The Wellington Board of Trustees heard updates on state-required comprehensive plan amendments, reviewed and approved the town’s fiscal 2027 budget and related tax and appropriation measures, and approved contracts for a water-treatment-plant building and amendments to municipal code.
Discussion Points
•A trustee raised grant timing, growth projections, tap-fee revenue and VITA; Trustee Blackstone suggested measurable housing goals.
•Daly clarified that map categories do not compel annexation, land-taking or a change in property use.
•Daly raised whether annexed areas would be reflected in the maps; Byrd said most existing maps would remain intact in this limited update.
•Hill said the vendor policy remained a draft and that staff were continuing a broader trash-hauler program review.
•Hill summarized revisions to business-license appeals, solicitation permits, licensing categories, insurance provisions and vendor categories.
•No discussion or public comment on this ordinance is recorded.
•No public comment or substantive board discussion is recorded on this item.
•Redavid described fund-level appropriations and potential economic-development analysis included in the budget presentation.
•Staff anticipated January mobilization, subject to weather, and a possible July 4 opening.
•Staff described revenue pressures, budget reductions and capital priorities.
•Staff said 10 bids were received and four lowest bids were evaluated using 60% price and 40% qualifications.
•Staff said value engineering reduced the selected bid by about $90,000; the final contract amount was not stated.
•The budget presentation stated that the mill levy would remain at 12.439 mills and was estimated to raise about $2.2 million.
•The proposed water-supply and strategic-growth elements, associated analysis and schedule were presented.
•The three items were read as consent-agenda business; no separate discussion is recorded.
•Trustee Blackstone thanked staff and had no questions; Mayor Daly praised staff’s work under financial constraints.
Decisions
•No action was taken on the plan amendments during this presentation.
•No specific vendor policy was approved by this vote.
Larimer County Board of Commissioners held an Administrative Matters meeting on Nov. 10, 2026, approving the consent agenda (including a county manager employment extension, a TANF contract, a $1 million early-childhood amendment and a $245,000 guardrail project) and hearing routine schedule and commissioner activity reports.
Discussion Points
•Commissioner Stevens moved approval; voice votes recorded and motions approved.
•Kafalas described amendment period and linkage to CCAP and county sales tax.
•Kafalas described individual consent‑agenda items including amounts, dates and contract recipients.
•Kafalas described the quitclaim deed conveying county right‑of‑way to the U.S. Forest Service.
•Regional Air Quality Commission adopted an ozone control blueprint to inform the statewide implementation plan required by EPA.
•Stevens summarized housing gap fund progress (approx. $6–8M toward $20M goal), the new road enterprise funded by overweight fees (about $7M/year initially), and possible $175M from Prop 175 negotiation for road surfacing over 10 years.
Decisions
•Amendment approved on consent agenda.
•Consent agenda approved (voice vote).
•Deed and related resolutions approved on consent agenda.
Larimer - Board of County Commissioners Work Session Session 4 Recording - 11/09/2026
Larimer County commissioners held a Nov. 9, 2026 work session to review 2025 performance measures across community-safety departments, including public health, the sheriff's office, coroner, district attorney, community justice alternatives and human services.
Discussion Points
•79.9% of children remained safely at home per case plan (goal 83%).
•90.5% of children who returned from county care remained at home for 12 months (2025).
•Alternative-sentencing completion rates ~80%; community corrections at 73% in 2025 vs. Colorado average ~62%.
•APS provided an average of 2.3 protective services per case (goal 2.5).
•Commissioners requested follow-up data on enrollment counts and metrics of reach (page views/impressions).
•Community Justice Alternatives reported program completion rates and ~202,000 jail bed-days saved in 2025.
•Coroner reported ~249 Larimer autopsies in 2025 and 56-day average for report completion.
•Coroner reported average 56-day autopsy report completion and regional autopsy volume.
•Digital evidence growth (body-worn cameras, cell-phone data) is increasing case workload.
•Dispatch reported answering 99.7% of calls within 15 seconds and described staffing patterns that support those times.
