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Planning staff told the Board of County Commissioners the updates would add a clearer list of exemptions, formalize the planning commission’s reporting responsibilities and request that school districts notify the county when charter‑school or public‑school siting applications are filed so county review can occur in parallel with school hearings.

The proposed changes are intended to reduce duplicative studies for applicants and give the county earlier opportunity to flag concerns about siting and access. Staff noted L&E reviews are required under state law for public ways, grounds, buildings and utilities, but counties historically vary in how they implement the statute. The draft changes lean on practices used in peer counties while adding a formal exception list for routine utility extensions and projects already reviewed in an approved planned unit development (PUD).

Public Works said the draft will also give staff discretion to tailor documentary requirements (for example, topographic intervals and traffic study requirements) so large, county‑level projects are not forced into unnecessarily detailed submittals and small, low‑impact submittals are not burdened by large studies.

Commissioners asked about environmental review language and whether the county should require a basic environmental impact summary for some projects. Staff said they will refine the draft language to require applicants to identify likely environmental, social or community impacts and propose mitigation measures where appropriate, without prescribing a full federal‑scale environmental impact study (EIS) for routine applications.

Ending: Staff will refine the draft ordinance and outreach material and bring the amendments for public comment and hearings at the planning commission prior to a final hearing before the board.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Arapahoe Board of County Commissioners Study Session on 2025-05-12 ","oneSentenceSummary","Public Works proposed code updates to the county’s location‑and‑extent review process, adding exemptions, formalizing planning commission reporting and asking school districts to notify the county when charter or public‑school siting applications are filed.","taxTitle","Arapahoe County, Colorado","taxId",4125,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6058146,"Public Works warns pavement backlog and staffing gap will worsen without new funding",1796,9903256,11699501,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298530-8264172515f71fc52001e36391d4fe70&start=9903&end=11699","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298530-8264172515f71fc52001e36391d4fe70/thumbnail_9903256.jpg","/articles/6058146/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Public-Works-warns-pavement-backlog-and-staffing-gap-will-worsen-without-new-funding","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058146-3ce5682f99487f033794bbea86a30d1c/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448108&Signature=nw3lpVNf2AIIY2jR6y2HRqV5koTNUaqzoQb2BBDU59sruWANvebdaJ39aLu7cSqa~FXz4z2jjx97x6mCwkQg4kxUEHJWA4BFDplSKO7-QNKzLZFUBLIuuFC4xQRYpoxiH~VI4hQemuUMnVGFTMR~LtwGRJVeJ5vm25WrR29TREsY-wW4Snj0lzKdOjr2kPBQ6fkzwueZN-EsPhfVkqYgt8Qtn4SekOOySe7tq1dmt~FQO47IrLqlKPuD87lZC4uOOQa3nhQEqQKWVju6SLFY~zpiNHckD60nlhR1F1EwPqX1USi2DIMoLwnBfy6mR-x~6U79pcMpZa0XbvNVlv7W7Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Arapahoe County Public Works presented commissioners with a stark view of maintenance needs Thursday, saying that pavement conditions, staffing vacancies and rising construction costs have created an unsustainable maintenance gap.

Director Brian Lamer said the county’s pavement condition index (PCI) sits around 65 out of 100, with about 40% of the county’s road network rated poor or very poor — well above the county’s target of 15 percent. “With our current funding, we are not able to maintain what we have,” Lamer said, noting surface‑treatment cycles and concrete replacement schedules are lengthening as available funds fall short of need.

Staff described lane‑mile years as the accounting metric for pavement life: the county needs to add the equivalent of about 1,200 lane‑mile years annually to hold the system steady but last year completed work equal to roughly 509 lane‑mile years. Staff showed examples of rapid price increases in contracting: a milling contract that cost roughly $272,000 in early 2024 returned low bids near $800,000 in early 2025.

Public Works said the department is short roughly 13–14 field FTEs (about 30% of field positions), forcing reductions in routine services including community street sweeping, eastern patching crews and gravel‑to‑pavement programs. Director Lamer said earlier vacancies numbered six in 2024, rising to 14 the following spring — a turnover driven in part by market wage pressures in construction trades.

On capital funding, staff laid out a proposed five‑year capital allocation (fund 42) of about $77 million to support projects and leverage nearly $157 million in total project value; staff pointed to major projects such as the Quincy‑Gun Club intersection and ILIFF corridor work as examples requiring multi‑year banked funding. The department noted statutory limits on road funding: HUTF and specific ownership taxes are volatile, and the county must share some property‑tax funded road levies with municipalities.

Public Works recommended a multi‑pronged approach: identify sustainable revenue or fee options to steady maintenance funding, consider partnership and development‑driven maintenance mechanisms, and invest in staff recruitment and pay options to close field vacancies. Commissioners asked for a map‑based briefing showing service footprints, assets and population access, and asked staff to model what different funding levels ($3M, $10M, $20M per year) would accomplish.

