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I wanted to read a statement
from the town of Firestone,

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as there's been quite
a bit of social media

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put out in the last few days.

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And so I want to
read the comment

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And this comment is as follows.

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The town of Firestone
believes that it is not

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productive to conduct the
central Weld County Water

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District building conversation
on social media with videos

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or letters to the
editor We believe

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the importance of this
issue to both agencies

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requires a serious and
thoughtful approach The town

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of Firestone is remitting
payment to the central Weld

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County Water district,
consistent with the terms of the

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current 1974 water agreement.

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That is the end of that
statement moving forward,

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Becky Duckworth
thank you Thank you.

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You Mr. Thank you, Jack.

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And Colorado.

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My first question to you
tonight is one that I've been

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asking since April, the 16th.

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It is in regard to option B, the
sample transparent water bill

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that was contained in Julie's
presentation that evening I just

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provided you with a copy Why
do we residents pay the town?

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$99.97 for 18,680
gallons of water?

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That is provided by Central Weld
according to the sample bill We

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also pay the town
another $66, which

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is shown in the in these
amounts here circled in red.

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We pay them another $66,
which is shown as central

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wells cost for
providing those 18,680

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gallons of water to the town.

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Mayor Cognac.

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You approached me
after that meeting

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and stated you would try
to get me that answer.

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The answer has never appeared.

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The town is double dipping.

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The residents, according to
the option B information.

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Do you understand why that is ?

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Earlier today I
emailed each of you

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the guest opinion
in the town's call.

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If you recall, it is in
regard to the situation,

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the town manager has created by
not paying the town's water bill

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to Central Weld I find it
interesting that the town

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manager had instructed
staff to pay a lesser

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amount than was billed.

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Best Inter Weld for
two billing cycles.

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but did not notify or self
the board until the April 16th

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Special Border Trustee meeting.

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I am under the impression
that the town manager is

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not allowed to spend
more than $50,000

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without the board approval.

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So my question for you is
how could he have authorized

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approximately $100,000
of debt for those

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two buildings cycles without
the board's knowledge

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and/or approval?

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What penalties would be assessed
to a resident if the resident

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decided to pay only
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bill for three billing cycles ?

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My last comment is in
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I have asked the mayor,
which is where is Sean from?

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P three.

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There have been no updates on
Central Park since January 15th,

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at which time it was stated
he would be giving us monthly

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updates on tonight's agenda
resolution 2564 is asking

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for approval for
another for $52,490,

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with Port Points Consulting for
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pertaining to central park.

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The feasibility study for Sean's
p three company is $380,000.

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To my knowledge,
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seen by the board, much
less the public So what

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is going on with Central Park?

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Is this the board's idea of
transparency with the residents?

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Any information that
any of you would

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be willing to share
regarding these things

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would be appreciated Thank you.

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Thank you for your
comments Amber

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Kaufman Amber Kaufman 4319.

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Falcon Point Court loveland,
Colorado I'm Amber kaufman,

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district manager of Little
Thompson Water District.

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I appreciate the opportunity
to talk to you today

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I'm here on behalf of little
Thompson Water District

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and my board of
directors to clarify

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the recent misunderstandings
about little Thompson's

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current and future water
service for Barefoot Lakes

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My goal is to ensure a solid
future for the community.

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We both serve and to
reiterate our desire

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for a transparency with the
residents of Barefoot lakes.

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First and most importantly I
want to make it clear that there

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is no risk to the
current water service

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provided to Barefoot lakes as
a Title 32 special district.

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It does not only our legal
obligation but also our passion

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and privilege to provide water
service to all our customers

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within our boundaries, including
the Barefoot Lakes community,

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suggesting otherwise
by any legal body

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is not only inaccurate, it
creates unnecessary concern

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for both our residents.

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It is irresponsible for
firestone representatives,

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either elected or employed,
to suggest or make

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misstatements or assumptions
in public venues about water

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service by another provider
whose details Firestone is not

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privy to It only creates more
distrust for governmental bodies

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who are tasked with transparency
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Little Thompson's
goal is to provide

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clear direct communication to
ensure our customers understand

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that their dollars
are spent wisely

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and our water resource
is are used responsibly.

