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County Attorney Cynthia Mitchell asked the board to hold an executive session for the purpose of receiving legal advice on specific legal questions under the Colorado statute cited on the public record and to discuss \"pending litigation involving Uhernick versus Pueblo County and an employment matter that may result in litigation against Pueblo County,\" as well as to \"determin[e] positions relative to matters that may be subject to negotiations, developing strategy for negotiations, and or instructing negotiators\" regarding a holiday lighting contract, SkyCrawl improvements contract and a potential change order request. Mitchell cited C.R.S. § 24‑6‑402(4)(b) for legal advice and § 24‑6‑402(4)(e) for negotiation strategy on the public record.

A motion to go into executive session was made, seconded and the chair called for a voice vote. The transcript records the vocal affirmative responses: \"Aye,\" followed by a second \"Aye,\" and an announcement that \"We're in executive session.\" The public transcript does not name the members who moved and seconded nor provide a roll‑call tally of individual votes beyond the recorded verbal affirmations.

The county recorded the legal basis for the executive session on the public record. The transcript does not include the content of the executive session; that portion of the meeting is confidential by state law.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Pueblo County BOCC Work Session 4/6/25","oneSentenceSummary","The board moved, seconded and voted to enter executive session to receive legal advice under Colorado law on pending litigation (Uhernick v. Pueblo County), an employment matter that may lead to litigation, and negotiation strategy for several contracts and potential change orders.","taxTitle","Pueblo County, Colorado","taxId",4963,"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},6055034,"Commissioners agree on mission statement, trim vision wording for strategic plan",217,2523000,2740000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3322429-dacecf4a21e4a84484fb6fd29ee1d5ad&start=2523&end=2740","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3322429-dacecf4a21e4a84484fb6fd29ee1d5ad/thumbnail_2523000.jpg","/articles/6055034/Pueblo-County/Colorado/Commissioners-agree-on-mission-statement-trim-vision-wording-for-strategic-plan","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6055034-d2537f1a6aa5c35e7b1b7f66e9773458/orig.mp4?Expires=1770410016&Signature=GGzrRlzNgdbTryQf3MYdXcziN0dNThujkMX0S4LzKfut0QnmJCDEE743coREJ8yH6OjgMLC2a~s12y7noE6Q0cHbJqVMxSeB3jDQ2YzoI3Lov-9afyGz0rnV5aLZLP8EEEH6xfV9fvgIwneNBIXcE-ZfEnMK93rlasjInqU2hZRVQ2Wd0-WZM6dJrc3zL~H9IGBtfa7oR2FEtlgM0mnJuamDuPtmDNMocMHfmg3b1jDYk1Z87llvKPma8Kx2Dm-zPG4sXCZuimG~DTq3YV3~xpYvZIyxea38eEMLFebKoM9D6vqcku-~kLVIlFivDgdwiXR2VC9MND9~s4hv7IW-gQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Pueblo County Board of County Commissioners reached consensus on a revised mission statement and agreed to narrow the vision wording during a work‑session discussion of a strategic plan framework.

County staff opened a discussion of draft mission and vision language and shared optional wording submitted by Commissioner Pablo McPheeeters and others. Commissioners debated words such as \"sustainable,\" \"resilient,\" \"prosperous,\" \"empowering,\" and \"accountability,\" and discussed the importance of measurable outcomes and a project checklist or dashboard that departments could use to report progress.

Commissioner Miles Lucero said he preferred wording that included \"prosperous\" and suggested the board could be \"a model\" without the pressure of being explicitly labeled a \"national\" model. Commissioners agreed to remove the word \"national\" from Lucero's suggested vision language. The board asked staff to prepare value statements and to structure strategic goals and initiatives so that departments and elected offices can map projects to the mission and measure progress. County staff said value statements would follow and recommended keeping three to five values.

