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Agenda and consent items
- The board approved the meeting agenda as presented. (Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved.)
- The consent agenda, which included abatement items and other routine approvals, was approved. The transcript lists abatement items (parcel numbers and amounts) and totals but does not provide a full roll-call tally for the consent vote. (Outcome: approved.)

Financial and procurement approvals
- Motion to approve an invoice/claim dated Jan. 30 in the amount of $103,940.26. (Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved.)
- Motion to approve purchase order number 22025-025 for HRS Colorado for asbestos mitigation and associated change order (additional work after discovery of more asbestos). The change order cited in discussion was $28,250 plus an additional $450 for a permanent permit; staff said the work remained within a $200,000 budgeted amount. (Motion made and seconded; outcome: approved.)

Land-use action
- Motion to approve the Waferfront carbon sequestration certificate designation and to amend condition 3 of the underlying CUP from two weeks to six weeks between excavation phases. (Moved, seconded; Chairman Spangler recorded a \"yes\" and the motion passed.)

Adjournment
- A motion to adjourn was made and passed.

Notes on vote records: The transcript records motions, seconds and that motions \"pass,\" but it does not include full roll-call tallies for these items; when roll-call data were not provided, the article marks tallies as not specified.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Huerfano County BOCC Meeting 02-04-2025","oneSentenceSummary","The Board of County Commissioners approved the meeting agenda and consent agenda, approved a contract/purchase order for asbestos abatement work, and approved an amendment to a CUP for the Waferfront carbon sequestration project to change a two-week interval to six weeks.","taxTitle","Huerfano County, Colorado","taxId",27573,"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},6677323,"Spanish Peaks airport master plan advances; FAA ALP review underway",853,2040000,2893000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2228543-74f3e37ca86981ea96b4202d232314da&start=2040&end=2893","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2228543-74f3e37ca86981ea96b4202d232314da/thumbnail_2040000.jpg","/articles/6677323/Huerfano-County/Colorado/Spanish-Peaks-airport-master-plan-advances-FAA-ALP-review-underway","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6677323-9e4d40ebfed26a208d585b2fc75389c7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111497&Signature=lY6DyAs4m1RpI1mAFF9vTP3ie00TPVyeBUV8qXyVbdwRNh8Cvpjnt4viomambQqN7BQM9Oye3YHeI6NJbSYPOvXnEVlAC2sqwTCdMGnnAP4pkUYfG7KT-n~usAoTsuJNp6SkVkj5ccYcYH9RtHaEySKF-wQYpo1EG-A3W-AcT~WPhOP7m2SlIn0aco5nIuIgUK3NSAy-dJEhfvQDRDhVqdZqpyCU~9RJvLWZTlURcmRZLpDlfteVa~vZfuRkU7A-JJjzPCI67yDJ3Heqsv8fYzzUpq42FMmmyLJkiMZLF-Mlo70c043jkA88dqPuqdFKWnRUocpB2w20xP0Yr2WGxQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","HUE RFANO COUNTY — Consultants presented Huerfano County with a 20-year airport master plan and airport layout plan (ALP) for Spanish Peaks Airfield, recommending runway and landside improvements and reporting that the ALP is in final FAA review.

Brooke Barber, project manager for the master plan, told commissioners the ALP and narrative report together document existing conditions, project options and a phased development approach to guide capital improvements and federal funding requests. \"At the most basic level, it is a high level, form of development for airport facilities, and it looks at the growth of the airport over a period of 20 years,\" Barber said.

The consultants recommended several infrastructure items: a potential westward extension of the primary runway up to about 7,400 feet (the existing runway length cited as roughly 4,007 feet), paving and widening the turf crosswind runway to 60 feet, and constructing a full-length parallel taxiway with phased implementation and teardrop/turnaround features to improve circulation. The plan also shows added apron area, future hangar locations, tie-down reconfiguration and parking for helicopter operations. Barber said the plan accounts for FAA design standards (Runway Design Code) and the sizing was driven by the most demanding aircraft using the field (consultant cited a King Air 200 as representative of the planning aircraft).

Barber said the ALP is currently in FAA review; she spoke with John Sweeney, the FAA planner on the project, who told her the ALP was awaiting \"one final\" FAA review and then could be finalized for county adoption. \"It's just waiting one final park review, and then it will be finalized and approved for adoption by the county,\" Barber said.

County staff asked for a PDF of the presentation; Barber offered to send materials to County staff for further review. Commissioners expressed appreciation for the level of detail and noted the plan could help the county pursue FAA funding and guide long-term development decisions.

No formal action or vote on the master plan was recorded in the transcript; the next administrative steps are final FAA review, incorporation of ALP into the narrative report and coordination of signatures for county adoption.","Consultants presented a 20-year master plan and airport layout plan for Spanish Peaks Airfield, recommending runway extension, paving and widening a crosswind runway, and a full-length parallel taxiway; the ALP is in final FAA review before county adoption.",{"_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},6677327,"External audit finds no material weaknesses but urges improved monthly reconciliations and accounting capacity",330,1136000,1466000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2228543-74f3e37ca86981ea96b4202d232314da&start=1136&end=1466","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2228543-74f3e37ca86981ea96b4202d232314da/thumbnail_1136000.jpg","/articles/6677327/Huerfano-County/Colorado/External-audit-finds-no-material-weaknesses-but-urges-improved-monthly-reconciliations-and-accounting-capacity","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6677327-1878981ef62ee102da28bce7e58dbaba/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111497&Signature=ZQos5BSYRNFJzTrgRJQrMpvcArQxXvUdEU1jTRFzdqmwdWclZ13-paT--DuZa-pmH41rM5Otcez~4Ob2zsozOBhRo7ae18-5VGhF0JCRbnolAcDMshxSxCYzbRZC2E6bL3yIR~861BkPrpPsvNywV5ELioTuPvsgt0lO0UfPlqSPuO7sQEEy-ZIaZuP5hQSnf7nRYe6~SLgmAcPaJ2vIRiujWjJ5UFxN94aMC4tIYg7~PjseXVgUh1UZ49CiNciutO-JcYSfax4saL2cYS3xFwr4jCbGkeXtjyp57wtdxhVncXx6n7lg2vHdWrkXC4WjEhsG5OCbT8Vw0~8qUmuj8Q__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","HUE RFANO COUNTY — An external audit of Huerfano County’s 2023 financial statements received a clean opinion, but the auditors identified two areas needing improvement and recommended additional accounting capacity.