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For a water secure
future, we are committed

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to working with our partners
to find solutions to issues

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on a mutually beneficial way
Barefoot Lakes did dedicate

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an adequate water supply for
service to the development

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that water supply, as
the town mentioned,

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included Wendy Gap
water, which is available

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for re-use That re-use was
part of the original planning

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by Little Thompson and the
developer of Barefoot Lakes.

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The proposed reuse relied on
little Thompson's exchange

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decree along the St Vrain
River to support irrigation

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and the development and to
supply water to a small water

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treatment plant in
Barefoot The plan for Reuse

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was the impetus for Little
Thompson to join Firestone.

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Frederick Dickey Snowe
and Central Weld County

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water District in 2015
to jointly participate

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in a study for water rights and
water quality for a future water

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plant. it was because
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that little Thompson worked
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the safe rainwater authority.

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We have served Barefoot Lakes
reliably since the First tap was

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issued in 2016 using water right
Static added by Barefoot Lakes

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and treated at Carter
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We will continue to work to
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of the water supply
dedicated for the benefit

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of Barefoot Lakes is made
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customers.

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Now and in the future
Once again, there

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is no immediate threat
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but Little Thompson must make
decisions about infrastructure

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and treatment capacity now
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can be supplied at
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Thank you for your time.

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Little Thompson
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to find cost effective solutions
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capacity for the benefit of
all Barefoot Lakes residents

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Thank you for your comments
and for so Stan Linker i.

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Stan linker 721 Howard
Street Brush, Colorado.

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I am the district manager
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District And I
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with a little bit of history.

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In 1965, our district was formed
by a very brave group of farmers

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out by courtesy Colorado In
1968, the town of Firestone

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approached the same
group to ask if they

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would be willing to serve them.

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We welcome the opportunity to
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and our agreement was signed.

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For 57 years, we've been
a dependable partner,

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delivering high quality water
a very affordable rates.

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Our partnership is smooth
up until around 2018,

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when things changed.

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The town became confrontational,
adversarial and incredibly

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difficult to work with.

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Which brings me here today
Despite paying your bill

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the same way for
the past 15 years,

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there's been a recent
misunderstanding from the town

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about how billing is
calculated Your account

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is now three months past due
with a balance of $155,341.34.

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We have responded to
Mr. Krieger's questions

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and provided appropriate
documentation in numerous times

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without resolution to clarify.

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We calculate billing based
on the monthly minimum charge

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plus the monthly volume charge
for water use this structure was

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adopted by our board
in September of 2009,

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and you were properly
notified via a letter

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explaining it would take
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This marked a formal
shift in billing practices

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and was within the scope of
our existing contract Our 1974

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agreement, along with
a special district law,

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allows for rates to be adjusted.

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It states.

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And I quote, The district
will treat and deliver water

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to the town for the
prices established

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by the water rate schedule.

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In effect, as established from
time to time by the district.

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Therefore, there is no
need for an amendment

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or addendum then or now.

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Let me repeat therefore there
is no need for an amendment

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or addendum then or
now Since January 2010,

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the town has been
making payments, showing

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clear acceptance
of the structure

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by your conduct and
performance Why is

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the town questioning this now?

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Why have you
deliberately decided not

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to pay a portion of your bill?

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Are you continuing to build your
community And for why not paying

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the district water
is a utility with set

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rates determined annually
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rate studies.

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We evaluate current and future
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fair and aligned with costs.

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Delivering a reliable
service in a letter to Mr.

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Krieger on April 29th, 2025, we
reiterated that your rates are

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among the lowest in
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your base rate alone is
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Our policy for all
customers is that payment

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are due in full and on time
to maintain service Partial

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payments or negotiating
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after water is delivered
is not acceptable To say

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this has been disruptive for the
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We are disappointed that our
long standing partnership has

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drastically changed I'm asking
you to bring your account

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current immediately to
avoid disruption of service

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to the residents of Firestone
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And in reference to
the opening statement,

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the district had decided
that if we can't get board

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and management to
listen to us, maybe

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you will listen to the public.

