The Weld County Board of Commissioners on Oct. 1 approved multiple routine and project-related items, including a $22.5 million contract for owner’s representative services on two county corridor projects, authorizations to accept federal grant funds and a first supplemental appropriation for 2025.

Key outcomes included awarding bid B25000023 for owner’s representative services for Weld County Road 66 (between Highway 85 and Weld County Road 47) and Weld County Road 54 (between Weld County Road 13 and State Highway 257) to Alfred Benesch & Company for $22,500,000; approval of the county’s 2025 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Federal Award Agreement for $1,251,662; authorization of a Workforce Enterprise Fund (WEF) notice of funding allocation and work plan for $588,643; and approval of an emergency supplemental appropriation ordinance for 2025.

Other actions: the board authorized the chair to sign a first amended intergovernmental agreement (IGA) to allow the county clerk’s office to review and correct the voter/property lists for the Evans Fire Protection District; approved general warrants (roll call reflected three yes votes, one abstention and one excused); and continued a planning compliance assessment for property owner Jesus Vega to April 1, 2026, at 9 a.m.

Several items were moved by Commissioner Kevin Ross and seconded by Commissioner Scott James or Commissioner Lynette Peppler, and were approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted. Purchasing director Toby Taylor told the board the selection committee reviewed four proposals and, after interviews, recommended Alfred Benesch & Company as the highest-ranked firm for owner’s representative services. Rudy Santos, chief deputy clerk and recorder, explained that inaccurate lists provided to the Evans Fire Protection District led the district to request the amended IGA so the county can assume responsibility to reconcile property lists before a special district election.

The CDBG grant agreement was presented by Cynthia (department title not specified in the transcript); she said the county’s 2025 allocation is $1,251,662 and that the funds will be used according to federal regulations. Jennifer Afteli, budget manager, presented the first supplemental appropriation for 2025 and said the largest change is a shift of some engineering expenses from the general fund to the public works fund as part of the five-year capital improvement program (CIP). The board approved the supplemental appropriation after a public hearing and with no public commenters.

Planning staff reported that property owners subject to a compliance-special-assessment action have been cooperating and asked the board to continue the matter so the owners can finish their application; the board continued the matter to April 1, 2026, at 9 a.m.

Votes and motions at a glance: the transcript records voice-approval for most items; one roll-call on general warrants recorded three yes votes, one abstention and one excused commissioner.