We are on the record. Thank you, Milk Castle, our county clerk. Welcome everyone. I'm going to call to order the March 18th Board of County Commissioners meeting of the Park County Board of Commissioners to order at 11 a.m. With that, we have a full complement. We have Commissioner Gimmer with us, Commissioner Mitchell, Commissioner Whistle, and we also have assistant city May County manager, I want to call you city manager, I don't know why city and county Denver maybe Cindy Garst, Lucas Smires, our County managers with us. We have in front of us an agenda. Do we have any additions or deletions? Nope, tell you what we those of you are so inclined. I got ahead of myself. We will stand for the invocation and the pledge of allegiance. Lord, I want to give thanks for this great nation and this great and beautiful county that we get to live in. Lord, I want to ask that you be with us in all of our decision making and all of those that have the ability to present. And please bring peace to all those in our county and our country, in your name, amen. I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic of which is stands, one nation under not, indivisible with liberty and justice for all. Thank you for that Commissioner Gimmer. Now we can go look at our agenda and see if we have any additions, changes or modifications. I move we approve the agenda as written. It's a proper motion is there second. All seconded. Case proper. agenda as written. It's a proper motion is their second. I'll second it. Okay, it's proper motion and second and any further discussion. Being done, we'll call the question. Those in favor of all by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed same sign that motion carries. With that, we have our consent agenda. We have our minutes and our vouchers. Any questions or concerns? I move that we approve the consent items, the minutes from last week and the vouchers. That's a proper motion, is there a second? I'll second that. Proper second, any further discussion. Just to know that we had a question that we asked our clerk about some of the vouchers and she was able to explain it and we're all good so we appreciate that mill. With that we'll call the question those in favor vote by saying aye. Aye. I oppose same sign at motion carries. Okay next thing on our agenda is consideration and or decision on the following items. Approver deny a contract between the park county and between park county and the Teller Park Conservation District, concerning the Teller Park We Management Program. We had a presentation at our work session before this meeting, from our staff. We, this is a continuing renewal of an existing contract. It's in the total amount of $30,000 to spray and try to mitigate noxious weeds. This is a, like I say, a long-term project. We have a good organization in the Teller Park Conservation District that we've partnered with for a long time, I can't tell you how long, a long period of time, to try and attack the nonchalous weed specific park county property. There was also some discussion about some other things, but I'll stop there and let you guys have some discussion too. So I'd like to first mention, I appreciate Greg from our park county right away department come up here and presenting what this is and indulging us in some of the questions we had pertaining to, especially questions that I had pertaining to, they qualified supervisors and how all that works for our county. So I would definitely make a motion if I may, to approve the Taylor County Park County weed management program. That's a proper motion. Second. Second. Any further discussion? Yeah, I just wanted to clarify that this is a Teller Park Noxious weed management program, not the recreational type. Sorry. Oh, that's an important part. You know, some people could think it since Colorado is known for that. Noxious weeds. Yes, good point. For their discussion being done we'll call the question those in favor of by saying aye. Aye. I oppose the same sign that motion carries. Just a note of edification for people on this particular subject there was some discussion from our land and water trust fund. And it's certainly a nexus that I thought about is there's just no funding in our budget to share for additional funds for weed management and lots of other things that are needed and necessary. But there was a suggestion that perhaps the Landon Water Trust Fund Board and that fund might be applicable to the use of this. And it's not anything I made a decision on, but it was an interesting suggestion. So it's something we'll contemplate. And if I can just spin off of that, Lana Water Trust Fund does allow for a wildlife habit at outdoor recreation. And not just weeds definitely impair good grazing for wildlife. So it is definitely an interesting thought and see what might come up this year for any grant applications that come before the Land of Water Test Fund. So good stuff. Okay, thank you for that. Okay, next up on our agenda is we have number two, approve or deny a resolution, a resolution, our resolution, resolution to allocate money to the Park County Emergency Services Council from our lodging tax revenue. I have the original, I think I got. Miss April is giving us, our staff is giving us the final version of the resolution which we appreciate. And we'll address us from the podium. Hi April Shibou, Budget and Finance Manager. So the resolution as it appears above in front of you was approved by our lawyer, our legal team. So we are approved to go ahead and approve it. Do you want me to read it? If you wish to, I don't think we need it. I think it's sure enough it should be read on the record. Okay, I will read on the record. Where as Park County received $450,000, $408.83 in lodging tax revenues in 2024, delivered by the State of Colorado Department of Revenue, and said monies have been deposited through the treasure and recorded by the Budget and Finance Department in fund 23, lodging and tax fund. And, whereas per the 2023 ballot issue 1A, a 2% short term rental lodging tax approved by the voters of Park County on November 7, 2023, it is necessary to distribute the funds collected in the following manner. 