Ending: Public Works said it will provide detailed asset‑level condition information, funding scenarios and workforce plans for the board to consider as part of the 2026 CIP and budgeting cycle.","Public Works presented pavement condition data showing that 40% of county lanes are in poor or very poor condition and said existing funding and staffing levels are insufficient to maintain the network, proposing multi‑year capital and ongoing maintenance funding.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6058151,"Sheriff details jail replacement, staffing and equipment asks in 2026 budget study session",344,2349445,2694110,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298530-8264172515f71fc52001e36391d4fe70&start=2349&end=2694","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298530-8264172515f71fc52001e36391d4fe70/thumbnail_2349445.jpg","/articles/6058151/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Sheriff-details-jail-replacement-staffing-and-equipment-asks-in-2026-budget-study-session","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058151-7563cc86212497abe1bcb61d947c6e7f/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448108&Signature=d0MZCp9V9vnEfmq~oJtrwJ8kyjbwX8wo763ceA~-oUFtIRMAL3RYbAIrDnM00v3e0Lbji9OkQ-JiCp5IhdPPJw97GAFUu7ZcloUEcxYV5FzHIDE372iQsWuBNQKUtN-d1PrtCc6t5U9Z4v1EncoMVXHgkMtd1WJ2gQ4IOx9OSlNzHTTyohhYeZFrTI-CjqzOqRcQWBhzsQU0wZwhQGnjoscjmO~XD-hOOJYt7eNAcMjpCdYN6twKoomye09xSIdDex914SlxPJwaCTDlsQXGVYe7sopfAWH4Vqq0Dru1XnJzx~gg0Q6c4VdjDSaymEgmGd2ZDMqSyolb8slgcFFOrQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Arapahoe County’s sheriff and finance staff presented a broad set of budget priorities Thursday, telling commissioners the county must plan now for an aging detention facility and adjust baseline funding for staffing, training and equipment.

Sheriff Tyler Brown told commissioners the county’s detention facility is nearing 40 years old and requires long‑term replacement planning. “We’re looking north of $500,000,000 to replace this facility,” Brown said, urging the board to keep the issue on the county’s strategic radar even though the cost exceeds typical operating funding sources.

In the near term, county finance staff recommended a “rightsizing” package — ongoing funding of roughly $1.8–$1.9 million — to steady operating accounts for training, uniforms, jail maintenance, inmate services, equipment and other recurring needs. Todd Weaver, finance director, said some partner jurisdictions will bear parts of these costs where appropriate, but the county will still need significant new baseline funding.

The sheriff’s office also asked the board to address deputy staffing disparities between unincorporated county areas and contract cities. Public‑safety bureau leaders said calls for service and population are roughly equal between Centennial and adjacent unincorporated areas, but the county has about 39.5 fewer county‑paid deputies covering unincorporated neighborhoods. Capt. Jared Rollison outlined a phased plan to add about 10 deputies per year for four years — a gradual approach staff said would avoid overwhelming training capacity and hiring pipelines.

Overtime funding remains under pressure, officials said, though reported overtime costs are trending down from last year. Brown and finance staff said vacancy and training progress are reducing overtime: the sheriff’s office reported roughly $400,000 less overtime spending in the year‑to‑date compared with the prior year.

Staff also identified several program‑level and capital needs:
- Senate Bill 3 implementation: The new firearms‑purchase training and background requirements will increase concealed‑carry processing and background work. Sheriff’s staff estimate the new workload could require roughly five additional FTEs for concealed‑handgun permit processing and background checks, plus ongoing costs estimated at about $950,000 and a $50,000 one‑time infrastructure cost. The sheriff’s office will seek to mitigate some demand because existing CHP holders may be grandfathered or have already cleared background checks.
- Radios: The office flagged 429 portable radios near end of life; replacement costs were estimated at roughly $5,831 per unit, producing a multi‑million dollar replacement need. Staff said parts are increasingly unavailable and the county risks communications gaps if radios fail.
- Jail management system (JMS): Replacement and ongoing licensing for the JMS (jail 6) will require ongoing funding (estimated about $184,000 ongoing) to replace jail5, which is being retired.
- SCBAs and other protective equipment: Self‑contained breathing apparatuses used by deputies, bomb/technical teams and detention staff will require cyclical replacement as tanks and masks reach lifespan limits.

Brown emphasized the difference between large, long‑term capital asks and smaller, recurring operational adjustments. He said the sheriff’s office would continue to seek efficiencies but cautioned that public expectations for timely, in‑person law‑enforcement response make cuts to core services especially sensitive. “When people call 911, they don’t want to wait,” Brown said.

