park Grant for the Woodmen Hills Metropolitan District.  (Tim Wolken - Director, Public Services Department/Jerry Westling - Manager, Parks Division)

11.  Department and Committee Reports/Non Action Items:

a.  Rainbow Falls Restoration Project.  (Tim Wolken - Director, Transportation and Fleet Division)

b.  September 2009 Budget Report.  (Nicola Sapp - Director, Budget and Economic Development Administration)

c.  2010 Preliminary Balanced Budget Recap.  (Nicola Sapp - Director, Budget and Economic Development Administration)

d.  Other.

12.  Addendum.

13.  Executive Session.

Adjourn.

NOTES:

BOCC meeting agendas, backup materials and meeting results are available on the County's website at http://bcc2.elpasoco.com/bocc/agenda.asp.  Backup materials for agenda items may be publicly viewed in the Reader’s file located in the Office of the BOCC.

The live audio/video may be accessed at http://bcc2.elpasoco.com/Audio/default.asp.

The BOCC may recess for lunch if consideration of agenda items extends beyond the morning session.  A time to reconvene and complete discussion of the scheduled items will be announced.

Audio and audio/video copies of the record may be purchased by contacting the El Paso County Clerk & Recorder’s Office at (719) 520-6430.

Office Location:
27 E. Vermijo Ave
Colorado Springs, CO
80903-2208

Telephone:
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FAX:
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