>> good morning. I'd like to call the
may 27, 2025 business meeting of the
arapahoe county board of commissioners
to order. In attendance are ron carl,
[indiscernible] administrator to
the board and clerk and recorders
office. Also joining us to facilitate
remote participation is michelle
hallstead. I'd also like to note that
commissioner fields and commissioner
warren gully are absent and excused.
will you please call the roll
>> commissioner baker here commissioner
campbell present commissioner summey
here
>> thank you, very much. May we all
stand and please join me in the
national anthem, the pledge of
allegiance [laughter]
>>[pledge of allegiance]
>> thank you very much. Next time we
will sing. Are there any changes to the
agenda as presented? No changes
>> may I get a motion to adopt the
agenda as presented? Motion to approve
the agenda as presented, second. Thank
you very much. The motion made by
commissioner baker, second by
commissioner campbell to adopt as
presented. All in favor? Thank you, very
much. We have no opposed. Next is public
comment period. You are invited to
speak to the commissioners about any
topic that is not on the agenda. If you
want to speak on a topic included on
the agenda, we ask that you wait until
the item is called until you speak. For
those on the line who would like to get
in the queue to speak, please press
star three to get into the queue. Each
person has one three-minute time period
for comments which will begin after you
state your name and address for the
record. While the board does not
respond to individual comments during
this section of the agenda, please note
we listen to the concerns and take note
of issues for resolution and follow-up
as appropriate. We are going to start
for all of you in the room who would
like to speak, I want to let you know
these are the two lights. When you have
30 seconds this light between the
podium and the dais, you will see it
when you are standing here, it turns
yellow at 30 seconds. The red light
comes on when it's time to end. I don't
like to interrupt people but I will if
I have to so please don't make me do
that because it makes me feel bad. I'm
very excited to look at our sheet. We
are starting here. James locus
>> come on up
>> my names is james locus 2753 w.
[indiscernible] south park I'm here to
discuss the trail pavement issue. It's
my understanding the pavement will be
16 feet across. I would prefer eight
feet. I purchased my house a couple
years ago prior to win a lot of plans
were made however I was approached by
[indiscernible] who said there's this
thing going on and you should know
about it. Why does it affect me? I know
I don't look like someone who needs a
soft trail but I do have significant
leg issues. I work really hard at
looking beautiful and presentable but
the truth is you can't tell what
someone looks like there with a
disability of what they look like. We
have older people younger people that
all sometimes need softer trails,
especially for knees, hips, not just of
course for wheelchairs. Wheelchairs are
an important part of how people get
around, very important part, that's why
paving the trail is a good idea but
only half of it so the other half of
people anybody above 40 and yes I look
young for my age thank you very much,
anyone above 40 who may have leg issues
or ankle issues or knee issues, we
require soft trails for healthy living.
that is my statement you have questions
for me
>> we do not but thank you very much, I
understand what you were saying and we
appreciate that comment very much
>> awesome, have a good day. Half of
the trail solved the other half paved
is possible
>> duly noted. We have staff listening
and they will follow up as appropriate
so again know that we hear all the
comments
>> thank you very much. Now we will go
to the first person. Mr. Mark flank
>> I apologize for having to
[indiscernible] my name is mark flank I
live in littleton. Yesterday morning
from sunday's heavy rain water was
cascading the new water features in the
open space the trail was dry and firm
and the [indiscernible] made for a
pleasant walking experience as I walked
down and up the trail I couldn't help
wonder littleton issued a contract to
pave the trail with a 16 foot wide
swath funded by arapahoe county open
space funds when the focus group in
early 2022 overwhelmingly preferred to
do concrete. A dual surface similar to
the surface in the greenway and south
platte park trails. This littleton.org
states for safety on the greenway the
trail features a crush stone path for
pedestrians and wheelchair users along
with paved for bikers. We got to this
point in large measure because
littleton submitted an application for
open space with false and misleading
statements to the most troubling
statements are the responses to
application question six and 10 where
littleton stated there was community
support and no opposition for 16 foot
wide road and maintenance of the trail
once paved will be taken over by
littleton. It [indiscernible] who will
maintain the paved road. It was south
suburban who dictated to littleton the
all concrete design against the
community wishes based on south
suburban own false positions that
[indiscernible] could not be ada
compliant or plowed and south suburban
can't maintain a trail adjacent to
concrete. Arapahoe county has granted
more than half million dollars in open
space funds so littleton can pave
[indiscernible]. In a letter dated
january 31, 2020 52 arapahoe county
open spaces littleton stated since the
project is anticipated to be completed
outside a two-year grant timeline we
will notify and coordinate with
arapahoe county open space for an
extension request after that contractor
is selected and schedule is identified.