•District Attorney discussed caseload (~14,000), reduced time-to-resolution and use of diversion and deferral programs.
•Family-advocate program expanded and uses grant funds for leave-behinds and supports.
•Health department reported WIC monthly contact rate (91%), communicable-disease interview completion (89%), and food-safety inspection metrics; commissioners asked for enrollment and outreach detail.
•Health staff emphasized outreach via mobile clinics, schools and community partnerships.
•Human Services presented child-welfare and APS KPIs, emphasizing family-preservation work.
•Office handles regional autopsy workload, increasing total throughput to ~500 autopsies annually.
•Office prosecutes ~14,000 cases a year and has reduced time-to-resolution since a 2021 high.
•Office prosecutes about 1,000 domestic-violence cases a year and is coordinating DALE and victim-service efforts.
•Overview of KPI card format and 2025 metric baselines across departments.
•Programs reported ~202,000 jail bed-days saved in 2025 and per-day cost savings compared with jail.
•Sheriff's office presented 911/dispatch performance and victim-response metrics and rollout of the DALE tool for domestic violence.
•Sheriff's Office reported 343 emergency services incidents in 2025 and median first-unit response time of 29 minutes.
•Treatment access and on-site services cited as key to higher completion rates.
•Victim-response team assisted 2,862 victims in 2025, up from ~2,100 in 2024.
•WIC monthly contact rate reported at 91% for 2025; staff said WIC enrollment is 'just under four thousand'.
Directions
•CJA to provide comparative data with other counties and deeper budgetary analysis of cost savings.
•Coroner to continue tracking timeliness and to coordinate with regional partners on capacity.
•DA to continue process-improvement work, report back on time-to-resolution trends and partnership impacts.
•Departments to provide further demographic and geographic breakdowns where possible; collaboration to continue on DALE implementation and cross-agency referrals.
•Health staff to provide precise WIC enrollment figures and consider adding reach/impression measures for alerts.
•Health staff to share WIC enrollment numbers and possible follow-up metrics (page views/reach) after the meeting.
•Human Services to continue teaming-model implementation and provide updates on aging-population planning and service capacity.
•Sheriff's Office to provide more geographic breakdowns of response times and continued DALE training and data collection.
Larimer County commissioners held a Nov. 9, 2026 special meeting to consider proposed fee rate changes at county landfill and transfer stations and to review the county's proposed 2027 budget, hearing a solid waste presentation, one online public commenter from Estes Park, and a full budget briefing that assumes a pending sales-tax measure does not pass.
Discussion Points
•HR1 administrative cost impacts, decline in disaster reimbursements and grant funding, body-worn camera and digital evidence storage costs, state assessment-rate reductions and revenue caps cause structural pressures on county finances.
•Proposed 2027 revenue $660M, expenses ~$745M; adoption scheduled Dec. 9; assumptions exclude sales-tax ballot revenue unless certified; capital spending includes large allocations (ranch master plan).
•Recent $60M capital investment in North Landfill and Central Diversion & Transfer Station; three grants totaling about $4M for gas collection and diversion policy; grants not included in baseline 2027 revenue assumptions.
•Resident request to expand hazardous-waste and recycling services beyond Estes Park; suggestion to encourage deconstruction over demolition for C&D reuse; staff indicated EPR and grant opportunities could help expand services.
•Shift several dense materials from cubic yard to per-ton billing; new pickup truck size categories; per-ton increases for compacted and roll-off waste; Wellington/Red Feather/Estes Park proposed at 0% increase.
Directions
•If sales-tax ballot votes are certified in favor, staff will return with revised numbers before adoption.
BOCC Work Session 11/9/26, 1:30 p.m. - Community Planning, Infrastructure and Resources
Larimer County Board of County Commissioners work session heard a presentation recommending the Ranch Events Complex apply campus-wide paid parking to the 2027 Larimer County Fair and PRCA Rodeo and received multi-agency updates on US‑287 relocation and safety projects tied to the Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP). Commissioners asked for more detail on exemptions, privacy and technology before giving direction to proceed.
