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Weld County commissioners approve multiple contracts, deny tax-abatement petition and OK Larimer County roundabout IGA
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Summary
At their April 20 meeting the Weld County Board of County Commissioners approved multiple procurement awards and contracts — including a $81,820 document-destruction contract and a $12,560 access-control upgrade — denied a property tax-abatement petition, and approved an intergovernmental agreement for a $14 million roundabout project; public comment drew no speakers.
Weld County commissioners on Monday approved a slate of routine procurement awards and appointments, denied a property tax-abatement petition and authorized an intergovernmental agreement for a planned roundabout at County Road 13 and County Road 50.
Toby Taylor, with Weld County purchasing, told the board that the lowest bidder on the document-destruction contract, DocuVault LLC, “realized that they could not honor the price of their submitted bid,” leaving Shred Monster LLC as the responsive low bidder. Facilities recommended awarding that contract for a not-to-exceed annual price of $81,820, and the board approved the award.
The board also approved a $66,545 contract with Velocity Power LLC to replace the coroner’s office backup generator and a $12,560 purchase and installation contract with Long Building Technologies (doing business as Justice Systems Corporation) to upgrade the countywide access-control system under a State of Colorado/NASPO cooperative agreement.
In a separate item the board considered a petition by James and Michelle Turner to reclassify property as agricultural for tax years 2023 and 2024. Bridal Donahue, Weld County assessor, said the owners had not provided documentation showing grazing for profit in 2021 and 2022 and that aerial imagery did not indicate ranching. “Therefore, we recommend that the petition for tax years 2023 and 2024 be denied, leaving the classification as residential and the value at $680,688,” Donahue said. The board voted to deny the petition.
Jerry Geary of the Weld County Sheriff’s Office said the county, as a subrecipient of an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant administered by the Greeley Police Department, has $11,962 available and sought permission to buy a walkthrough metal detector for the Weld County Courthouse sooner than planned. The board approved the memorandum of understanding and the purchase.
Michael Padel of the public works department described an intergovernmental agreement with Larimer County and the Town of Johnstown to define responsibilities, cost‑share and right‑of‑way acquisition for a roundabout and adjoining roadway work at County Road 13 and 50. Padel said the project “is a $14,000,000 project” with partner contributions included in the original grant application and CDOT oversight; construction is anticipated in 2027. The board approved the IGA.
The board approved appointments to the Board of Adjustment and a package of appointments and reassignments to the county planning commission. The planning commission motions passed on a roll-call vote of 3–1, with Commissioner Kevin Ross recorded as the dissenting vote; Commissioner Jason Maxey was excused.
There were no public commenters during the allotted public comment period and the chair adjourned the meeting.