the two-year grant expires in september
this situation triggers in my mind the
proverb to fit the situation a little
[indiscernible] allowing littleton to
deceive us twice shame on arapahoe
county in 2023 with a false and
deceptive statements in littleton
application the paving of the gulch was
a marginal open-space project at best
six out of seven recommended projects
with the truth coming to light in the
community opposition to the paving
project arapahoe county should not
grant an extension to the funding.
there were worthy open-space projects
that meet the purpose of resolution
[indiscernible] that are deserving of
the limited taxpayer provided
open-space funds. Thank you
>> that was almost perfect, thank you
very much
>> if I butcher your name I'm very
sorry, please correct me when you come
to the microphone. Jan weipert
>> you did that well, thank you. Jan
weipert grand avenue inglewood district
4. I've been a resident of arapahoe
county for about 66 years out of my
total. I'm discussing a situation
revolving around [indiscernible] records
[indiscernible] records are listing a
balance cast in elections ballots are
given a unique sequential number as
they are processed at a central
counting location. Proposition b in
2020 was to increase property taxes and
it passed. It is obvious records and
ballots continue to be manipulated.
last year when speaking in front of
this commission I handed out graphs
that showed liberal and conservative
voters danced together in perfect
timing when casting their votes in the
2020 election. One voted up one voted
up one voted down the other voted down.
this beautifully executed shows a
diabolical intent to destroy the
foundation of our constitution, and our
right to vote. Article 4 section 4 of
the constitution guarantees a
government deriving its power through
appointment by the people. Manipulation
of voting is not allowed. There are two
points of contention. The original vote
shows manipulation. I'm not talking
about that today. The second point is
manipulation of the cast a vote
records, changed and posted in late
march 2025. Why are they changing the
votes in 2025? This without notice to
the voters. This without verification
and approval of citizen oversight. This
with the knowledge I would guess clerk
john lopez unless she did not approve
the changes. This change also had to be
uploaded on a state level, meaning the
secretary of state most likely also had
knowledge this happened. It is the
second piece I'm concerned about,
manipulation of the crb cvr in 2020
that manipulated in 2025 is a blatant
attempt of the cover-up. Were you
commissioners aware of this was
happening? When did you become aware?
did you act? The changelings of the
records is a city special district
county state and national issue. Were
these entities notified? I'd like
arapahoe county commissioners to ask
for clerk lopez resignation, to request
the department of justice on the fbi to
step in, this cannot be done in
colorado because the sos might be
complicit. Arapahoe county is part of a
lawsuit in one additional state. I also
want you to protect our records in
place including all original ballots
>> your time is up
>> I would also ask the property tax
differences since 2020 election to be
refunded to property owners if this is
upheld. Thank you
>> thank you very much. Next we have
rich donahue
>> hello, rich donahue [indiscernible]
aurora. My will be brief on the cast
vote records, we've gotten copies from
the 2020 election, I've got copies from
2021. So we could go over and come up
with the graphs and see what happened
in 2020 because it was so
controversial. We found a lot of things
that have been beaten up by attorneys
and staff on grounds that they come up
with. What's happened lately, in march
the cast vote records on the internet
access website got changed. Here it is
years later and we are changing the
cast vote records. It seems to be tied
in with all sorts of manipulation going
on, something that needs to be looked
at, more than just us citizens. Most of
the record changes, there are notes of
some experts that noted it, found the
mistakes, they admitted there were
mistakes in the cast vote records. If
they were certified, found mistakes,
and the person noted on that is out of
state, out of colorado, what are they
doing with our cast vote records? It
seems to be a bigger picture going on.
[indiscernible] move forward on this,
we need to get this looked into. We
will be using whatever method we need
to get things moving. Also, if we don't
get enough action, we will push forward
avenues that I will be looking at is
using the bond that everyone is bonded
through the insurance company,
travelers insurance I believe it is, to
get some movement going on. I don't
know if we are just scratching the
surface of something big, or how far
this will go but it seems there is
quite a few people involved. We do have
some copies of some emails between a
couple of the computer people in
arapahoe county who is going to change
this and who could and they said I
don't want to touch it, tom williams,
we've got that and we will give it to
you. It seems like they were aware of
things they should not be doing and
they did it anyway. Thank you for your
time
>> thank you very much, we appreciate
it.
>> frank atwood
>> good morning. My name is frank
atwood, 7094 south castille street in
littleton. I'm here to follow up on
james his comment, marks comment and
steve who will speak after me. I'm very
lucky. Some of you are familiar with a
unique geological landscape in southern
utah northern colorado, called the
wave. My sister won the wave drawing
for six of us to do it august 28. Six
family members are going to be hiking
the wave come august 28. I am the
second oldest. I am above the age of
40. Like james. No one knows if my
knees or hips will survive but we all
know crushed is better than concrete.
crush fine is currently on the
highline canal and part of the spur
trail is my training program. I would
like you to continue keeping crush or
find on the spur trail so the ask is
the county along with the city colorado
department of transportation and drcog
add a four or five foot wide crush
trail to provide accessibility and
ensure I have a better chance of
completing it and not embarrassing
myself in front of siblings, children
and my wife. Thank you
>> we all know that last one was the
most important person, the wife.
