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Votes at a glance
- Consent agenda (minutes and consent items): The board approved the consent agenda after separating one item for separate vote. The motion to approve the minutes (Sept. 10) and the consent items carried by voice vote; the vice chair abstained from one consent item as noted on the record.

- Appointments to citizen advisory boards (consent item): The board approved a resolution appointing several citizen board members, including a promotion of an Airport Advisory Board alternate to fill a vacancy; the BOCC thanked departing AAB member Valerie Braun for her service. Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Emergency ordinances related to mobile home parks: The board adopted an emergency ordinance approving deed restrictions (item 6) and confirmed a $3,250,000 county grant agreement with West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition (item 7). Outcome: both approved (voice votes). (Details and context are in a companion article.)

- Intergovernmental agreement for child support services (item 8): Commissioners approved a confirmatory resolution authorizing an IGA with Garfield County for provision of child support services. Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Supplemental appropriations and 2025 budget amendment (item 9): The board passed a resolution to increase budgeted expenditures by roughly $2.7 million and budgeted revenues by about $528,000, yielding a net increase of approximately $2.2 million. Major items included a new full‑time paralegal in the county attorney’s office, courthouse and library facilities repairs (boiler and chiller work), security guard coverage extensions, increases in health and human services and public health fund contracts, an appropriation for housing impact fee acquisitions and capital projects, and additional staffing for the dispatch/dispatch center project development. Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Intergovernmental agreement with Eagle County for historic Glacier Farmstead restoration (item 10): The BOCC approved a resolution to accept $350,000 (plus a $50,000 permit allowance) from Eagle County toward restoration and stabilization of the Glacier Farmstead; staff requested letters of support for state historic fund grant applications. Outcome: approved (voice vote).

- Purchase approval for 113 Polo Road (item 11): The BOCC approved purchase of property at 113 Polo Road in Glenwood Springs as a deed‑restriction buyback under the county’s shared‑equity program (second reading). Outcome: approved (voice vote).

Separate items with procedural outcomes
- Land use item (Gardiner Subdivision): Continued to Oct. 8, 2025, at the property owner’s request. Outcome: continued.

Procedural notes
- Public hearings: The board opened and closed public hearings where required (IGA with Garfield County; funding confirmatory readings; budget supplemental appropriations) and heard staff reports and questions from commissioners before voting.

Speakers relevant to these votes (selected)
- Lindsay Mace, Director of Human Services (Pitkin County) — spoke on the IGA for child support services.
- Connie Baker and Liz Woods — discussed the supplemental appropriations and detailed library and facility repairs.
- Paul Holzinger and Jesse Young (Open Space and Trails) — presented the Eagle County Glacier Farmstead funding and asked for letters of support for state grants.
- Ashley Pearl (Housing and Resiliency Director) — presented the deed‑restriction and grant items (see companion story).

What the recorded votes show
Most of the votes on Sept. 25 were recorded as voice votes of ‘‘aye’’ with all commissioners present voting in favor for the listed items, except where the transcript records an abstention from the vice chair on a single consent matter. Formal roll‑call tallies were not published in the meeting minutes included in the transcript.

Ending: The board closed regular business after open discussion and several committee and legislative‑priorities items; staff will return with follow‑up items on the library HVAC decision, the planned intergovernmental agreement tied to mobile‑park funding and any additional administrative cleanups required before closings and project starts.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","BOCC Regular Meeting - 09/25/2025","oneSentenceSummary","Pitkin County commissioners on Sept. 25 approved multiple routine and time‑sensitive items during their regular meeting, including citizen board appointments, budget supplemental appropriations, an intergovernmental child support IGA and several property and grant actions.","taxTitle","Pitkin County, Colorado","taxId",27807,"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},6455586,"Pitkin County approves $3.25 million to support resident‑owned purchases, adopts deed restrictions for two mobile home parks",431,947000,1378000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5826977-fd2548b5214cca528f3b3d4eae634c2f&start=947&end=1378","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5826977-fd2548b5214cca528f3b3d4eae634c2f/thumbnail_947000.jpg","/articles/6455586/Pitkin-County/Colorado/Pitkin-County-approves-325-million-to-support-residentowned-purchases-adopts-deed-restrictions-for-two-mobile-home-parks","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6455586-15d9f7f9153df598161f4fc119446cb5/orig.mp4?Expires=1770999198&Signature=gGwsE6C9-NUJSmD-~XDRDg8~AGlyktoCHLtjShjSiMeDc9mYDeF~tcX1le4NY9rO4bvu0xc6arWUQPuz4ttSbhNDG8EsXpvXT~UFf4PpYEPN7LyiNT8A74Zq~ZuiBhHEHVDkX5V7j444f48F-RVBnhPVpUwgoalL-J-H~C6kjMsHD0VjvzSsEboMcup1OHLlp6j23qLmURoTCLIBHFGZax9j6QY4KUOQruumeS-Bkghp6m9n47d0-OufnBYYq92bXr6T9g1Ear6azPOYzM3rCs28TsBIjSgyv2~jaGEBKfE7r-fnuoF1v2QsMv~98nwyrpm6NOkaSWKRLazonNJ9mw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Pitkin County commissioners on Sept. 25 approved an emergency ordinance adopting deed restrictions for the Aspen Basalt and Mountain Valley mobile home parks and confirmed a $3,250,000 grant to West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition to support resident purchases of the properties.

