LAS ANIMAS COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
RESCHEDULED REGULAR MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Regular Board of County Commissioners’ Rescheduled Regular Meeting
9:00 a.m.
Hybrid/In-person/Zoom
COMMISSIONERS PANEL STAFF
Luis A. Lopez II, Commissioner Pamela Nelson, Attorney
Felix M. Lopez, Commissioner Phil Dorenkamp, Administrator
Tony C. Hass, Commissioner Kristee Coberly, Finance Director
Paula Lucero, Executive Assistant
Las Animas County is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Rescheduled Regular BoCC meeting
Time: Jul 11, 2023 09:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)
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1. Call to Order
a. Invocation
b. Pledge of Allegiance
c. Roll Call
d. Approval of Agenda
2. Consideration of Minutes
a. None
3. Reading of Correspondence/Commissioner Committee Reports
4. Elected Official’s Update
5. Public Comment (3-minute limit)
6. Public Hearing at 10:00 a.m.
a. Application SUP-2023-004 By Las Animas Wind LLC, a wholly owned, indirect subsidiary of NextEra Energy Resources, is currently proposing to construct, operate and maintain the Las Animas Wind Project in Las Animas and Baca Counties, north of Kim, Colorado, and west of Pritchett, Colorado. The entire Project will consist of up to 440 wind turbine generators across Las Animas and Baca Counties, solar facilities with generating capacity of up to 500 MW located in Baca County only, together with pad mount transformers, an underground electrical collection system, project substations, private gravel access roads, a permanent performance meteorological data collection towers, permanent Aircraft Detection Lighting System towers, an above-ground transmission interconnection line, and other ancillary facilities. The portion of the Project in Las Animas County will be located across approximately 105,000 acres of private and state land in eastern Las Animas County, all of which is zoned Agriculture. The proposed Special Use Permit will not change the zoning, but if granted would allow for a non-conforming use within the zone not otherwise allowed without a Special Use Permit.
7. Unfinished Business
a. None
8. New Business
a. Consideration of Liquor License Renewal for Dakota Wall Bar & Pizzeria
b. Consideration of Change Order 22-R005 #8 Storm Drain South of Maple Street Entrance
c. Consideration of Change Order 23-R002 #3 Increase in Asphalt and Emulsion to Reflect Actual Quantities Placed
d. Consideration of Resolution 23-016 Elk Run Solar, LLC
e. Consideration of County Court Judge’s Bench Replacement Contract with Alpha Design
f. Consideration of Courthouse Phase II Improvements Certificate of Final Completion
g. Consideration of Trinidad Ambulance District/2023-24 RETAC Grant application
h. Consideration of CGRS Site Characterization Report Proposal
i. Consideration of BidNet Services Agreement
j. Consideration of Public Trustee 2nd quarter Report
9. Financial Matters
a. Consideration of bills and payroll for the second half of June 2023
10. Executive Session
The Board will meet in Executive Session under:
C.R.S. 24-6-402(4)(b), conferring with the County Attorney for the purposes of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions
a. Forest Service Payments
b. Liquor License
c. Opioid Funds
d. Support Letter
e. Financial Rules Commission
11. Adjournment of Board of County Commissioners’ regular meeting
