BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS SUMMIT COUNTY 970.453.3414 ph I 970.453.3535 f 208 East Lincoln Ave, I PO Box 68 COLORADO summitcountycogoy Breckenridge, CO 80424 TO: Board of County Commissioners David Rossi Jeff Huntley FROM: Millicent Marter RE: Work Session Meeting of May 27, 2025 DATE: Tuesday, May 27, 2025 Attendees: Elected Officials: Eric Mamula, Nina Waters, and Tamara Pogue- County Commissioners Staff: David Rossi, County Manager; Jeff Huntley, County Attorney; Steve Greer, Assistant County Manager; Andy Atencio, Assistant County Manager; David Reynolds, Finance Director; Cameron Turpin Valentine, Assistant County Attorney; Toby Weiner; Assistant County Attorney; Andrew Armstrong, Assistant County Attorney; Adrienne Isaac, Communications Director; Allison Hiltz, Director of Community Partnerships; Caitlin Johnson, Executive Administrative Manager; Millicent Marter, Administrative Assistant; Eric Monk, Contract Administrator, Michael Berry, 911 Communications Director; Dan Schroder, CSU Extension Director; Katherine King, Open Space and Trails Director; Allison Morton, Open Space & Trails Resource Specialist; Jordan Mead, Open Space & Trails Resource Specialist; Lili Girodie, Planner Il; Jessica Forsyth, Open Space & Trails Resource Senior Specialist. Guests (in person or via Zoom): Michelle Eddy, Kim Atencio, Adam Bianchi, Dalton M, Diane McBride, Kristi Dagati, Phil Lindeman and others who did not sign in. I. Wildfire Council Grant Recommendation Steve Greer and Dan Schroder discussed topics including but not limited to: Mr. Greer began with providing a background on the outreach that the Council conducted for local communities within the County who applied for these wildfire related grants. The Board was presented with neighborhoods and areas that were approved for their grants. Neighborhoods included in these approved applications included many more Workforce Housing areas sO the pool of applicants were more diverse than in previous years. The Board gave their approval for Mr. Schroder and his staff to present their recommendations at the next regular meeting for official approval. I. Camp-Hale Continental Divide National Monument Discussion Katherine King, Jordan Mead, Allison Morton discussed topics including but not limited to: Mr. Mead began with presenting to the Board on the preliminary work that has been done with the Open Space & Trail department and the USFS for the Monument. The project area is within the Southern Tenmile Range, and staff have conducted extensive outreach for locals who live in the area to receive their input. Project objectives include reducing traffic and parking impacts on residents, maintaining emergency management access, balancing high visitation with environmentally and financially sustainable management, creating appropriate amenities for current level of visitation, coordinating effectively across jurisdictional boundaries, providing free Summit County Board of County Commissioners' Work Session Meeting Minutes of May 27, 2025 Page 1 of4 access options (when possible), and ensuring clear and consistent messaging. Recommendations that staff have heard from neighbors and local officials included improve sustainability of high use trails, add permanent restrooms, update wayfinding and informational signage, ensure consistency across jurisdictions, and establish formal parking in conjunction with roadside parking enforcement. To finish the presentation, Mr. Mead presented the current timeline for the project that will potentially begin with implementation next summer (2026). The Board posed questions on funds related to federal lands that could impact the project, free access options for locals, road maintenance up to the affected trailheads, and enforcement options. The Board presented their support to staff for their access plans concepts and partnering with the White River National Forest in the NEPA process. II. Public Utilities Commission (PUC) Information Session on Xcel Energy's Mountain Energy Project Proposal Adrienne Isaac and Rebecca White discussed topics including but not limited to: Ms. White began with presenting background on the PUC's work that included the industries the commission works for, which include electricity, natural gas services, steam, water, transportationfowing. elecommuncationsi9l, rail & transit, and gas pipeline safety. For this meeting, the commission is currently working with Xcel Energy on their Mountain Energy Project Proposal. The role that the PUC has in this proposal is that when a utility seeks to construct large and expensive new facilities, it must come before the PUC for authority to begin construction, through an application, the PUC reviews the utility's request for a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity ("CPCN") and other requested