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Thank you Thank you for
your comments Yes, sir.

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Anybody else in the room
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All right.

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Moving on Moving on to
consent agenda We have item

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approval of May 14th, 2025.

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Board of Trustees
regular meeting minutes

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item B resolution 25 dash six
three, A resolution of the Board

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of Trustees of the
Town of firestone,

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Colorado, approving
a change order.

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Number one, to the
20 2025 agreement

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for professional services sES
with RV planning for the town

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of Firestone downtown
development Authority

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formation project Do I
have a motion for approval?

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Motion Approve Second roll call,
please Mayor Pro Tem minutes.

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Yes Trustee Morton.

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Yes.

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Trustee doherty.

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Yes.

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Trustee.

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Hold them.

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Yes All right.

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Motion passes Moving on
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Audit presentation Good
evening, Mayor Board

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of Trustees Jessica Clayton
here finance director

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and I'm going to let Abby take
over Abby Irvine from Haney

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and Associates is here.

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They're the ones that
conducted the audit.

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Once she's finished, Chris and
I are also in the audience.

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If you guys have any questions
Thank you You got up here?

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Yeah.

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Thank you Good evening Mayor.

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Board of Trustees and
thanks for having me.

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My name's Abby Irvine
with Haining Company CPAs.

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I'm here to go over the
annual financial audit.

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Presentation and happy to answer
any questions regarding that.

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At the end So just
a quick agenda.

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We'll go over, I'll
introduce myself

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and then the audit partner
who unfortunately, wasn't

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able to make it tonight, go
through just standard audit

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procedures that we
performed to be able to do

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the audit, the financial
audit for the town this year,

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go through some
highlights Let's go

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through our standard
communications.

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I'll go through a couple
of the audit adjustments.

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And then some new
accounting standards

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that are coming on board.

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And then Q&A at the end.

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Just a quick introduction.

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I'm abby Irvine.

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I was the audit manager
this year for the audit.

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I've been the audit manager
for the last Three years

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for the town's audit.

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Christine MacLeod is the audit
partner There's our contact

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information that
is made available,

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and we're engaged by the town.

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We're independent auditors
and engaged by the board

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And so you always
have access to us.

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If there's ever any questions
Just a quick overview

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of audit procedures.

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So the audit process is there's
quite a few steps for us

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to be able to get here today.

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So it starts with our audit
planning, which really starts

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back in November or
December when we start

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getting ready to be able
to to get here today

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with a final results.

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And we do.

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Come on site for a couple
of days in that time frame.

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And then we also perform the
audit on site this year in April

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So that was wrapped up as about
the middle of April And we were.

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And we gave a presentation
to the Finance

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Committee or discussion with
the Finance Committee last week.

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And here to just go over the
results with the board today

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part of the audit process
as we go through our process

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of understanding
policies procedures,

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kind of processes of
the town to help us

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plan our audit procedures
that we're going to perform.

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We take a risk based
approach when it comes

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to a financial statement audit.

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So what that means is we
identify higher risk areas

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from our perspective as
auditors to determine

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what audit procedures
that we're going to do.

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And we're looking at risk
from a purview of misstatement

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to the financial statements.

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So areas that we feel like
could be subject to error

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or miscalculation
And we're going

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to dig into those a
little bit deeper from our

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for our processes as we
don't test everything,

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we use a sampling approach.

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And so we look at a sample
of transactions across all

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the various funds and areas
of the town from that,

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once we're completed
with our audit procedures

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and we then go and
review the report, which

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you have a copy of today and
then we issue our audit opinion

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So ultimately, all
this work that we do

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comes down to issuing
the audit opinion which

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is in the first couple
of pages in the report

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As far as status
of the audit goes.

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So we have issued a clean
or an unmodified opinion

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on the financial
statements as the 2024

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financial statements that audit
opinion was dated may 23rd.

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Just overview of
what that covers.

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So we do look at all
the funds of the town

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So those are broken into
various Kattegat areas.