The transcript records consensus rather than a formal roll‑call vote. Staff indicated the next steps: finalize the agreed mission statement, draft value statements, and build a dashboard or tracking approach so commissioners can measure progress on projects tied to the mission and vision.","Pueblo County commissioners indicated consensus on a revised mission statement and agreed to adjust the county vision wording (removing the word \"national\") while staff will return with value statements and a project dashboard to track progress.",{"_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},6055039,"CU Boulder students present Beulah Community Action Plan; Palmer Land Conservancy pledges support for conservation easements",997,317000,1314000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3322429-dacecf4a21e4a84484fb6fd29ee1d5ad&start=317&end=1314","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3322429-dacecf4a21e4a84484fb6fd29ee1d5ad/thumbnail_317000.jpg","/articles/6055039/Pueblo-County/Colorado/CU-Boulder-students-present-Beulah-Community-Action-Plan-Palmer-Land-Conservancy-pledges-support-for-conservation-easements","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6055039-6c5290f5ed742aeff4f50ab0c5982225/orig.mp4?Expires=1770410016&Signature=MjczSz24Z08mz3NEwAAQSJ5LkGPwYC3tmEd87mxFIKmQI~g2KwYpEBCqez9LMVYcrpP~xSr3IXQL9PdRNQf2aH9IY-tN-fy6CFHy9bInVE5zEJmNejxfKtrIrlivVxLXwAorYz6sKXanFuNDBOmcbxcr~~UfvInYF7bbxuv0zwc0jr5GUYXRqOlxKNczdSf5XaJRCakBx9UAui3EhxgDqKHLbIiqK9roxVPPVV2P2fHn0-Kc6CsopW6vA0nd1DDXG9CRKRyk5-RRYt1mQnudxxQwZS2brKcAn3gO20Mnj1iJlbrGWi7t6F6V6XsgGfHBTBiu0cRXlU7CaTWe3jIuow__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Graduate students from the University of Colorado Boulder presented a Community Action Plan developed for Beulah under the Rural Technical Assistance Program (RTAP), and a local land trust said it will back conservation steps the plan recommends.

Amanda Hobson, deputy director, introduced the CU Boulder Master of the Environment students who led the RTAP planning effort for Beulah. Johnny Meyer, Emily Glass, Liz Voss and Tayla Flanagan described a three‑phase RTAP process, community engagement that included an in‑person workshop with roughly 80 participants at Horseshoe Mountain Lodge, and four community goals: balancing outdoor recreation with natural‑resource stewardship; sustainable and resilient local economic development; downtown infrastructure and maintenance; and increased community awareness and engagement.

The students walked commissioners through sample action tables for items such as conservation easements on private lands, a needs assessment for local businesses, a potential recreation center with evacuation capacity, wayfinding and signage, and installing electric‑vehicle charging at the general store and the mountain park. The planning team said it would finalize the Community Action Plan for the Beulah steering committee by May 9 and provide a copy to the commissioners via Pueblo County Parks and Recreation; Colorado State University Extension will provide implementation support for 12–24 months.

Dylan O'Hare, senior conservation manager with Palmer Land Conservancy, said his organization is prepared to support actions 1.1 and 1.2 in the plan: permanent protections for Pueblo Mountain Park and strategic private properties. \"We're committed to supporting goals, 1.1 and 1.2, permanently protecting Pueblo Mountain Park and then strategic private properties that make up the heart and soul of Beulah,\" O'Hare said. O'Hare described Palmer Land Conservancy's experience holding conservation easements on roughly 40,000 acres in Southern Colorado and said the organization is already in early discussions with several private landowners in Beulah about voluntary, perpetual easements.

Commissioners expressed support and emphasized funding as a primary constraint. County staff and Palmer discussed steps for conserving Pueblo Mountain Park, which O'Hare said is city‑owned and that Palmer is developing a funding strategy to offer conservation at \"no cost\" to the city, subject to city council review. O'Hare confirmed conservation easements are perpetually tied to the land and that recording is public; he said the land trust works with landowners to determine how, and whether, new easements are publicly promoted.