[laughter] thank you very much sir.
debbie perry smith
>> good morning, thank you for allowing
me to speak today. I name is debbie
perry smith 5475 south clarkson street
in greenwood village, a 44 year
resident of arapahoe county. The last
part of the pledge we heard about
liberty and justice for all is the
reason I'm before you today, the reason
I have the freedom to come and speak my
mind, and to speak for thousands of
others in arapahoe county across the
state of colorado. It is regrettable
all of arapahoe county citizens has to
stand here before you today to address
a solid fact that most likely not only
my cast vote in 2020 and thousands of
others in arapahoe county and across
the state, were not accurately
reflected in the cast a vote record of
the 2020 election. In particular, its
likely my no vote or my opposing vote
to proposition b to repeal the
amendment to the constitution was not
cast the way I intended for it to be
cast which was in opposition. As a
result my property taxes your property
taxes everybody in this room property
taxes doubled and tripled as a result
of that vote. It's been proven by
numerous analysis, analysts from cyber
forensic experts to mathematicians that
something was not right with the cast
vote record. You have before you an
article that was written by ed sullivan
who is in the queue to speak to you
online, as well as the charts and
graphs that were printed for you in the
printed material. This is going to show
you the mr. Sullivan discovered that
has basically looped in arapahoe county
into a lawsuit in nevada, because
anomalies match the ones he found in
nevada as well. It's also regrettable
that county clerk's office and we have
no idea when you found out about it,
chose not to go public when the
anomalies were discovered, to our
knowledge as early as december 2024.
why was this put under the rug. Why did
we keep our heads in the sand about
this and not come forward to your
constituents about what has happened? I
would ask you have the wisdom to read
the article. I invite you to a national
press conference this afternoon in
front of the capital where arapahoe
county anomalies will be broadcast live
with the discovery that has been found.
we may have a huge class-action lawsuit
coming your way, toward the county
regarding this because all of us has
been disenfranchised. Proposition b
truly past or refund our property taxes
thank you
>> thank you very much we appreciate
your contribution. Karen talentire
>> me hello. 5356 south crocker. I've
lived in arapahoe county 21 years. Last
year you were worn by citizens colorado
voter registration from 2022 could not
support a valid election. We know now
the 2024 registration records
[indiscernible] uncertainty for
illegally valid election. We don't know
who won in 2022 or 2024. Last year you
worn the secretary of state prevented
election certifiers for certifying a
election because they cannot check
[indiscernible]. The election was
legally on certifiable. Those who
certified anyway violated their duty
and earned a misdemeanor under crs 113
107. Last year in previous years you
were warned there were impossible
patterns in arapahoe county cvr. This
spring the 2020 cvr, election records,
on the say-so of an assistant professor
at yale with no notice to citizens of
arapahoe county. Who certified the new
cvr? Both cvr [indiscernible] did we?
the cvr proved nothing now that we know
they change without notice. Show us
with our physical ballots what we voted
for or refund our property taxes. Who
in the clerk's office change the
election records need to be charged by
the county with a class I misdemeanor
according to crs 113 176 not to mention
federal charges. Who will charge this
person? The county clerk the da, you the
commissioners, you were voted in with a
system, you are between a rock and hard
place the election laws especially
those [indiscernible] are at war with
each other so clerks often cannot obey
without violating another. What should
we do? We cannot be expected to
[indiscernible] using the invalid
system. So from here on out, we the
citizens of arapahoe county demand
legally valid proof of what you vote
for. A republican form of government is
the guarantee right according to
article 4 section 4 of the constitution.
we are happy to work with the county
where you can show all election laws
are followed. But you must be
transparent to the public in person id
checked on paper with votes
hand-counted forecast at precinct
level. I handed you an ordinance for
your consideration if you run the
balance through the machine totals must
match [indiscernible] according to crs
110 [indiscernible] we can explain how
to handle details such as military
ballots. The important thing is we
cannot continue with the current system.
accountability starts with transparent
elections from here on out. Remember
[indiscernible] or refund our property
taxes thank you
>> thank you very very much we
appreciate that. Larry fullerton
>> [speaker off mic]
>> you know what, I am out of order
thank you. Linda can go first I skipped
that. Do we have a handheld microphone?