Tim, the external auditor, said the audit team found no significant deficiencies or material weaknesses in internal controls broadly, but disclosed \"a couple of material weaknesses\" in the county’s financial systems. The issues cited were: lack of monthly reconciliation between the Health and Human Services (DHS) cash records and the county treasurer’s office, and ineffective processes for timely and accurate year-end book-closing and preparation of annual financial statements.

Tim told the board that the county should add a monthly reconciliation step for DHS cash ledger records and consider hiring or contracting accounting services to provide routine reconciliations and day-to-day accounting support. He said such services could reduce gaps caused by staff turnover. \"I think that would be a very good process to fulfill,\" Tim said, adding that outside firms can provide continuity when local offices experience turnover.

County finance staff, represented by Carl, acknowledged staffing and continuity challenges in DHS and other financial offices and said the county had issued a request for accounting services. Carl and Tim suggested the auditor could present a primer on reading government financial statements in a work study session; Tim offered to prepare a 30–60 minute presentation to explain fund accounting, balance sheets and how those statements relate to operations.

The auditors noted the county ultimately received a clean opinion on generally accepted accounting principles, although the auditor’s report was issued late (the report was finalized in late February 2024). The audit team recommended the county strengthen internal controls around cash reconciliation and improve processes to close the books on time to meet state reporting expectations (the auditor referenced the state requirement to issue audited financial statements by July 31).

No formal vote was taken on the auditor’s recommendations during the meeting; commissioners and staff agreed to schedule follow-up work-study discussions and to evaluate proposals for outside accounting services.","An external auditor told the Huerfano County Board that the 12/31/2023 audit received a clean opinion but identified material weaknesses in cash-accounting reconciliation and book-closing timeliness; the auditor recommended outside accounting services and offered to present at a work study session.",{"_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},6677332,"Huerfano County approves 6-week excavation interval for carbon sequestration project",296,417000,713000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2228543-74f3e37ca86981ea96b4202d232314da&start=417&end=713","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2228543-74f3e37ca86981ea96b4202d232314da/thumbnail_417000.jpg","/articles/6677332/Huerfano-County/Colorado/Huerfano-County-approves-6-week-excavation-interval-for-carbon-sequestration-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6677332-afa2acd1d788df852c78e0ac8abd6e75/orig.mp4?Expires=1771111497&Signature=ZgNmT9XpuO-l5XeAIl6qNSobuDqnlGrLNk5PzMB-1TWZrP37C7udH4iEWQKOPJ6-iitsy0quRxcki629GeDTS45CT9UQ3hNcPUus0Lj3C6tmbkJYt14pehs75RO4hzWQ5jl4WNC0smYxW--RoaM0Y9Ab3Y8geXagmv3aNIrtPqXAGMh8zxueuKxo8yKm~T-3MeSlr4hJlu~R7WR7xGWS4K4nO9~JmdOSEA36~D6~qQX5jccLUdzGC3hsa6UmL69Z6wVr27LQxaoj4hepJlC0uQyCpCYD4rAvyq98BhDayYUxSn7VfRLDtlRBTMe-ue9n49XcJispabxWv0sasIMl3g__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","HUE RFANO COUNTY — The Huerfano County Board of County Commissioners voted to amend a condition in the county’s conditional-use permit (CUP) for the Waferfront carbon sequestration project to allow six weeks between excavation phases, up from the two-week interval originally required.

County staff told commissioners the applicant, represented in the meeting by Ray, requested the change because local contractors generally lack the capacity to perform rapid back-to-back excavations and closures. \"Not all of them have the capacity to do this as quickly as I originally stated,\" Ray said, identifying himself as a landowner and applicant. He added he supports a longer interval initially and is \"willing to work towards reducing that over time as capacity builds.\"

Carl, county staff, summarized the CUP conditions under discussion and said the requested change would involve revising condition 3 to extend the allowable interval between excavation and closure phases. Carl noted the original shorter interval aimed to reduce erosion risk. Ray said the project’s site plan already includes an engineered uphill drainage system and a ponding area to capture excess storm flows; \"we think ... we've engineered a good solution to keep erosion from the entire facility from becoming a problem,\" he said.

Commissioners made and seconded a motion to approve the certificate designation for the Waferfront Carbon Sequestration project and to amend condition 3 in both the designation and the underlying CUP from two weeks to six weeks. Chairman Spangler voted yes and the motion passed.

The amendment also calls for updating the CUP documentation to reflect the six-week interval; county staff indicated they could either write the modification into the documents and return it next week or proceed immediately with the change. The board directed staff to proceed with the modification during the meeting.

No roll-call vote tally was recorded in the transcript.

The project’s other CUP conditions, as recited earlier by staff, include annual surveys, a performance bond of $3,000 per phase for weed management, completion documentation requirements and seven-day notice requirements to the county billing/maintenance department before starting and after completing each phase.","The Board of County Commissioners approved amending a conditional-use permit to change an excavation/closure interval from two weeks to six weeks for the Waferfront carbon sequestration project after the applicant and staff said local contractor capacity motivated the request.","actionData","errors"]

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