35% to red and bridge operations, capital improvements and related maintenance and equipment. 35% to law enforcement and public safety. 20% to the emergency services council. 10% to advertising and marketing law of local tourism. Now therefore be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners for the County of Park that that. 20% of the available balance of $447,884.74, and the lodging tax revenue account be distributed to the Park County Emergency Services Council, equating to $89,576.95. As outlined in the figures below, and I'm not going to read the figures Done this day By the book and then the rest is just illegal So that is the resolution any questions any questions of April Thank you, ma'am. I think it's fairly self-explanatory. It's pretty straightforward. We go ahead. Jason, is it one? I'm sorry. I do have one question. Please, don't mind. Just for a fair comment for people to understand the 452,483 versus the balance on the bottom 447, what that difference is. That is treasure fees of 1%. Thank you. Just re-edification for you and others. The treasure has a 1% collection fee and that money goes into the general fund for her services to each district. Just for edification, the treasure's fee used to be 3%. And over time it's been reduced to 1% but that's where the 1% comes from. I appreciate that. I just want to make sure everybody out there in the world and listening understands that as well. So if I'm at district and I collect $100, I get $99. Okay. And I'd just like to April, you didn't read the other figures. We just read the figures for the EIS Council. But I'd like to say that the total for 2024 revenue for public works was 156,759 and 66 cents. So that goes to road maintenance. Sheriff gets the same figure, 156, 759 and and 66, and then of course the 10% going to the tourism board for enhancing the visitor's experience. So that is some meaningful money that helps augment the impact short term rentals have on services. So thank you very much. Okay, any other questions or questions for April or we ready to take an action? I move that we approve the resolution to allocate money to the part county emergency services council from lodging tax revenue. Proper motions are second. I'll second it. All right, any further discussion? Thank you, ma'am, for the contribution of this information because it's really the first time we were able to see the total numbers because of the lag in collection. There's probably what, two months, maybe three months, depending upon revenues, activities, whether we get those distributions or not. So with that, I think this is very comprehensive and we have a total of $447,884.74 that we didn't have before and we can utilize it as appropriated. With that, we'll call the question. Those in favor vote by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed same sign, that motion carries. And that's resolution number 205-007. Thank you, ma'am. I actually knew that. And I appreciate all the help I can get because I need it. Okay, next thing on our agenda is what we talked about at our work session is update and authorize signers for the CSU Extension Bank account with TBK Bank. This is a county of park, park county extension account and is a business account. And the idea was to have more current signers that are on our staff than were before. So we had in our discussion Cindy Garst was a signer Tom Eisenman and who else? Sorry, Barbie. Yeah, if that's our employee over there. So we're going to modify it to have continued Cindy Add Lucas and then Kirk Jones, our interim regional manager for CSU. So that will keep us up and running in business. Any further discussion? I have a quick question for you Cindy on this one. Is there a way that we can put in writing where we can continue forward with any? Or does it have to be very specifically named individuals? I believe we, I think it has to be specifically named individuals with the bank. Not position holding, thank you. I would agree, Cindy. I think Commissioner General, it has to be specific. I know when I took over the chairman, I had to do a bunch of signatures so that I could, my seems to get a peer on the checks and in lieu of Commissioner Mitchell's when she was chair So it's specific to that individual. Thank you. Okay I move that we update authorized signers for the CSU extension bank account with TBK bank To our most current eligible signers. It's a proper motions of second second. Seconded. Any further discussion? If I may. Yes, you may. Do I need to name those signers? For the records, for the minutes. Here are Jones. I've sent the minutes to the bank with her hands on it. Oh, sure. Sorry. Why don't I just repeat the motion with a little bit more detail? I move that we update authorized signers for the CSU Extension Bank account with TbK Bank County of Park County Extension account with Cindy Garth, Assistant County Manager, Lucas Meyer County Manager, Kurt Jones, CSU Extension Regional Director for future signing needs. I'll second that. That's an amended motion. Yes. And appreciate the additional information for all those concerned because we're going to need, the bank is going to want some kind of verification that what we're sending the M is true. Generally that's in the minutes. And that's why we did that. Okay, so with that we'll call the question. Those in favor vote by saying aye. Aye. Aye. The vote is same sign. Okay, got it done. All right. I move that we recess as the Board of County Commissioners and convene as part county liquor board. Proper motions are second. We'll second that. Any further discussion? No, and we'll call the question. Those in favor vote by saying