Discussion Points
•Anticipated schedule: fall 2027 start for highway work, traffic moved to new alignment by fall 2029, and Glade Reservoir components complete by end of 2032; fill time 2–15 years depending on hydrology.
•Coordination on co‑locating pipeline with Thornton and site plan/floodplain reviews will continue.
•Staff proposed applying campus‑wide paid parking to the Larimer County Fair and PRCA Rodeo beginning 2027 to offset staffing and operations costs (~$90,000 for five days).
•Staff proposed communications and phased rollout beginning Nov. 15; staff collecting license plates for 4‑H exemptions.
•Traffic impacts: single‑lane pilot car operations, several nights of full closures for bridge work, detours adding 5–10 minutes; communications planned via newsletters and the CP1 website.
Decisions
•No board action recorded; update and coordination discussed.
•No final approval on paid parking until privacy/exemption details are provided.
•No formal county action recorded; project status update and ongoing coordination noted.
•No formal vote taken; initial verbal support from some commissioners but Chair deferred final direction pending more information.
Directions
•CDOT to coordinate schedules with Larimer County projects to reduce overlapping impacts and publish detailed communications ahead of construction.
•Commissioners asked staff to provide more specifics on exemption mechanics, privacy/data retention and communications before final approval.
•County staff to route additional technical questions to project contacts.
•Northern Water and county staff to continue permitting/site plan coordination and provide more detailed schedule and aesthetic/AG accommodations as requested by commissioners.
•Staff to supply explicit data‑use and retention language and clear communications plan for volunteers and 4‑H families.
Larimer County commissioners approved a legislative rezoning to create a Manufactured Housing Park Preservation (MHP‑P) zoning designation for 35 parcels containing 28 manufactured housing parks, aiming to protect about 3,400 existing units of naturally occurring affordable housing; two consent land‑use items also passed 3–0.
Discussion Points
•Purpose and intent of MHP‑P zoning to preserve manufactured housing parks and reduce displacement; scope of rezoning (35 parcels, 28 parks, ~3,400 units); outreach and Planning Commission 7–0 recommendation; questions about specific parks (Davies Mobile Home Park) and whether rezoning triggers upgrades or affects lot rents.
Decisions
•Board approved consent agenda items (3–0).
•Board approved legislative rezoning to MHP‑P for 35 parcels (3–0).
•Consent agenda approved 3–0
•MHP‑P legislative rezoning approved 3–0
Directions
•Record adoption and post signed findings/resolutions for consent items.
•Staff to finalize amended zoning maps and proceed with standard implementation and notifications.
•Staff to publish signed findings and notify applicants
Planning Commission Regular Meeting & Work Session - November 2, 2026
Planning Commission reviewed and approved a final housing needs assessment technical memorandum, heard staff updates on planning work and grants, and received a consultant presentation on comprehensive plan updates to meet Colorado SB 24-174 (water supply and strategic growth) ahead of a Dec. 7 Planning Commission adoption target.
Discussion Points
•A joint Dec. 7 work session with the Wellington Housing Authority and Norris Design was penciled in.
•An intergovernmental agreement for a Colorado Energy Office grant was signed and will be kicked off soon.
•Commissioners asked for map labeling and methodological clarity (sample size, household earners).
•Modeling scenarios described (low, moderate, full buildout).
•Negotiations on a North Puder 1983 contract amendment and revisions to cash-in-lieu policy noted.
•Questions about whether median household income reflects number of earners and requests for sample-size figures.
•Request to label displacement indicator census blocks on the map.
•Staff presented final draft and described revisions made after commissioner feedback.
•Three requirements for the water supply element and three requirements for the strategic growth element outlined.
•Town pursuing water source development plan recommendations.
•Work-plan items pushed from December to January due to timelines and staffing.
Decisions
•Appendix documenting methods will be included for transparency.
BOCC Work Session 11/4/26, 1:30 p.m. - Community Justice Alternatives
Work session at the Larimer County Administrative Services Building where Community Justice Alternatives staff described case-management programs that currently supervise about 3,860 people, new grant-funded peer-support pilot, and program-level details on pretrial, GPS monitoring, community service, competency services and treatment courts.