The actions complete steps needed by the lender for a planned closing in October and attach long‑term affordability controls to the parks. Ashley Pearl, Pitkin County housing and resiliency director, and April Long, director of West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition, described the documents and the loan structure to the board.

Why it matters: The measures are intended to keep the parks as manufactured‑home communities operated and owned by residents, preserve affordability for current residents and create rules for future sales. County staff and coalition leaders said the work brings together multiple local governments, private lenders and donors to prevent the parks from converting to market development.

Pearl told the board that Rock Capital USA is the senior lender on the acquisitions and that Pitkin County’s $3.25 million was required as demonstrated proof of funds while the loan package was assembled. April Long said the effort has been “amazing and incredible,” praising local government cooperation and community fundraising.

Key provisions and limits
- The county’s contribution is structured as a subordinated loan that is repayable if the property is resold or in the event of default; the loan carries 6% annual interest and in some default scenarios the rate can increase (the senior lender’s loan term in the current package is 30 years). Pearl said Pitkin County will be in “fourth position” behind senior lenders for repayment.
- The approved restrictive covenant (deed restriction) is recorded against each park and is intended to run with the property ‘‘forever, unless foreclosure,’’ Pearl said. The senior lender’s lien will take priority in a foreclosure; if there are insufficient sale proceeds to repay the county in full, repayment would be pro rata.
- Current residents are grandfathered in. Future home buyers during a 60‑day priority window must be local workforce buyers (local employer and income under 200% of area median income); after 60 days the local‑workforce requirement drops but the 200% AMI cap remains.
- Homes must be resident‑occupied; short‑term rentals of whole homes are not allowed, though renting a bedroom is permitted under the covenant rules and program policy.
- The deed restriction includes a right of first refusal / right of first purchase for the full park only (not on individual units), and West Mountain Regional Housing Coalition is named as the primary enforcer with fallback enforcement rights if West Mountain is unable to enforce.

Officials acknowledged tradeoffs and remaining gaps. Pearl and April Long said the coalition and lenders included conservative estimates for capital needs and that some capital projects (sewer, encroachments, other repairs) remain to be addressed; the senior lender’s due diligence has reduced some anticipated capital demands but not eliminated them.

Pearl also told commissioners that the county and coalition will continue fundraising to cover gaps so lot rents remain affordable; she said the fundraising effort included contributions from Aspen Skiing Company, Atlantic Aviation and private donors and that additional fundraising and intergovernmental agreements are still expected.

Board response and vote
Commissioners debated the timing and whether the county should ask for more subsidies; they ultimately voted to adopt the emergency deed‑restriction ordinance and to confirm the county’s $3.25 million contribution. Commissioner Greg Poshman said he was “optimistic and really grateful” for the local effort to preserve resident housing. The motions were seconded and passed (commissioners voted aye). Pearl said closing was scheduled for Oct. 13 and that the lender required the deed restriction adoption prior to disbursing grant funds.

What happens next
Pearl and Long said the coalition will finalize the loan and closing, proceed with property transfers to resident‑owned entities and continue fundraising for rental assistance where lot rents increase beyond some residents’ ability to pay. The board was told a related intergovernmental agreement among participating local governments will return to the BOCC for action at a future meeting to describe how repaid funds would be distributed and who would assume enforcement responsibilities if the coalition cannot.

Speakers quoted in this article spoke during the Sept. 25 Pitkin County Board of County Commissioners meeting; quotes are drawn from remarks recorded in the meeting transcript.

Ending: Commissioners thanked coalition staff and volunteers and urged continued fundraising; county staff said they would return with any further procedural or funding items needed to complete the closings.","Pitkin County commissioners approved emergency ordinances this week to finalize deed restrictions and confirm a $3,250,000 contribution to help residents buy Aspen Basalt and Mountain Valley mobile home parks and form resident‑owned communities.","actionData","errors"]

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Votes at a glance: Pitkin County commissioners approve appointments, budgets, airport grant and other business on Sept. 25

Pitkin County approves $3.25 million to support resident‑owned purchases, adopts deed restrictions for two mobile home parks