Ending: Staff said they will refine cost estimates and present updated, itemized proposals during the budget cycle and in the first quarter budget review to allow commissioners to vet priorities and tradeoffs before finalizing 2026 budget guidance.","The sheriff urged the board to plan for a long‑term detention facility replacement, right‑size operations funding, boost deputy staffing in unincorporated areas, and fund major equipment and program needs including portable radios and implementation costs from Senate Bill 3.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6058156,"Arapahoe County outlines consolidation plan to cut $600,000 Willow lease, moves public health to Lima",3470,109494,3580320,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3298530-8264172515f71fc52001e36391d4fe70&start=109&end=3580","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3298530-8264172515f71fc52001e36391d4fe70/thumbnail_109494.jpg","/articles/6058156/Arapahoe-County/Colorado/Arapahoe-County-outlines-consolidation-plan-to-cut-600000-Willow-lease-moves-public-health-to-Lima","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6058156-726a81cb61f149c8ece5340f00cfda27/orig.mp4?Expires=1770448108&Signature=gU4nH839rTalsXWluUCyH3G0BuRXGlDKV3CThy3mn9cgp0bO4BUZV9onkk6Aw2Qr2Wjd2DU4sHgcyrR4Vl-PG2Lv1e19djPskdZUbcEKyhi0KhbgmP-cW4EL6oLX9DhfMQuKBu7YEaqMxlZKERAnOIu83BbNihtzGronPGXo4NTfjF45tMPSX1bXEAo6hF2yuCfzrhSWcu8Ne6lDB2EzK12nVL1AzEHAGQo290rfbUKlLNKBdZfrloXkTGC1UrYeJSIPr6P~PSJltfqibXhgLFXwxfbntJFQNw6mst5eqiBTFIgRoAw2Zo29tJFoBmVl~B5MBspX5jYdHVIwSG21KQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Arapahoe County officials described Thursday a multi-year facilities plan to consolidate leased operations into county‑owned buildings, a move county staff says will save about $600,000 a year when the Willow lease is eliminated.

Facilities and Fleet Management director Ken Morris told the Board of County Commissioners the county has consolidated AD Works into Lima and is set to complete the public health move from the Willow leased space into Lima in mid‑June, after permits were signed off. “We are fully on track to eliminate that $600,000 a year lease at Willow by August,” Morris said.

The plan grows out of a 2023 countywide facility master plan that combined a space study and a facilities condition assessment to identify opportunities to consolidate leased space, repurpose aging buildings and centralize services. The initial recommendations included moving public health into Arapahoe Plaza East (APZ East) when space becomes available, consolidating AD Works to a single building, and vacating Arapahoe Plaza first floor to free space for public health.

County staff reported progress on several recommendations: AD Works consolidated to Lima; the 9‑1‑1 backup call center and family‑time rooms at CenterPoint were completed; DA diversion moved into Arapahoe Plaza South; and the county is designing space for the public trustee at APZ East with construction funding to be requested in the 2026 budget.

Officials also discussed the Broadway facility, which staff noted is the oldest and worst‑condition building in the county portfolio and is likely to be the subject of a future disposal or repurposing decision. Morris said staff had received interest from the City of Englewood about a possible library use but added that interested parties have also discussed tearing down the site.

Commissioners pressed staff on north–south access for residents if services move to Lima and CenterPoint. Commissioner Rhonda Fields and others raised concerns that moving public health and other services farther south could reduce access for residents in North Aurora, and asked for demographic, transit and client‑use maps to inform decisions. Morris and other staff said future site searches will prioritize mass‑transit access and that public health staff prefer to remain near Altura Plaza’s service area unless a suitable site within about a mile is found.

On the Aurora DMV lease, staff said the current lease runs through March 2027 and that three options are being considered: renew the lease short term, buy and renovate a building within the county’s search area, or relocate some services to CenterPoint if feasible. Staff said a Walgreens property had been priced at about $7.3 million plus an estimated $2.5 million in renovations but was not ideal.

Commissioners asked for a more strategic, visual briefing showing facility locations, nearby population and transit access, and a clearer timeline and budget implications. Morris offered to provide regular updates; commissioners indicated they want periodic check‑ins timed to the county’s capital planning process.

Finally, county staff said they will create a formal space‑request form and review process to centralize and document space requests. The form will route requests through Facilities and Fleet Management and include a budget review so the county can better track approvals, vacancy and occupancy levels, and long‑term needs. Morris said the county will also perform a more precise occupancy/vacancy study to inform space decisions and identify unneeded desks and underused space.

Ending: County staff said they will return with more detailed maps and cost estimates, put the Altura/CenterPoint site analysis into the capital planning calendar, and bring the draft space‑request form to the executive leadership team before implementing it countywide.","County staff described a multi-year facilities plan that will consolidate departments into county‑owned space, eliminate a $600,000-a-year lease at Willow, and advance a vacancy/occupancy study and formal space-request process.","actionData","errors"]

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