Discussion Points
•Commissioners asked about housing types and monitoring.
•Commissioners asked about liability and program reach.
•Commissioners asked about on‑scene administration and fiscal impacts.
•Commissioners asked about sustainability and hiring criteria.
•Commissioners were informed; no approval or budget action was necessary at the work session.
•Grott described the DALE tool and DVHRT use; Humphrey said DALE results will be provided to pretrial and courts.
•Humphrey described a CSU partnership grant for tobacco cessation focused on residential clients.
•Napelbaum described competency case management, community work-release beds and wraparound services; Humphrey described grant funding drawn from fines to support placements.
Larimer County housing liaison Lexi hosted a webinar on estate-planning and legacy-giving for rental property owners, featuring attorney Owen Hathaway and Catherine Bujols of the NoCo Foundation. Presenters explained tools — trusts, LLC operating agreements and powers of attorney — to keep rentals operating after an owner's incapacity and described options for donating property to a community foundation.
Discussion Points
•Colorado recognizes common-law marriage; factors include cohabitation and holding oneself out as married.
Larimer County BOCC Work Session 11/2/26, 10 a.m. - Human & Economic Service Area
Larimer County held a Nov. 2, 2026 work session to review the draft 2026–2032 Housing Action Plan from the Office of Housing Stability; staff presented key findings (including high renter cost burdens and unit shortfalls) and laid out a public-comment timeline leading to an adoption hearing in December.
Discussion Points
•Commissioners asked detailed questions about municipal coordination, unincorporated feasibility and program funding.
•Commissioners pressed staff on which parts of the unit gap will be market-driven versus requiring county interventions and where unincorporated development is feasible.
•Staff presented draft plan, statutory deadlines, engagement and data dashboard.
Directions
•Staff to post draft for 30-day public comment and prepare adoption hearing materials for Dec. 7.
Larimer County BOCC Work Session 11/2/26, 1:30 p.m. - Community Planning, Infrastructure & Resources
Larimer County commissioners and staff held a work session on Nov. 2, 2026 to review multiple transportation capital projects — including phases of the Owl Canyon/County Road 70 corridor, Country Club Road, Taft Hill Road (with Fort Collins), multiple bridge projects in the Poudre Canyon area, and a regional climate‑planning dashboard — and to share funding and schedule updates.
Discussion Points
•Award received from Colorado APA in student/recent graduate category
•Bingham Hill shoulder widening dependent on coordination with Excel Energy
•Coordination with CDOT, Forest Service and CSU
•Dashboard compiles 50+ plans and 1,100+ policies into searchable filters
•Design funds from BUILD grant requested and received
•Design status (60% complete) and right‑of‑way coordination
•Equity benefits noted due to nearby affordable housing and school access
•Feasibility study funding and environmental constraints (Wild & Scenic river)
•Forest Service contributing $600,000 to Little Beaver bridge project
•Fort Collins delivering the project while Larimer County funds and coordinates
•Grant funding ($6.1M) and county regional road fee leveraged
•Guardrail installs following safety analysis and a recent fatality on County Road 69
•Monitoring pavement life after earlier phases showing cracking
•Need to manage detour impacts on gravel roads and residents
•Phase sequencing to manage costs and impacts
•Potential cost estimate and pending grant applications
•Potential invitation for the intern to an Admin Matters meeting
•Project website to host monthly updates
•Roundabout expected to improve traffic flow
•Timing tied to irrigation season and additional grant funding
•Use of MMOF and CMAQ funding to support multimodal elements
Directions
•Staff to follow up with bicycle incident data and to update project website with construction/detour details
•Staff to post project link and monthly updates to the website
Board of Trustees Work Session and Regular Meeting - October 27, 2026
Town of Wellington trustees reviewed extensive amendments to Chapter 6 (licensing code) including vendor, solicitation and food‑truck rules; heard multiple utility items and approved a new long‑term water supply and storage agreements with North Poudre Irrigation Company plus adoption of a water distribution master plan; trustees also approved an interfund loan to the sewer fund and utility rate/fee ordinances for 2027.