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The governmental activities
the business type activities

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or your enterprise funds Each
major fund non-major funds,

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and then the St Brain
Water Authority,

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even though that's
a separate entity

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it is included in the audit of
the town's financial statements

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So we're required we have
to follow audit standards

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and accounting
standards So our audit

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is, is performed in
accordance with generally

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accepted auditing standards.

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So we're required to be
independent of the town

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in order to be able
to perform the audit

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and provide an opinion on
the financial statements

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and the objective of a
financial statement audit

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is to provide reasonable
or not absolute assurance

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about whether financial
statements are presented, are

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free from material
misstatement by obtaining

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appropriate and sufficient
audit evidence to provide

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a basis for our opinions So
again, we're looking for just

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make sure financial statements
and the note disclosures are

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materially correct
from our perspective

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So I'll just go over a couple
financial statement highlights.

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And so this is just
graphically demonstrating what

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the various financial statements
that are included in the

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in the financials, in the in
the report show and so first,

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we start with the
statement of net position.

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So essentially, this covers
all of the towns funds

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both governmental
funds and enterprise

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funds, all of the assets,
liabilities and net position.

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And so you can
see from the graph

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here that the
total assets, which

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is the large half of
the circle on the left

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totaled around 313
million for everything.

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So that's a large component of
the statement of net position.

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Up top is total liabilities
And so that's going

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to include long term debt.

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And then any sort of other
liabilities, standard accruals.

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And then the difference or
the residual between those two

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is going to be the net
position which was approximate.

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And these are all round numbers
rounded approximately 231,000.

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And so the graph on the
right just breaks down,

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not position a little
bit further There's

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various components of
that, the net investment

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and capital assets
essentially represents

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how much of the
town's net position

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is tied up in capital
assets, less the related debt

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There's a portion
of net position

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that's restricted either
legally or contractually

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leave for various reasons
or various commitments

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that the town has
And then there's

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a portion that's unrestricted
So that's that purple kind

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of pie slice that's out.

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Let's cut off.

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So that was around of the
total 231 million, 4048 million

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was considered unrestricted
on unrestricted

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essentially is is
available resources

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for future future obligations
or future projects.

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There's a next is the
government wide statement

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of revenue expenditures as
in change in net position.

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So again, this is just a
highlight of the revenue

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So revenues broken out
into various categories.

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There's general, which includes
taxes charges for services

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A lot of that's going to be
what your enterprise funds are

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collecting water charges,
things like that grants,

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and contributions,
which is a smaller

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piece and then the
offsetting program expenses.

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So the residual of those
for 2024 was 21 million.

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So that did increase.

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And this is, again
rounded but that

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did increase your net
position, which I showed

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on the previous graphs graph.

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So revenues exceeded
expenditures by that amount

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There's another set of
financial statements

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in the report that covers
just the government funds.

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And so I guess going
back to these sets

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of financial statements, the
government why those are again,

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including all the
funds, but those have

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a different accounting focus.

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So those are on
full accrual basis

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similar to how the private
sector is going to report

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their financial results So it
includes all your long term

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assets and liabilities,
whereas governmental funds are

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a little bit different They
don't include long term

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assets and liabilities.

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And so that's why there's
different sets of statements

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included in your report
because they have

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different focuses and
then, of course report

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on different types of funds.

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And so the governmental funds.

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This is just graphically showing
the trend in your balance sheet.

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So assets, liabilities, fees.

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And then fund balances The
residual of those two over time

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So from 22 to 24,
you can see generally

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assets which is the bar
on the left is increasing.

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And then fund balance
is also increasing.

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That's the black bar.

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So not a whole lot of
activity and liabilities

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And that's and that's
pretty standard.

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I mean, those are covering
just your standard day

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to day expenses and accruals
and then assets are primarily

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going to include cash
investments Those are

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the main amounts
that are going to be

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shown on governmental
governmental funds.

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And next is the statement
of revenues expenditures

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and changes in fund
balance related

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to the governmental funds.

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And so this is this is
showing the change over time

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of both revenue expenditures.

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So you can see in
each year presented

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the gray bar, which is revenues
was higher than expenditures.

