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Cristy
Lynn,
Clerk
and
Recorder,
Ouray
County,
CO
Minutes
Board
of
County
Commissioners
Regular
Meeting
A.
9:00
Call
to
the
Public
June
24,
2025
The
"Call
to
the
Public"
agenda
item
is
a
time
when
the
community
members
may
bring
forth
items
of
interest
or
concern
that
are
not
already
on
the
day's
agenda.
If
you
would
like
to
speak
about
an
agenda
item,
please
hold
your
comments
until
that
time
in
the
meeting.
The format
is
presentation,
but
the
BOCC
or
staff
may
answer
straightforward
questions,
and
the
Chair
may
limit
speaker
time
to
3
minutes.
No
formal
action
may
be
taken
on
topics
raised
in
Call
to
the
Public
due
to
Colorado
Open
Meetings
Law.
Any
topics
that
require
back-and-forth
dialogue
will
be
referred
to
commissioners
or
staff
for
discussion
outside
the
meeting
or
placed
on
a
future
work
session
or
agenda
for
action.
Written
comments
can
be
submitted
electronically
via
our
website.
Randy
Mathis,
President
of
the
Fairway
Pines
HOA,
discussed
changing
the
location
of
the
mailboxes
for
the
Fairway
Pines
neighborhood,
and
requested
county
assistance.
Commissioner
Padgett
suggested
the
HOA
work
with
Land
Use
staff
and
County
Attorney
Leo
Caselli.
John
Peters,
Fairway
Pines
HOA
Board
member,
provided
some
additional
history
on
the
issue
and
suggested
moving
the
mailboxes
to
the
original
location.
Commissioner
Niece
directed
staff
to
work
with
the
HOA
to
move
the
location
of
the
mailboxes.
Ken
Miller,
Ouray
Cattlemen's
Association,
requested
the
Cattlemen's
association
take
over
the
flying
of
the
flags
from
Ouray
County
as
they
had
done
in
the
past
through
an
MOU.
All
three
commissioners
and
Miller
discussed
the
previous
MOU
between
the
County
and
the
Cattlemen's
Association,
other
ways
the
Association
could
help
with
the
flags,
and
the
reason
for
the
request.
Glenn
Boyd,
Ouray
County
Emergency
Manager,
presented
updated
information
on
the
Snowshed
Fire
on
US
Highway
550
south
of
Ouray.
Justin
Perry,
Ouray
County
Sheriff,
thanked
local
businesses
in
Ouray
for
the
hospitality
for
the
emergency
responders
for
the
fire.
He
also
discussed
some
communication
failures
they have
experienced.
Commissioner
Padgett,
Sheriff
Perry
and
Emergency
Manager
Boyd
discussed
the
lack
of
availability
of
Crystal
Reservoir
to
fight
the
fire.
Jeff
Bockes,
IT
Manager,
addressed
the
communication
failures,
and
stated
that
they
had
received
an
offer
from
Verizon
for
additional
communication
help.
Emergency
Manager
Boyd
stated
that
mobile
service
is
not
the
issue,
but
rather
the
radio
communication
relied
upon
by
emergency
services.
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Consent
Agenda
M/S/P
Motion
was
made
by
Commissioner
Nauer
and
seconded
by
Commissioner
Padgett to approve
the consent agenda. Motion
Passed (3 - 0).
1.
Request
for
approval
of
Expenditures
2.
Request
for
approval
of
the
following
minutes:
3.
a.
February
25,
2025
b.
March
18,
2025
Request
for
approval
to
appoint
Planning
Director
Mark
Castrodale
as
the
County
representative
to
the
Housing
Needs
Assessmentt
Steering
Committee
led by
the Town of
Ridgway:
C.
9:35
General
Business
1.
Request
for
approval
and
authorization
of
County
Manager
and
Chair's
signature
on
the
Tri-River
Area
MOU
with
CSU
and
the
Chair's
signature
on
the
Fiscal
Impact
Form:
Presented
by
Kara
Rhoades,
Interim
County
Manager.
M/S/P
Motion
was
made
by
Commissioner
Nauer
and
seconded
by
Commissioner
Padgett
to
approve
and
authorize
the
County
Manager
and
Chair's
signatures
on
the
Tri-River
Area
MOU
with
CSU
and
the
Chair's
signature
on
the
Fiscal
Impact
Form.
Motion
Passed
(3
0).
2.
Request
for
approval
and
authorization
of
County
Manager's
signature
on
Federal
Lands
Access
Program
Red
Mountain
Pass
Project
MOA
and
the
Chair's
signature
on
the
Fiscal
Impact
Form:
Presented
by
Kara
Rhoades,
Interim
County
Manager.
All
three
commissioners
and
Interim
County
Manager
Rhoades
discussed
the
MOA
which
included
details
about
specific
parking
projects
at
Crystal
Reservoir,
the
horseshoe
parking
south
of
Ouray
and
bathrooms
at
the
project
locations,
as
well
as
when
funds
would
need
to
be
obligated.
M/S/P
Motion
was
made
by
Commissioner
Padgett
and
seconded
by
Commissioner
Nauer
to
approve
and
authorize
the
County
Manager's
signature
on
the
Federal
Lands
Access
Program
Red
Mountain
Pass
Project
MOA
and
the
Chair's
signature
on
the
Fiscal
Impact
Form
and
to
give
direction
to
the
County
Manager
to
discuss
the
County's
preferences.
Motion
Passed
(3
-0).
3.
Request
for
approval
and
authorization
of
Chair's
signature
on
the
Modification
of
Grant
or
Agreement
as
described
in
Exhibit
A
Cooperative
Law