>> thank you so much. My name is linda
curry, I live at 3397 south marion
street in inglewood colorado. I resided
there for 32 years. You have no doubt
heard and been advised of numerous
instances across the united states of
election law violations, of voting
machines that have been manipulated to
change votes and the outcome of
election of massive voter database
errors. You are aware of numerous
election irregularities in michigan
pennsylvania nevada arizona and georgia
among other states and the many
problems that have occurred within
accurate voter registration and
database. The manipulation of votes
that have been proven to occur with
voting machines. We are here today to
demand the arapahoe county
commissioners appoint an independent
council to conduct an investigation to
determine why the cast vote records for
the arapahoe county 2020 elections were
changed, and to demand an independent
written proof of legal certification of
arapahoe county 2020 elections, as
required by federal law, specifically
the law of 2002 help america vote act.
us commissioners are responsible for
ensuring our elections follow all
federal laws and the elections cannot
be legally certified unless they meet
all federal laws. And yet as you have
been told twice before, specifically
with written resolutions read and
delivered in person to you by members
of the united sovereign americans
elections in colorado and arapahoe
county have been found using the
secretary of state official voter
database to have more errors than
allowed by law. As a result you are
illegally certifying elections for
allowing the elections to be certified
illegally while being fully aware of
violations of federal election laws.
these voting inaccuracies call into
question the recent vote to repeal the
gallagher amendment causing property
taxes to increase. We do not believe
that votes that resulted in the passage
of that amendment were accurately
counted. As a result of the
manipulation of voting records,
verification of this vote cannot be
determined, which clearly violates
election laws. We ask you to prove to us
without using the same system that
created a fake cvr, with paper ballots
and hand counting, that proposition b
pass as the accurate will of the people
or refund our property tax increases
that was charged.
>> thank you very very much I'm very
sorry I skipped a line and I'm going to
blame it on the fact that both names
begin with l
>> mr. Fullerton
>> e thank you I guess I'm the other l,
larry fullerton my wife barb is sitting
back there we just passed our 20th year
on south clarkson street, we've been
there for 20 years. I'm following along
with my counterpart, these numerous
violations of federal election laws and
accuracy in the voting database and
manipulation of the cvr, problems found
in the state voting machines. In the
past several elections held in arapahoe
county demonstrate that clearly the
arapahoe county clerk is not following
federal law and is illegally certifying
elections. Use of voting machines that
can and have been proved to be
unacceptable to internal and external
manipulation, cannot be used to count
ballots cannot be relied upon to be
accurate and do not enable
verification. Therefore we demand that
the arapahoe county commissioners
direct the county clerk to hold future
elections using paper ballots
hand-counted and verified at each
precinct and stop using voting machines
to count ballots. You are responsible
for ensuring fair and honest elections
that meet all federal laws. Egregious
violations of our elections have been
proven to you, you are hereby we demand
you immediately take the steps. Appoint
an independent council or advisor to
conduct investigation of how only the
cvr was changed and why the 2020
election was certified legally before
it did not meet the requirements of the
2002 help america vote act. Number two,
make a ruling to remove new voting
machines and hold handheld counted
paper ballots in arapahoe county.
caution your failure to act to take
these and other steps to follow federal
election laws may be you be held
criminally liable for violating
election laws and illegally certifying
elections. We are americans who have
the right to vote, to choose those who
govern on our behalf, and face the most
important right we have. We demand
election officials follow laws all of
them not just the ones that want to.
this includes you arapahoe county
commissioners, do your job follow the
law. Please prove to us without using
the same system that created a fake cvr
with paper ballots and hand-counted the
proposition b past as the accurate will
of the people or refund our property
tax increases that were charged. Thank
you very much
>> thank you very much mr. Fullerton.
steve lowery
>> on a lighter note, I will be talking
about the jackass gulch trail. My name
is steve lowery district 1, a resident
for 45 years. I am a professional
engineer, I manage contracts for 40
years. To essential factors and
successful contracting and integrity of
all parties involved. In the cities
2023 grant application to arapahoe
county question number six relates to
evidence of a transparent public
process. The cities response mentions
three events neglects to mention a
number of participants or the results
in fact most of the members of the
public that did participate, did not
want the concrete trail. In a public
event in july 2023, with a concrete
trail shown, only eight people responded
and they did not want the concrete
trail. This is hardly a robust public
process. More importantly, the city
stated in the application quote, once
design reaches 90 percent another round
of public engagement will occur before
the design is finalized unquote. The
city never did this public engagement.
at the staff recent presentation the
city council, the engineer responsible
called this a quote oversight unquote
and indicated the public could look at
the website. However the website only
shows a schematic of the project, and
not the 90 percent design. Such a
responses does not constitute public
engagement. Based on polls of over 200
members of the public we have conducted
this year, it is clear have the public
engagement of 90 percent design happened
it would show overwhelming rejection
of the 16 foot wide concrete trail. By
not carrying out the public engagement,
we believe the city has breached the
[indiscernible]. To extend the ida with
no justification to reimburse the city.
what happens now? The city has deprived
hundreds of walkers and runners access
to a soft trail. The iga extended, we
ask the county along with other funders
to have a detached four or five foot
wide pressure trail to restore
accessibility. [indiscernible] been
modified to show how the trail could be
accommodated [indiscernible] the simple
solution to mitigate the reputation or
risk the county will face when the all
concrete trail is constructed
>> thank you
>> you are the best. Everybody else
turn your alarms off. I don't think
I've ever seen that but I appreciate it
and I'm pretty sure I'm going to do
that when I have to speak so thank you
very very much mr. Lowery for taking
that extra step. Oh really? [speaker
off mic]
>> thank you so much for that.