Discussion Points
•Agreements replace portions of the 1983 contract to reduce cost volatility.
•Article 7 currently administrative; trustee requested inclusion of certificate of insurance requirements for trash haulers.
•Concerns raised about truck damage to roads, private property and collisions.
•Fee proposal: $25 annual for food trucks and $25 starting fee for outdoor vendors.
•Loan is interest‑free with repayment deferred through 2029 and scheduled principal payments 2030–2040.
•Rates: water 0% in 2027; wastewater +10% (~$5.71/month); stormwater +12% (~$0.75/month); combined < $6.50 for typical customer.
•Sewer fund starting financial position was lower than assumed; interfund loan restores short‑term liquidity.
•Staff proposed removing auction, peddler, canvassing and solicitation licenses from Chapter 6 and moving vendor definitions into Article 8.
•Staff proposed three vendor categories and vendor policy.
•Staff suggested company standards as an alternative to individual solicitor licensing to reduce First Amendment risk.
•Storage/carriage agreement enables foreign water storage and includes a $230,000 one‑time fee.
•They preserve 275 acre‑feet perpetual legacy water to Reservoir 3.
•Trustees asked staff to research enforcement, registration options and county/state statutory coverage.
•Trustees emphasized sales tax capture and enforcement limitations for mobile vendors.
Decisions
•Board signaled support for vendor policy delegation to town administrator and asked staff to refine fee and enforcement plans.
•Consensus to remove auction license; no final decision taken on solicitation/peddling—staff to return with information.
•No ordinance change adopted at work session; consensus to research and return with redlines.
•Resolutions 41‑2026 and 42‑2026 approved unanimously; town administrator granted signing authority.
•Resolutions/ordinances approved unanimously; staff to proceed with implementation and customer notification.
Directions
•Authorize town administrator to sign upon Northern Water approval and minor edits.
•Finance to record loan and monitor repayment; staff to implement rate and fee ordinance changes for effective date 04/01/2027.
•If board directs company standards, staff to draft redlines showing how to enforce and associated penalties.
•Staff to coordinate execution and report back to board.
•Staff to draft redlines including proof of liability insurance or certificate of insurance tied to licensing and options for verification/enforcement.
•Staff to research enforcement best practices, regional inspection/rodeo models, and host/ proxy registration tools; return with options.
•Staff to return with research on county/state statutes and enforcement models; consider a company registration or complaint‑tracking mechanism.
At its Oct. 26, 2026 land use hearing in Fort Collins, the Larimer County Board of County Commissioners approved a right-of-way vacation for the Hill Conservation Development (file 26-LAND4571) and passed four routine land‑use items on the consent agenda. Staff recommended approval and no members of the public submitted comments.
Discussion Points
•Applicant said HOA maintains roads and repaved in 2017; utilities retain access.
•Applicant stated utilities will retain access and HOA currently maintains roads; Phase 2 remains platted but unconstructed until developer finishes infrastructure.
•Board treated request as a record‑keeping cleanup rather than a change to access or services.
•Chair read four consent items into the record; no commissioners chose to pull items and no members of the public requested removal.
•Commissioners characterized the request as a record‑cleanup that meets statutory criteria and does not negatively impact access or adjacent parcels.
•Commissioner Stevens moved and the board approved the consent agenda 3–0.
•Phase 2 is platted but unbuilt; infrastructure work is underway and ownership will convey to HOA after developer warranty period.
•Staff explained referral agencies had no objections and that the vacation converts existing internal roads from public to private rights‑of‑way.
Decisions
•Board approved right‑of‑way vacation 3–0; no public comments were filed.
•Board approved the right‑of‑way vacation (file 26‑LAND4571) by a 3–0 vote.
•Consent agenda items 26‑LAND4567, 26‑LAND4573, 25‑LAND4465, 25‑LAND4466 approved by vote.
Directions
•Staff to record updated dedication language to reflect private right‑of‑way status.
•Staff to record updated dedication language with the findings and resolution.