aye. Aye. Opposed? Same sign. Okay. We have in front of us on our agenda a new liquor license to deal with. And I want to start off with, and the applicant is cost of Sanchez 6 LLC at one county road 68 Bayley, Colorado. But I have some magic language I have to read into the record because this is a formal activity and a formal process including our county clerk. So without further ado, here we go. I will now open the public hearing on the application of Cost of Sanchez 6 LLC for a new retail liquor license. The Board of County Commissioners acting as the local liquor licensing authority as jurisdiction to conduct this public hearing under Colorado liquor code found at Title 44 Article 3 of the Colorado Revised Statutes. Notice of this hearing has been given as required by CRS Section 44-3-311. The purpose of this hearing is to consider whether a new liquor license should be issued to the applicant. In considering that issue, the board will address the criteria set forth in CRS 44-3-312 and particularly the reasonable requirements of the neighborhood for the type of license for which the application has been made and the desires of the adult inhabitants of the neighborhood. The procedure to be followed in this case will be as follows. Number one, the county clerk and recorder will make an initial presentation. Number two, the applicant or the applicant's legal counsel may give an opening statement. Following the opening statement, if any, the applicant and any other person supporting the application may present any evidence in favor of the issuance of the license. Number three, at the conclusion of the applicant's case, any person opposing the issuance of the license and any other person's entitled to be heard may present evidence. Number four, the applicant may then present any rebuttal evidence. The board asks that the parties and witnesses not submit redundant, irrelevant, or cumulative evidence. If someone has already made the point that you wish to make, simply say so. The chair will also require that all comments be made to the board and that there be no dialogue between the applicant and members of the audience. At the conclusion of the hearing, the board may take the matter under advisement or render a decision. Are there any objections to the jurisdiction of the board or to the form or substance of these proceedings? Hearing or seeing none, the clerk and recorder may make an initial presentation clerk castle. Good morning Board of County Commissioners. On January 15th, 2025, the castle Sanchez, number six, submitted an application for a hotel and restaurant license, liquor license. At one county road, 68 Bayley, Colorado, 80421, which is where the smiling pig used to be. To the Office of County Cloak and Recorder, the information provided by the applicant in the subject local licence application is complete and has been thoroughly investigated by the Cloak and Recorder. The Cloak and Recorder's findings based upon its investigation are enclosed in today's materials. The enclosed materials packet includes the application, organizational documents, legal possession of the premise, the diagram and the approval of their background check. But you want to see RS 44-3-103 27 the Board of County Commissioners of Park County Colorado the BocC is the local licensing authority for the sale and the service of alcoholic beverages in unincorporated Park County. For purposes of approving or denying an application for hotel and restaurant license in accordance with the Colorado liquor code 44-3-312, the B.O.C. C. shall consider the following. The facts of the clerk and recorders findings, the reasonable I can't get that word out ever. From climates of the neighbourhood for the type of licence for which application has been made, the desires of the adult inhabitants, the number, type and availability of alcohol beverage outlets located in or near that neighbourhood under consideration. Any other pertinent matters affecting the qualification of the applicant for the conduct of the business, type of business proposed. Do you have any questions for me? Any questions of our clerk? Yeah, Mel, I have one question. Yes, ma'am. On the application page eight, number 7, it says that it should have been listed, name of a business who had previously had a liquor license. They didn't go with the transfer of liquor license. They went and applied for a brand new liquor license. So should that have been a no then under number seven, as a liquor or beer license ever been issued to the applicant, including other partners, if a partnership members or manager, if a limited liability company or officer stakeholders or directors, if a corporation, if yes, identify the name of the business and list any current financial interests in the business. I don't care about the financial interests, but just the answer was yes, and so I was just curious. I believe in Adam not sure if this is mandatory. Is that due to they have several, another location within the county? Yes, probably. I would say so, yes. Yes, they have a legal license in the town of Fayette. As well. OK. All right. Thank you. And if I may, Commissioner Mitchell, I think it was on this particular location had they had any prior, and I don't believe they have. It was prior owners that had the liquor license on the prior establishment. Right. and there was no transfer, It's a new. Yes. That helps. That's correct. That clears up. Thank you. Because there was no transfer. No transfer. I can sit down now. I have no question for you. Thank you. Okay. I don't have any questions. Okay. All right. Our applicant, you're welcome to come up and join us at the podium. This is not the principal's office. There's no penalty here. Welcome. I have a question. And please, state your name for the record, please. Thank you. Please. Did you state your name for the record, please? Roger Leo Sanchez Ramirez. Thank you. Would you like