>> mila shusterman
>> am I close? I'm about to find out
>> I love your pin
>> thank you. You were very good. I
live in arapahoe county and district 2
for 25 years. We just had a memorial
day yesterday. In memory of all who
passed, and fight for our republic, I
speak to today. I was here in front of
you with a group of volunteers from the
united [indiscernible] americans a year
ago. We presented the resolution where
you could find staggering colorado
election data that raised concerns
about the validity of our elections. We
asked you to look into it and sign the
resolution. It raised our concerns but
it did not seem to raise yours. Despite
numerous calls and emails, to my
commissioners and to all of you, we
have never heard back from you on this
issue. Well, now we have a scorecard
for the recent 2024 general elections.
highly qualified professionals worked
on this data, the numbers are not any
better than 2022. I passed this to you
so you can check. Please look at the
numbers in the scorecard I provided.
our elections are not valid simply
because they don't adhere to the state
and federal election laws and the
constitution. I believe it is your
responsibility to hear us and look into
it before you approve [indiscernible]
to the clerk and recorder, yet this
budget gets approved in our legitimate
concerns are ignored. In the last
couple of weeks, arapahoe county
elections made the national news, 2020
cvr file was altered. Is that going to
be ignored also? We demand fully
transparent and fair elections that
follow the law. We ask you, yet again,
to look at united seven americans 22
and 24 data that all of you have right
now. And act to stop on certifiable
elections in arapahoe county. You
cannot take all of us to jail. There
are many of us. We are not going to
stop fighting for fair elections. I
will leave my phone number with the
clerk. If you call me back, I will make
sure to set an appointment with
officials who can prove everything I'm
saying thank you very much
>> thank you. [indiscernible] cook
>> [speaker off mic]
>> so you don't want to speak?
>> are you coming up or no
>> come on out. We are recording all of
this and you've got to be at the
microphone
>> I appreciate that but this is my
meeting so no, we do online later and
in room now. If you want to speak
please feel free I'd love to hear it.
we will go in order as per the agenda
>> okay. Absolutely. My name is mark
cook. I was born and raised in
colorado. I was going to start the
timer here. Absolutely, thank you for
recognizing that. I'm going to bring
some truth because I think a lot of us
are lacking truth and that's all that
matters here and I'm tired of the lies
and the deception. I'm going to offer a
lot of truth. I'm also going to offer
to spend some time with each and every
one of you, either together or
individually, because I truly believe
everyone deserves to know the truth
before they act. It's very important
because peoples actions are going to be
looked at very carefully by a whole lot
of people, not just the citizens in
arapahoe county, but in the state of
colorado and nationally. And other
entities as well. I spent 24 seven for
the past five years studying election
technology processes and systems. It's
very apparent there are a lot of lies
being told by a lot of people. Also a
lot of people are pretty ignorant, some
of them purposely ignorant, because
they think it will protect them, it's
not. Article 4 section 4 of the
constitution states the united states
guaranteed every citizen every state in
the union and republican form of
government elections are free or fair
cannot be republican inform. We have
impossible data of the citizens have
been bringing that to your attention
for years. Is been entered into a court
case in nevada months ago to show
patterns of manipulation seen in data
in many counties across the country. In
2024 weeks before the election some
random assistant professor tells the
clerk's office there's a problem and
suddenly they work on it but don't tell
citizens. Did they tell you? Did they
tell any of you?
>> this is your time to speak
>> I'm doing so thank you. So then the
data changes, randomly, after the
election is over. It gets snuck on the
website. If you look at the data which
anyone with to connect the brain cells
can understand and I'm happy to explain
it it is really simple you can
understand but there are 15.8 million
choices that were changed in the votes
on the record, that should be
impossible to happen. Ignorance is not
an excuse, in fact ignorance blatant
ignorance shrieks of complicity and
none of you deserve that. So I implore
you, I'm here after the meeting, why
don't you ask me to spend some time
with you and walk you through this so
you have your eyes wide open about what
is about to come here.