BOCC Work Session 10/26/26, 1:30 p.m. - Community Planning, Infrastructure and Resources
Larimer County commissioners reviewed a first-draft land-use code amendment to regulate data centers, including a proposed 30-megawatt cap, an 80% renewable-energy requirement, a ban on evaporative cooling, and a public comment period Oct. 26–Nov. 24, 2026.
Discussion Points
•Applicants must submit a power-supply report documenting potential ratepayer impacts.
•Business survey of 83 respondents showed lower opposition to smaller-scale facilities.
•Permitting paths tied to size thresholds.
•Pre- and post-construction noise studies to establish baseline and model decay; decibel limits informed by WHO nighttime standards.
•Proposed 30 MW cap to exclude hyperscale data centers; 80% renewable requirement; prohibition on evaporative cooling.
•Proposed state legislation could place data centers under 1041 permitting, shortening timelines and imposing state-level requirements.
•Staff and commissioners prefer local special-review processes to retain discretion.
•Staff consulted Fort Collins Utilities, PVREA and PRPA evidence to set megawatt thresholds.
•Staff requested permission to publish draft and open public comment; commissioners agreed this is a draft and supported the outreach plan.
•Staff to respond to specific questions via phone, email or one-on-one meetings where capacity allows.
•Survey results indicated overwhelming public opposition (94%) and informed staff proposals.
•Thermal and cumulative impacts to be assessed through supplemental submittal requirements and mitigation measures.
•Use of Larimer Engage project page and publicinput.com; plain-language materials and maps will be posted.
Decisions
•Board agreed to publish the draft and open comment period (no formal vote recorded).
Directions
•Monitor state legislation and coordinate with Colorado Counties, Inc. on draft language.
•Post draft on county website and publicinput.com; prepare plain-language materials and zoning maps for public consumption.
•Post materials and maps online; publicize comment channels.
•Require applicants to submit modeling and mitigation plans; use standards and advisory-board input for decibel limits.
•Require power-supply reports and documentation (will-serve letters) as part of submittals.
•Require will-serve letters and documentation of power portfolio or renewable energy certificates for renewable verification.
•Use survey inputs to inform thresholds and supporting submittal requirements.
Larimer County Board of County Commissioners held its administrative matters meeting on Oct. 27, 2026, approving the consent agenda, proclaiming November 2026 as National Native American Heritage Month, recognizing county staff for national workers’ compensation awards, and hearing updates from county leadership and commissioners.
Discussion Points
•Chair highlighted a consent item related to a 2025 Homeland Security grant and invited clarification from the sheriff and county manager.
•Chair pulled miscellaneous item #1 (2025 Homeland Security grant signatory letter) for clarification.
•Commissioners praised the team and asked about program evaluation and turnover impacts.
•Commissioner Stevens announced an allocation of $1,000,000 loan for an affordable-housing project on North College and linked the decision to transportation and air-quality funding priorities.
•Commissioner Stevens moved to approve the consent agenda and the motion carried by voice vote.
•County Manager Lorenda Volker explained the county’s signature-authority policy and administrative responsibilities for reporting.
•Proclamation text read aloud and supported as a call to action to include indigenous perspectives.
•Ray Todd (DAR) described DAR educational support and scholarships for tribal members.
•Risk Manager Jeff Green summarized program elements (return-to-work, partnerships with jail/landfill/ranch, and road & bridge stretching program) and presented performance highlights.
•Sheriff John Fan explained the origin and use of the DHS grant and emphasized the sheriff’s office operational independence.
Decisions
•Approval of minutes, consent agenda and proclamation recorded.
•Loan allocation reported as approved by the urban renewal authority; specific vote details were not read during the meeting.
•Proclamation approved by voice vote (2–0, one excused).
•The board approved the consent agenda, including the attached signatory letter, by voice vote.
Directions
•Staff asked to share local Native American Heritage Month events and outreach.
•Staff to share program information publicly, including data and lessons learned.
•Urban Renewal Authority and county staff to share project details and implementation timeline with public.