Next steps described in the meeting: the planning team will deliver the finalized community action plan to the steering committee by May 9; Pueblo County Parks and Recreation will provide commissioners with the plan; and Colorado State University Extension will offer implementation support for the next 12–24 months. Palmer Land Conservancy said it will continue outreach to private landowners and pursue funding for a conservation easement for Pueblo Mountain Park, subject to city council process for a city‑owned parcel.

The transcript records multiple public‑comment style supportive remarks and no formal vote on the plan or on any funding commitment by the county during the session.","Graduate students presented a Rural Technical Assistance Program (RTAP) Community Action Plan developed with Beulah residents; Palmer Land Conservancy said it is pursuing permanent conservation easements for Pueblo Mountain Park and private properties and will assist with funding and outreach.",{"_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},6055043,"County staff authorized to increase detention-center materials-testing contract by $70,000",98,125000,223000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3322429-dacecf4a21e4a84484fb6fd29ee1d5ad&start=125&end=223","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3322429-dacecf4a21e4a84484fb6fd29ee1d5ad/thumbnail_125000.jpg","/articles/6055043/Pueblo-County/Colorado/County-staff-authorized-to-increase-detention-center-materials-testing-contract-by-70000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6055043-823ffbd1c61e0df0f9857d8af2ec4995/orig.mp4?Expires=1770410016&Signature=QobWh5pLktb~93CaUeYj7QZjdNKsEG-jTGn7EfrQRqTSwad619OKb9MhSGl0VBOxmET2iszCFXlNOSWtm5ikqvrC4ZUnqmhcS0gx-HBWj~lhitR3SXct7whUVyThwmAdRKwlpIwUdcNHhj3aC0HdaXg0~lT-rMjrU7gPJk73cUO3N-v7z0CalXHhKrGlM3yl3zh9e39H4eSknXyz~NUGp8cEECMyBO35z4qWBTQQdYvG2qZZCfagulgh3UKvlYHhceZ~PBiQBkOfdz55Li-CWaYkA1sYyiptxAZsAt4saqwbY06cXz1BkfmpCpeaq9u3GkriwODOO7vVaCcM9Vt2ng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pueblo County officials said staff may proceed with an increase to a materials-testing contract for the new county detention center, and that a budget amendment will be backdated and presented later.

County Manager Bena Genesio introduced the item, saying the request was to increase an existing third‑party materials‑testing contract for the detention center. Jail manager Dave Zupan told commissioners the testing covers soils compaction, concrete and asphalt quality, welding and structural steel inspections and that the work is done by an independent contractor to avoid biased results. \"We have found that the testing that is required to ensure a quality product does require a little bit more testing than the original value. So we're asking to increase that contract amount by $70,000,\" Zupan said.

Zupan said the county contracted with Kumar and Associates and that the contractor’s work to date was \"substantially less than our initial estimate and our budgeted dollar amount.\" He said the requested $70,000 increase would \"carry us through the end of the project\" for additional asphalt, concrete, roofing and other inspections and noted there is contingency funding in the owner's line if needed. County Manager Genesio confirmed to commissioners that staff would move forward with expenditures and that the county would \"backdate the budget amendment and bring that forward in the next week or so.\" Commissioners voiced support and concern for avoiding construction delays.

The presentation and discussion were described as staff direction rather than a recorded formal vote. The county did not record a motion on the public transcript; commissioners gave verbal agreement to proceed and Genesio said the amendment would be presented later for formalization.

Clarifying details in the meeting: Zupan identified the contractor as Kumar and Associates and the requested increase specifically as $70,000. Genesio said any further overages could be covered by the owner's contingency line. The transcript does not record a formal roll-call vote on the expenditure; instead staff were authorized to proceed and will submit a budget amendment afterward.

Next steps: staff will proceed with the additional testing under the increased authority, and the county will present a backdated budget amendment to formalize the change at a later date.","Pueblo County staff reported a requested $70,000 increase to a materials-testing contract for the county detention center; managers said the extra testing stays within the project's budget and staff were cleared to proceed while a budget amendment is prepared.","actionData","errors"]

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County staff authorized to increase detention-center materials-testing contract by $70,000