>> you go, thank you very much
>> I will, I offer that to you as well
because you deserve to know the truth
and you don't want the citizens of this
county to think the truth does not
matter to you. I would love to spend
time with each and every one of you
>> we appreciate your comments your
time is up
>> annette bud
>> hi, I'm here with congresswoman
[indiscernible] we did reach out and I
just realized now one of my emails
bounced back it may have been yours so
I will double check because you
requested some help from the
congresswoman with an issue. I'm here
to speak on her behalf. As everyone was
speaking on how long they've lived
here, I'm a proud resident of arapahoe
county for 34 years. It sounds like you
have your hands full with the change
cast a vote record and all of the
sidewalk and trail issues. If you need
the congresswoman does help with any of
us we'd be happy to help you. Let me
tell you some of the things she has
been doing. Congress people are allowed
to request congressional directed
spending, some of that was requested
for arapahoe county. If you are unaware
I want to let you know about it. She
has requested $2.25 million for the I
70 airpark interchange. That is the I
70 east of 470. It is experiencing
significant pressure on the existing
transportation infrastructure and
limiting growth. As you know this is 10
square miles of unincorporated arapahoe
county. Future growth and development
in the area will include major centers
like amazon walmart other developers. I
have a huge long list which you have
seen. Let's get this fixed. It's very
forward thinking. She wants to
participate and help. Anything our
office can do., I want to make one more
note from her press release the planned
interchange improvements are unique
approach to address infrastructure
improvement needs before interchange
failures occur. Investments offer an
opportunity to bring solutions and
strengthen the quality of life of
residents. We don't know she will have
this approved but she is working on
behalf of arapahoe county. We would
like to help you with anything else we
are happy to write letters of support,
whatever project we talked about
before, you were asking about, we are
here to help. Reach out to us, I will
try to make as many of the meetings as
I can. I will get that email that
bounced back I feel bad because you
were the one that bounced back
>> it was not me
>> okay. We will figure it out. I can
leave my card, but you already have it.
thank you
>> and, kendra is coming to assist
>> welcome to the access live event
conference center
>> [indiscernible] what has happened is
we lost our audio phone. We are getting
folks back in the queue. And working
that out so everyone has the
opportunity to speak.
>> thank you very much. Are we ready
now, michelle? Is everything back
online?
>> we can hear you commissioner
>> great, we will move forward with
who's in the room and the folks online,
if they were able to get back online we
will hear from them. Rebecca kander
>> if I miss pronounce your name let me
know
>> [indiscernible] my name is rebecca
kander 7487 glencoe court in
centennial. I've been a resident of
colorado for 31 years. I'm here in
support of those who have spoke very
much especially appreciate the research
they have done with respect to our
voting. I wanted to stay away
truthfully, I have 1000 other things I
need to be doing for other people. Yet
yesterday, it was memorial day and
thank you about the 1.2 million service
who died so we can self govern. I could
not. The truth is, if we aren't able to
know where all the votes went, then we
don't know who is governing. It is
super important. It is foundational. My
uncle used to finance his whole
vacation by saving his change. This is
one place where we have some control,
you have some control. Please, for your
sake, for our children's sake, for the
sake of those who have given their
lives, do something with it. Do the
investigation. And yes, I want my money
back if I find out my vote has been
changed, and my property taxes were
altered. And I like the idea of leaving
the fines in place because they work
well. Be careful of the drainage thank
you guys
>> thank you for your remarks. Greg
sullivan
>> good morning board of commissioners,
greg sullivan 7775 southfield in
littleton district 4, here to talk
about say no to costco to gas pumps I
talked to you before. I said last time
I wanted to come back with more
information for you. I said I would
talk about the health [indiscernible]
32 gas pumps. It is tremendously bad I
have given you a flyer it estimates
using 500 students and children within
500 meters of the 32 gas pumps, I won't
go through all the numbers you have
direct cost attributed cost indirect
cost intangible costs. I listed them
for you. $50,000 per year for 50
students affected by asthma. Asthma 10
percent of children in the us have
asthma. It's a good number to work off
of. The second thing is, I want to read
to you based upon the health impacts. I
want to read to you a petition. The
petition letter states, you have it in
front of you, public health to costco
fuel center near schools. Public health
we the signatures of the petition ask
for stopping costco 32 gas pumps. I
have 280 signatures now on the petition.
we respectively petition arapahoe
board of county commissioners to deny
or relocate the proposed fuel center
with 32 pumps, which is currently
planned to be constructed within 500
meters of two schools elder care and
neighborhoods. It's ridiculous that was
approved. The proposal poses a
significant health risk to children
particularly through benzene foc
exposure. Elevated asthma as I just
told you the cost. We are local
citizens in arapahoe county who attend
schools here in this area would be
exposed to even during school hours and
outdoor activities. [indiscernible]
park is right down the street, kids
play there every saturday and
throughout the week. These are things
that have to be addressed. We request
to deny the approval of costco fuel
center in the current proposal,
commissioned an independent health
impact assessment and air quality. For
the attorney that is the petition
before you. Attorney for the county, I
want you to look at this ruling in
[indiscernible] county maryland, costco
versus montgomery county. They denied
16 gas pumps, we have 32, it's not
necessary. The county overturn costco
and lost that one, costco is not
indefensible, invincible you can do it
thank you
>> thank you very much for your
comments mr. Sullivan. Since james
locust had to go, and he did his first,
that completes the in the room speakers
and now we will go online. As a
reminder to the folks on the phone, I
will let you know unless you've got
your time are going, I will let you
know when you get to 30 seconds and
when you need to stop. Michelle?