to give us any opening statements or any comments? Sorry. Would you like to provide any opening statements? Yes. You have the floor. Okay. I'm sorry. When do you say yes? I'm sorry. Just speak speak to us about what? The purpose of the application. Okay, we just opened a new restaurant in Bailey. So we would like to have the alcohol license to serve alcohol on make people happy because Mexican food without alcohol is no Mexican food. Will you speak, put the microphone a little closer, you can bend it up towards you so you don't have to bend over. Thank you, people online want to hear you. Better? Oh yes. Say again. Just we like to have alcohol license in that location to have more cells some make people happy because come together Mexican food with maybe that's on beers. Really bad speaking on the mic. It's okay it's our friend actually. If you don't use them they're kind of intimidating but they're okay they're just in an amy-logic. This helps me here because I'm deaf. Oh, okay. So, I'll ask the question I asked Clirk Castle. So you have a liquor license in Fair Play? Oh, to party. I don't know. Forbley, yes we do. Okay. All right. I guess I just I just said that. So tell us about your who is going to manage the liquor portion of the operation and how you are handling the proper ID and tips training and all of that kind of stuff. Yes, sure. We have all the alcohol in container already mixed it. So we have the portion for every margarita or barca or michelada we make and all the servers and the manager knows they have to ask for ID. It doesn't matter how old they look because we know we need to see the ID with no holes. If we have any ID with a hole, we need to have the proof for the core house he can drink free. So everybody have the training, the alcohol training, all my servers and the hostess. So all of your staff is going to go through the tips training. Yes, they did. Thank you. You're welcome. Questions? I have none at this time. So you are a multi-county operator of different food restaurants, so I understand. Yes. You have six right now, is that correct? Five. Five. Because I I sell copper copper was number one. Okay. I don't have copper anymore. Okay good enough I'm I mentioned this because I saw an article about the gentleman and his his Fleet of restaurants in the summit daily Maybe a year ago or so Yes, one year in Frisco So there's a location in Frisco that's near the Lofan jug on Main Street that I used to love. It was a Park Fist Place. And he obtained that as one of his expansions. And he came into the former Brownboro location and now that is shuttered so that I presume you could move down and open up the Bayley location. Yes. So we appreciate that. We appreciate the fact that we were a little overloaded perhaps if you would, to have Mexican restaurants in Fair Play and so have maybe one less down in Bailey will help our overall county community morale. Yeah, people is really happy in Bailey. Oh my god, we loved that people over there. I can certainly say from anecdotal evidence that driving by you have a lot of parking in your lot. So that's what we do. Okay, any other questions? Okay, let me get back to my script. All right, anything else you want to provide to us as information or okay? Thanks. One more question. Yes, ma'am so you know because our purpose here is to make sure that That there is good control. So do you lock up the liquor at night? What act in your closing procedure? The office I mean all day new battles and Maghariya mix, Bhatka, Brown, Whiskey is in the office and we look at we just live in the world battles. Okay and for the ordering and purchasing of the alcohol, do you have one person designated for that specific job? Yes. The managers, they already make the order with the companies that supply. Okay. So. All right. Thank you. You want to make sure that there's good controls. Yes. Okay. Thank you. All right. We'll be appreciated. Thank you. At this point, I'm going to ask any persons opposing the issuance of a license in any other persons wishing to be heard. Raise your hand on Zoom and or in the audience here. Do you see anything? My Zoom controller. No hands on Zoom. Okay. Are there anyone here who would like to support this application from the community zoom Zoom or in the audience. No one in the audience. No one on Zoom. Okay. I move we close public comment. That's a proper motion. It's our second. I'll second that. Okay. Call the question. Those in favor closing public comment on this application. Go by saying aye. Aye. Opposed, same sign. Motion carries through to zero. Thank you, sir. Thank you. Have a great day. Any other questions? Yes, thank you. With that, what's the pleasure of board? I believe that the process and the requirements are already known by the applicant. That this is not his first rodeo, if I may say. Sounds like he's got trained staff is the most important part. Everyone gets ID'd and for like me, it's a compliment, even though I know they have to do it, I take it as a compliment. Oh, to be 21 again. And so I believe that I'm in favor of this application because I think that he's got good controls, he understands what's required. He knows how to handle the business and I think it would be a good addition to let people be able to have a margarito with a burrito. I would like to say you know, in this case with Casa Sanchez and their restaurants, this one in Bailey is not a new built location, so they're in a location that has carried a bar there. It's we're not really adding a whole new facility for liquor or sales of liquors. And in the case of what they presented, I believe is presented properly. I think that it would be advantageous for us to move forward as well. Okay, is that a motion? I'll move that we approve Kastasánchez 6 LLC for a liquor license in the Bayley location. It's proper motion. Second. Upper second, any further discussion? Being known, we'll call the