Work session in Wellington Town on a draft model service plan and review policy for metropolitan districts; board gave general direction to keep a model service plan as baseline, use a separate qualitative review policy, asked staff for follow-up on legal enforcement and affordable-housing options.
Discussion Points
•Agreement on pass/fail baseline items and discretionary qualitative assessment for public benefit.
•Create application checklist, Exhibit D summary, and staff findings to present to board.
•Debate between numeric scoring systems and structured qualitative rubric.
•Keep model service plan as technical baseline and separate review policy for qualitative public benefit evaluation.
•Staff and counsel to research enforcement options and protections against board turnover effects.
Directions
•Counsel to research sovereign-immunity waiver and enforcement options via intergovernmental agreement and return with memo.
•Staff to draft a submission checklist, staff findings template and example rubrics showing qualitative evaluation.
•Staff to draft refined model service plan exhibit summaries and an application checklist.
Larimer County Planning Commission on Oct. 21, 2026 recommended countywide legislative rezoning to designate 28 manufactured-housing parks (35 parcels) as Manufactured Housing Park Preservation (MHP-P). Commissioners heard staff data and outreach, public comment from park owners and residents, then voted unanimously to recommend approval and certify the proposed maps.
Discussion Points
•Chair invited requests to pull items; none were requested.
•Nov. 18 meeting converted to data-centers work session; BOCC interviews for two seats planned; LifeQuest rezoning continued to Nov. 16.
•Owner requested independent economic analysis and opt-out ability; staff replied that no economic study has been conducted and taxes are tied to use, not zoning; commission can exclude parcels but cannot impose deed restrictions via rezoning.
•Residents reported improved security from similar zoning in Fort Collins and urged county adoption; staff noted outreach and enforcement program planning.
•Staff framed rezoning as tool to preserve parks and align with housing policy; discussion included data on 28 parks/35 parcels and ~3,400 units; commissioners raised property-rights and future rezoning/application options.
Decisions
•Consent agenda approved
•Recommend approval of MHP-P rezoning for all 28 parks as presented; certify Larimer County and Front Range zoning maps as proposed.
Directions
•Forward recommendation and certified maps to the Board of County Commissioners for final decision; staff to provide record and maps to BOCC.
Larimer County Board of County Commissioners held an Administrative Matters meeting on 2026-10-20. Commissioners proclaimed October 2026 National Long-Term Care Residents Rights Month, celebrated two Blue Grama awards for county natural-resources projects, approved assignment of the Childers Conservation Easement from the Estes Valley Land Trust, received a county budget update, discussed a proposed tobacco retail licensing program, and moved into executive session on pending litigation.
Discussion Points
•Amber Franzel described resident-directed ombudsman work and common complaint topics (food, care plans, staffing).
•Chair stated no decision was expected and meeting would not return to public session.
•Commissioners emphasized the significance of multi-jurisdictional cooperation and grant support (GOCO referenced in remarks).
•Commissioners questioned monitoring scope and partnership opportunities for wildfire mitigation and restoration.
•Commissioners shared personal observations about mealtime importance and the need to protect residents' dignity.
•County budget is finalized and available online; departments largely kept spending flat.
•DNR described project histories and regional partnerships spanning decades for both Livermore and the Poudre River Trail.
•Motion cited statutory basis for attorney consultation and specified a named case as the subject.
•Staff and commissioners discussed a proposed tobacco retail licensing program to reduce youth vaping and referenced a youth survey showing high minor access to vaping products.
•Staff described easement terms, property history and conservation values (riparian areas, wetlands, habitat corridors).
Decisions
•Assignment and acceptance of the amended and restated conservation easement approved (2-0).
•Entered executive session; public meeting adjourned.
•Proclamation adopted declaring October 2026 National Long-Term Care Residents Rights Month.
Directions
•County staff to begin annual monitoring in 2027.
•Proceed into executive session under the cited statute.
•Staff to continue developing a tobacco retail licensing proposal in partnership with municipalities and public-health partners.