>> high commissioners, are first caller
is the last four digits 8533. Please
state your name and address for the
record you are alive with the board of
county commissioners
>> my name is [indiscernible] thank you
commissioners for being able to make
comments by phone. I had a scheduling
conflict by may 13 comments to
commissioners were revised and
presented city council may 20 meeting,
that papermaking the spur trail plan
[indiscernible] was attached to the
email I transmitted in today's comment
to commissioner last night. Early on
this morning I discovered I inadvertently
attached the wrong graph so apologies
on the email for the second attachment
earlier today in that first email I
asked that special attention be given a
graphic illustration on the first page,
I know [indiscernible] it illustrates
how the city neglected three or four
central recreation dimensions for the
mineral gulch spur trail,
[indiscernible] improvements phase 1
project. Numbers two and four in the
green shaded box in the upper ran hand
corner, instead it only focuses on
activities many citizens so why comment
further all of the adverse comments
from city council and staff has
received about the mineral gulch spur
trail of the project [indiscernible]
still be unaware of the significant
planning errors and omissions and
deficiencies in the project. Instead
council majority repeated a fear when
any modifications to plans oversights
and deficiencies would make department
secure for the whole project and now it
appears city staff misled citizens and
council [indiscernible] and trail users
and respect the mineral gulch setting
itself. Citizens come from the city
would have easily met mobility goals by
a dual trail design and the hard
surface trail among the trees growing
between the existing trail mineral
avenue city staff denied that
feasibility [indiscernible] it appears
the cities rejection of some recreation
signs and reason logic represents a
disregard for citizens and recreational
trail users and I like. Last but not
least it was argued the project had to
proceed without delay due to highway
safety concerns at the pedestrian
crossing [indiscernible] but warning
signs further downhill to give adequate
advance warning would immediately
reduce the risk. Therefore not appear
invisible to request funding be withheld
to allow time for the city to modify
the spur trail portion of the project
by correcting as many errors and
capturing missed opportunities for
funding partners and the citizens being
served and hopefully put the city of
littleton on a responsive path forward
thank you very much
>> thank you we appreciate it
>> michelle?
>> our next caller is the last four
digits 6106. State your name and
address for the record and go ahead
>> good afternoon, my name is edward
solomon [indiscernible] ridge new york.
I'm starting with article 4 section 4
united states constitution upon we
filed in the nevada courts. United
states shall guarantee every state in
the union republican form of
government, shall guarantee not make
hopeful. Any state whose elections are
not free or fair cannot be republican
inform, line 1 in our court case. What
happened in arapahoe county and across
america, and what is still happening in
2024 with lockstep, it's a
constitutional crisis not a clerical
error. Arapahoe is not an isolated
incident. Across the state in colorado
nevada maryland georgia florida
pennsylvania michigan, you find me any
ballot propositional raising taxes or
on abortion, ballot measure that should
be split on partisan lines, instead I
get perfect lockstep motion between
democrat and republican candidates, by
trump and biden or trump and kamala
these tell me ideological opposites but
for reasons that ratio move in perfect
harmony that's because the behaviors
being controlled by an external force.
when we submitted this in the nevada
court last year, in that case is still
ongoing, what did arapahoe county do?
they released a new vote record,
one that erases the lockstep motion but
in doing so arapahoe county did the
amazing thing in american history they
[indiscernible] across the united
states that are in terrible error. You
prove that lockstep motion cannot occur
naturally, free and fair elections do
not come with engineered geometrical
symmetry. You won our case in the
nevada. This lockstep motion occurs
again in your 2024 elections and it
happens again in the new cvr, just in
different ratios. What I want to know
personally is why was the nevada court
[indiscernible] the plaintiff and the
thompson or I detected this across
state lines why weren't we notified of
these changes and ongoing litigation.
why were the citizens of arapahoe
notified until after a half-hour after
I called the fbi? I have no authority
[indiscernible] without disclosing the
nevada courts, you tampered with
evidence across state lines. The fbi
and doj are making official inquiries
on this. So so help you god open to the
fbi I will go to pam bondi right now
before it's too late
>> thank you for your comments
>> with that, do we have anyone else
online?
>> commissioners, there is no one else
in the queue at this time
>> thank you very very much.