question. Those in favor of granting this liquor license, vote by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Opposed same sign, the motion carries. Congratulations. Thank you. We'll have a morning. Your legal. I move that we adjourn as part county liquor board and reconvene as the Board of County Commissioners. Proper motions are second. I'll say a bit. Proper motion and second any further discussion., we'll call the question. Those in favor vote by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Both same sign. We are back as the Board of County commissioners. We have no more further business on my agenda. We do have public comment. We have anyone with public comment in the audience or on Zoom. Please raise your hand if you're on Zoom. Bob, you want to just come up the podium? Welcome. Bob Castle, Mayor Vomma, and other things. I just have a question for the board. And Lucas, specifically, I've heard that there is going to be a county cleanup this summer. I'm wondering if you've sort of had any details on that. We're trying to coordinate our efforts this summer with the town of Alma. And your actions might help us predict ours. So we are waiting for a little bit further discussion with Excel. I understand that they were potentially interested in doing contributing a portion of funds to potentially not that they are. We haven't received any type of commitment yet, but potential interest in contributing towards a brush and slash shipping program right and so that we might be able to look further into that it will just take a little bit more information from that and some some other potential sources of funds so I'm definitely interested wanting to move forward. I think we just need a little bit more information and for it to be probably presented before the board yet. Okay, well just for your information, Town of Alma right now is looking at the second weekend of June. And we are thinking of maybe having our own shipping program going at that time. But that's not to say that we're not interested in being part of what you're going to get going with Mr. High and with CUSP as well and Northwest Fire. I think we should probably try and get a coordinated effort countywide and do some fire mitigation throughout as much as we possibly can, because it's been a neglected issue in this area far away too long. Yes, agreed. And so we're looking at not only the fire mitigation brush and slash removal but potentially doing a you know general garbage cleanup right general garbage cleanup and everything like that and so we we we are starting to organize meetings in regards to that to just plan it and develop some rules and guard rails and everything like that so that it is safe for our citizens and productive for the whole county. And so happy to work with you going forward on that to make sure that we can provide a better service. Okay, thanks for letting me speak. Absolutely, thank you. You're welcome. Let me just say to Mr. Castle that one of the greatest things we used to do was have Park County Cleanup Days. And it was a free service with encouraged donations. And I think the reason we stopped doing this, which is frankly ran out of funding to do that. It had been a coordinated effort through Rodenbridge. We're, we're talking some years ago, maybe well over 10, I would think. I can't remember the last time we did a county cleanup day. And I think it was a suggestion maybe either in some of our work sessions or at the inter-governmental meeting that we look at some kind of effort, not just slash, but a general county cleanup day. But slash is is important, slash is critical, and cuss, coalition for the upper cell plat is one of our partners and has their slash grinding site here at the dump. Well, in response to that, the town of Alma has been doing our garbage clean up every summer for a long time. And we're starting to restructure do that right now and relook at how we're going to do it with our focus being shifted towards fire mitigation and away from the garbage itself. Let me say it's an owner of property in Fairplay. They've set their clean-up days. I think it's June 6 through the 8th, something like that, early June. And they've continued to have an annual clean up day, not just slash related, but general stuff. And I know we used it last year for our property in Fair Play. And it was really comprehensive, just so the board knows and people know they had an electronics recycler there they had your normal stuff trash and that kind of stuff but the electronic side of it has become so critical because you can't just take your old coffee pot put it in the dumpster and it goes to the landfill and those kinds of things are something that we could consider in this collaborative effort. And I think it will take more discussion. But in my heart and in my head, I would love to see if we can return to the days of County cleanup. But I don't know right now, fiscally, if we can do that. Yeah, understood. But we would certainly like to collaborate however we could. Well, we'll look forward to that. Maybe further in this conversation in our our in a government meeting Next week. I think it's coming up soon. April I think is our next general government meeting. Yeah Thank you, sir. Appreciate it. Anybody else? No hands on zoom. I I move we public comment. Propere motions are second. I'll second that. Propere second for the discussion. Being done. Call the question. Those in favor vote by saying aye. Aye. Aye. Motion passes 3 to 0. Are we ready to. The magic a word. I move we adjourn. Upper motion. I'll second it. Upper second. Call the question. Those in favor vote by saying aye. Aye. The vote is same sign. We are adjourned at 1137. We have noticed immediately after our meeting an administrative session. And that's what we will do. But we will recording them stop as far as that. But we have some items to discuss in our administrative session. Yeah, just