BOCC Work Session - Performance Measures for Supporting Our Neighbors 10/21/2026
Larimer County commissioners held a work session on Oct. 21, 2026, reviewing department performance measures (KPIs) across economic development, housing stability, human services, behavioral health, elections/vehicle services, extension, community development, assessor and coroner offices. Presenters highlighted service volumes, funding outcomes, and emerging priorities; no formal votes were taken.
Discussion Points
•100% of grants closed in compliance
•165,514 in‑person visits in 2025 (6.5% increase)
•35 site‑selector prospects; one located to Loveland (MultiCut)
•4‑H participation: ~870 youth members and ~1,600 projects
•59,674 phone calls in 2025; online transactions >184,000
•64% on‑time parental support payments; $17.5M collected
•$6.5M in veteran benefits unlocked in 2025
•98.7% of inspection requests honored within one day
•Adult‑education diploma growth; target to expand adult programming
•Average first‑round building permit review ~9 business days
•Average lobby wait 8:27 in 2025
•Backyard Boost ADU fee waiver: up to 10 funded; ~3 applications; 2 near approval
•Child support cost effectiveness ratio ($1 -> $4.49 returned)
•Code compliance closed ~53% of cases year over year
•Coefficient of dispersion 6.5 (county target 7.5; state ceiling 16)
•Farmers market sales exceeded $2,000,000 in 2026 to date
The Wellington Parks & Recreation advisory board met Oct. 14, 2026, and approved moving the Centennial Park sign to a newly purchased lot, advanced plans and outreach for a Veterans Garden ahead of Veterans Day, and reviewed the draft 2027 operations and CIP budget including proposals to cut or repurpose costly elements such as the batting cages. The board voted to cancel its November meeting and focus on community outreach around Veterans Garden promotion.
Discussion Points
•Agree on marketing collateral (one-sheet, QR codes, recreation guide page) and small-scale Veterans Day events.
•Batting cages are heavily subsidized (estimated 80–90% subsidy depending on usage and weather-related damage).
•CSU senior engineering students will design trail alignment as a senior project with staff on the advisory board.
•Demolition and asbestos abatement are underway; sign will be moved only post-construction.
•Demolition/removal would incur capital costs and may allow repurposing of the site.
•Finalize whether monument sides should display seal/history vs. names and whether donor names should be on separate plaques/benches.
•Leverage local businesses and the fire department pancake breakfast for outreach.
•NRPA 'mini pitch' and Nike $5,000 grant identified as achievable targets.
•Park fund beginning balance $950,000; projected expenditures ~$1.5M; capital projects ~$118K; projected ending balance ~$654K.
•Sign mounting is concrete; final placement requires coordination with public works utilities.
•Staffing for cages cost roughly $11,000–$12,270 this year.
•Staff proposed 4% operational reductions and pursuit of achievable grants; cost-recovery model to be implemented for recreation programming.
•Staff proposed relocating the Centennial Park sign to the newly purchased lot to improve downtown visibility and coordinate with future park improvements.
•USTA and T-Mobile grant opportunities available; staff to reapply for T-Mobile for Veterans Garden.
Decisions
•Board approved moving the Centennial Park sign to the newly purchased property after construction.
•Board supported pursuing grants and approved staff serving on advisory board for the CSU senior project.
•Board voted to cancel the November meeting to focus on outreach work for Veterans Garden.
•No final decision to remove equipment; board requested follow-up analysis.
•No formal approval of the draft budget at this meeting; board provided feedback and guidance.
Directions
•Advisory board to advise on capital priorities for 5–10 year CIP.
•Board to coordinate dates and volunteer availability with American Legion/Post and downtown businesses.
•Staff to circulate grant leads and pursue feasible grant applications; staff will coordinate with CSU and regional planning partners.
•Staff to coordinate final sign placement with public works and landscape plans and to include the project in CIP updates.
•Staff to finalize tiers and website QR page; staff and volunteers to develop promotional one-sheet and tent/napkin-holder materials for events.
•Staff to perform a cost-benefit analysis on removal vs. continued operation and to estimate demolition costs and possible reuse scenarios.
•Staff to refine budget lines, pursue grants, and present final proposal to board of trustees for adoption in November.
