Board of County Commissioner's Schedule for Week of April 22 - 27

MONDAY, April 22
7:30 a.m. – La Plata County/Town of Bayfield Joint Work Session
The Board will meet with the Town of Bayfield Board of Trustees and staff to discuss items of mutual interest. The meeting will take place at Bayfield Town Hall, located at 1199 Bayfield Parkway. An agenda for this meeting is posted at: http://laplatacountyco.iqm2.com/Citizens/calendar.aspx

2:30 p.m. – Tri-County Commissioners Meeting on Broadband
The Board will attend a virtual meeting with the Commissioners from the counties of Archuleta and Montezuma to discuss current plans and future phases of the region’s broadband project.

TUESDAY, April 23
10:00 a.m. – Business Agenda Meeting
The Board will consider:

  1. Proclamation for Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Month.
  2. Proclamation of April 27, 2024 as "Ward Lee Day".
  3. Approval of county cash requirements as prepared and posted by the Finance Department and direct staff to publish.
  4. Approval of Upper Pine River Fire Protection District's ambulance license renewal.
  5. Approval of the Bureau of Land Management supplemental rule comment letter.
  6. Approval of the Colorado Department of Transportation's (Region 5) request to submit the Multimodal Program Discretionary Grant (MPDG) to fund highway improvements for the US 550 South Bridge and Intersection Improvement Project.
  7. Approval of a letter supporting Fort Lewis College's proposal for the Old Fort Community Vegetable Processing Barn.
  8. Approval of letters of support for Rocky Mountain Health Plans.
  9. Approval of a letter in support of HB24-1454 concerning a one-year extension of the deadline for public agencies to comply with digital accessibility standards if the public agency demonstrates a good faith effort toward compliance.
  10. Approval of First Amendment of Loan and Grant Agreement with ECLT Westside Commons, LLC and Elevation Community Land Trust, LLC.
  11. Public Hearing for the consideration of Resolution number 2024-15 supplementing the 2023 Budget.

Important Public Participation Information:
All Board of County Commissioner meetings will be offered in-person and online with Zoom access. Audio access is available with a computer or tablet or by phone. Remote meeting access can be found below.
Participate online or by phone as follows:
Online (computer or smartphone): https://zoom.us/j/819094582   
Or by telephone: Dial (if the number is busy, dial the next number): 

US 1-346-248-7799
  1-669-900-9128
  1-312-626-6799
  1-646-558-8656
  1-253-215-8782
  1-301-715-8592
Webinar ID: 819 094 582

Access to the agenda packet, minutes, and recordings may be found at: https://www.co.laplata.co.us/meetings

WEDNESDAY, April 24
8:30 a.m. – Board Discussion Time 
The Commissioners will meet with staff in the Board Room to discuss various issues. An agenda for this meeting will be posted by Tuesday morning at: http://laplatacountyco.iqm2.com/Citizens/calendar.aspx

Listen online or by phone as follows:
Online (computer or smartphone): https://zoom.us/j/819094582   
Or by telephone: Dial (if the number is busy, dial the next number): 

US 1-346-248-7799
  1-669-900-9128
  1-312-626-6799
  1-646-558-8656
  1-253-215-8782
  1-301-715-8592
Webinar ID: 819 094 582

Access to the agenda packet, minutes, and recordings may be found at: https://www.co.laplata.co.us/meetings

2:00 p.m. – La Plata County/City of Durango Joint Meeting
The Board will meet with Durango City Council Members and staff to discuss items of mutual interest. The meeting will take place at Durango City Hall, located at 949 E. 2nd Ave.

4:00 p.m. – Public Meet and Greet for Public Health Director Finalist
The Board will attend a public Meet and Greet for county residents to meet the finalist for the Public Health Director position. The event will take place in the Board Room at the County Administration Building at 1101 E. 2nd Ave in Durango.

THURSDAY, April 25
9:00 a.m. – Colorado Counties, Inc (CCI) Steering Committee Meetings

The Board will attend the virtual steering committee meetings with Colorado Counties Inc.

FRIDAY, April 26
There are no public meetings scheduled on this day.

SATURDAY, April 27
6:00 p.m. – Annual Cattlemen’s Banquet
Members of the Board will attend the Annual Cattlemen’s Banquet, hosted by the La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Association. The event will be held at the Sky Ute Casino Resort, located at 14324 County Road 172 in Ignacio.

For additional information regarding this press release, please contact Ted Holteen at (970) 382-6265.  All meetings are held in the Board Room of the La Plata County Administration Building, 1101 E. 2nd Avenue, Durango, unless otherwise specified. La Plata County provides reasonable accommodation to persons with disabilities to enable their full participation in public meetings.  In addition, language translation is provided for the Board’s Business and Planning Agenda meetings upon request (by 9:00 a.m. on the Friday prior to the Tuesday meeting). Translation is provided by a third party as a public service and is dependent upon their availability; due to the nuances in translating, slight differences may exist and translation is not legally binding.  For special assistance, call La Plata County Administration, 970-382-6210.
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