approvals prior to construction, and then the PUC will host a series of hearings to gather comments from the applicant and the affected public. Ms. White confirmed that they will return to Summit County for an in-person public comment hearing that will occur on June 25th from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. and urged members of the public to attend either in-person or remotely to submit their comments. The Board posed questions on how the public could comment on this particular hearing even if the subject they're commenting on doesn't involve the project proposal. Ms. White encouraged the public to comment their complaints to the public hearing as this will help the Commission uphold the standards they expect from Xcel Energy and to help enforce further guardrails on the company's performance. The Board also posed questions on how the PUC works to ensure outreach to the community is available and accessible. IV. Managers & Commissioners Updates The Commissioners and Staff discussed topics including but not limited to: Andy Atencio The County's Department of Human Services has been awarded for the second year in a row. The Frisco recpath along the County Commons has been completed and opened last week. David Reynolds Provided updates on annual comprenensive finance report that will be presented in an upcoming Work Session - Finance staff stated that an additional $8 million dollars was found in the budget sO the county is in good financial standing. Provided updates on Sales Tax numbers and how it currently compares from past years. Caitlin Johnson Summit County Board of County Commissioners' Work Session Meeting Minutes of May 27, 2025 Page 2 of4 4 Confirmed with the Board on upcoming events and their attendance. Next week's Work Session has been canceled due to the Board attending next week's CCI Conference that will be held in Keystone. Adrienne Isaac Confirmed further details on upcoming PUC public comment hearing and what staff will do for community outreach and promotion. Chipping Program starts June 6th. Steve Greer Confirmed that a Community Development Director has been hired and will start working on June gth. Provided updates on recent wildfires that have occurred over the past 2 weeks but also continuing to perform preventative prescribed burns. Community Development Employee Recognition Picnic happening June 4th - Commissioner Mamula confirmed he will attend. Jeff Huntley No updates. David Rossi No updates. Commissioner Waters Provided updates on last week's Colorado River Basin Roundtable Discussion and strategies discussed for River maintenance. Commissioner Pogue Requested staff continue to look into the County's new emergency alert system. Requested staff look into the County's Emergency Operation Plan and meet with the Emergency Management Director before it is presented to the Board. Commissioner Mamula Requested staff look into the County's evacuation plan that is still currently in draft. Requested Mr. Greer look into old phone booth pedestals removal around the County. V. Potential Open Space Acquisitions in the Upper Blue and Snake River Basins (Recommended Executive Session) Jeff Huntley requested a brief Executive Session to discuss legal issues pursuant to CRS 24-6- 402 Subsection (4) (a)(e) on the topic(s) of potential land acquisition in the Upper Blue & Snake River Basins. AI motion was made by Commissioner Waters and seconded by Commissioner Pogue to go into Executive Session to discuss legal issues on the topic(s) of potential land acquisition in the Upper Blue & Snake River Basins. The BOCC voted 3 to 0 to go into Executive Session per CRS 24-6-402 Subsection (4) (a)(e). The motion was approved. The Board moved to get out of Executive Session to go into the afternoon's Regular Meeting. Summit County Board of County Commissioners' Work Session Meeting Minutes of May 27, 2025 Page 3 of4 Jeff Huntley requested a brief Executive Session in Work Session to discuss legal issues on potential real property matters pursuant to CRS 24-6-402 Subsection (4) (a)(b)(e) on the topic(s) of land matters in the Upper Blue Sanitation District. A motion was made by Commissioner Waters and seconded by Commissioner Pogue to go into Executive Session to discuss legal issues on potential real property matters on the topic(s) of land matters in the Upper Blue Sanitation District. The BOCC voted 3 to 0 to go into Executive Session per CRS 24-6-402 Subsection (4) (a)(b)(e). The motion was approved. VI. Adjourn Staff will return to the Work Session on June 10, 2025. Commissioners thanked the team for their work. Meeting Adjourned. Respectfully submitted: Approved by: Millicent Marter, Deputy Clerk Ku Efic Mamula, Chair Established 1861 SOLORADO Summit County Board of County Commissioners' Work Session Meeting Minutes of May 27, 2025 Page 4 of4 4