>> know you may not [speaker off mic].
you may not, I am running this meeting,
as a reminder while the board does not
respond to individual comments during
the section of the agenda, please note
we listen to these concerns we take
note of the issues for resolution. I
can share that a lot of what has been
said in the room today has been
addressed by the county commissioners
and we look forward to repeating some
things and sharing more things with our
constituents we encourage you to email
us at commissioners@arapahoegov.com. If
we were not able to hear your comments
today. We will move forward. I do
apologize for being clear and succinct
in my care for the agenda as presented.
thank you very much. Now we are moving
on. We have one proclamation to issue,
recognizing may 2025 as asian american
and pacific islander heritage. Before I
ask for the motion to approve the
proclamation I would like to welcome
commissioner rhonda fields to the dais
thank you very much for racing to get
here from your event. We appreciate it.
is there a motion to approve the
proclamation?
>> madam chair, commissioner campbell,
I move we approve the proclamation
establishing and recognizing may 2025
as asian american and pacific islander
heritage month. I will second that
motion
>> it has been made to approve the
proclamation by commissioner campbell,
properly seconded by commissioner
baker. All in favor? I will read the
proclamation. A proclamation
establishing may 2025 as asian american
and pacific islander heritage month.
whereas the united states recognizes
may as asian american and pacific
islander heritage month celebrating the
extraordinary contributions rich
cultural heritage and diverse
traditions of americans and of asian
and pacific islander descent. Whereas
asian-americans and pacific islanders
represent more than 30 countries and
ethnic groups speaking over 100
languages have strengthened our nation
through their achievements in art
science business medicine education
government and military service.
whereas president jimmy carter chose
made because it commemorates the
immigration of the first japanese
citizen [indiscernible] to the united
states on may 7, 1843 and is also the
anniversary of the may 10, 1869
completion of the first
transcontinental railroad built with
the backbreaking labor of nearly 20,000
chinese immigrants. Whereas in
celebrating the aapi communities we
must also recognize the discrimination
exclusion outright violence they
continue to face to this day.
throughout our history aapi have been
the target of violence t efforts to at
the federal state and local level and
whereas we honor the courage and
resilience of aapi communities who have
overcome prejudice anniversary
throughout our history and in a time
when many are trying to erase the more
troublesome aspects of the american
story and by disregarding or ignoring
transgressions of our past, we are at
risk of repeating them. Whereas 20
million asian-americans and pacific
islanders live in the united states and
continue, to enrich our national fabric
to their vibrant cultural traditions
entrepreneurial spirit innovative
leadership and dedication to public
service. Now therefore the arapahoe
county board of county commissioners
proclaim may 2025 as the asian american
and pacific islander heritage month and
call upon all residents to celebrate
the immeasurable contributions of the
aapi communities to learn about their
histories and commit to the principles
of inclusion understanding and respect
for all people.
>> thank you very much thank you
commissioner fields
>> are there commissioner comments on
the proclamation?
>> commissioner campbell
>> I wanted to note that I am very
proud to have the highest concentration
of south asian americans in my
district, in the state. I think you can
see through the vibrant contributions
they made, the beautiful holy festival
we have, and I wanted to recognize our
living history and arapahoe county, pk
kaiser is our first aapi elected
official countywide, our assessor, has
done incredible work in that role and
has brought a perspective and brought a
community to the table that did not
previously have representation at the
county level. Just wanted to
acknowledge that, shout out to my
amazing constituents for making
district 2 the best district and very
happy and excited to be welcomed into
that community and celebrate with them
in various ways. That's all thank you
madam chair
>> thank you commissioner campbell. Any
other comments on asian-pacific
heritage month? I have a comment. I
want to reiterate what was in the
proclamation, so much of what is good
about infrastructure in the country is
because of the chinese people who built
the railroad. That is a very important
aspect to me, and to all of the
residents of arapahoe county regardless
of their station or ethnicity or
religion, they are welcome here. I am
proud to offer the proclamation
establishing may 2025 as asian american
pacific islander heritage month. If we
have no other comments, we will take a
moment to memorialize this with a
photo. Let's head back and get a
picture.
>> deputy hamilton?
>>[photos]
>> we are back. We took our quick photo
to memorialize the proclamation. We
have seven items on the consent agenda.
does anyone wish to remove an item? I
see none. I will entertain a motion to
approve the consent agenda. Madam chair
I make a motion to approve the items on
the consent agenda, second. Moved and
properly seconded by commissioner baker
and commissioner campbell to approve
the consent agenda as written. All in
favor? Great. I'm going to ask at this
anyway, any abstentions or objections?
we have no general business items
before us today so we moved to the next
item which is commissioner comments,
our opportunity for the commissioners
to make remarks about what they are
doing, issues of importance
remembrances thank yous. Do we have any
commissioner comments?
>> thank you very much we appreciate
it. With that being no commissioner
comments, the meeting for may 2027 2025
arapahoe county board of commissioners
is adjourned.