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And then the difference is
the change in fund balance.

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So again, that that contributes
to fund balance on the balance

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sheet When fund balance
grows, that just provides

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more resources to the town.

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Again, for all available
future projects future spending

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So then there's yet another
set of financials financial

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statements in the report and
that covers business type

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activities So your business
type activities, what's

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going to be your
enterprise funds

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So that's primarily going to
include the water storm water

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and then also the Saint
Brain Water Authority falls

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under that category as
well So these funds,

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the accounting basis is
similar to the government way

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that I showed in the
first set of slides.

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So it's full accrual.

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You've got all your assets and
liabilities, long term assets

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and liabilities and
these sets of statements

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And so you can see
the trends over time

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with regard to the business type
funds for assets liabilities

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and the net position,
not a whole lot of change

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really over the last
couple of years.

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It's been pretty steady.

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There's not been a lot
of activity in liability

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So you can see that
those are going down

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as you make your standard
recurring debt payments, which

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then control leads
to net position,

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increasing for
those funds and then

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finally, the revenue expense
and change in that position

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related to the business
type activities

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or your enterprise funds.

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So these are just for
accounting purposes,

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have a few more categories
when it comes to how it's

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presented its operating
revenues on the left,

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operating expenses next.

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And then capital contributions
and transfer hours

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and then non-operating
expenses which is fairly small,

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and then change in
that position would be

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the very the bar on the right.

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So there was a big
increase in revenue

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last year that was primarily
related to some native water

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credit that was
received and that's

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going to fluctuate every single
year So I wouldn't expect that.

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You know, that was a large year,
there was also some this year

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not as significant And
so that's why you see

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the large increase last year.

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And then a dip
this year Finally,

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just like to point out
some of the key areas

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as you're going
through the report

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and so I didn't listed on here.

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But I always like to mention
the M&A, which is the management

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discussion and analysis
that's written,

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the whole reports
prepared by your staff

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But that is written as
a summary from staff

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on what happened during the
year It's a really good.

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Just a high level
summary of what's

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included in the
financial statements.

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Basically what happened
and why the accounting

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policies start in No.

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One.

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So accounting policies
essentially just go over

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and a little bit more detail
the why from an accounting

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standpoint behind the
numbers that you're

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going to see in those
financial statements

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that I just talked about, the
capital asset footnote, there's

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a lot of activity in this area.

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It's also an area of
audit focus for us

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just because there
is a lot of activity.

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So that is detailed
in one of the notes,

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long term debt, even
though there hasn't

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been a lot of detail or a
lot of activity in that area,

496
00:27:09,788 --> 00:27:12,368
there's a lot of disclosure
when it comes to debt

497
00:27:12,368 --> 00:27:14,498
and what you're
required to repay.

498
00:27:14,498 --> 00:27:16,178
There's also a lot
of disclosure here.

499
00:27:16,178 --> 00:27:17,858
I didn't include it in
here because it's not

500
00:27:17,858 --> 00:27:20,228
really fun to read, but there
is a lot of required disclosure

501
00:27:20,228 --> 00:27:24,339
on the pensions The town is a
participant in two pensions that

502
00:27:24,339 --> 00:27:26,329
are PPA and pair of pension.

503
00:27:26,329 --> 00:27:29,583
So that is actually a
big chunk of the report

504
00:27:29,583 --> 00:27:31,353
And then throughout the report.

505
00:27:31,353 --> 00:27:34,298
There's budgets, actual
schedules for every fund that

506
00:27:34,298 --> 00:27:38,408
has a budget It summarizes
what the budget was original

507
00:27:38,408 --> 00:27:39,938
and if there is any
amendments to that.

508
00:27:39,938 --> 00:27:46,058
And then where the town ended
up in the difference as far

509
00:27:46,058 --> 00:27:49,448
as required audit
communiques And so there

510
00:27:49,448 --> 00:27:51,458
was a new accounting standard.

511
00:27:51,458 --> 00:27:52,538
This year.

512
00:27:52,538 --> 00:27:55,868
It was related to
compensated absences

513
00:27:55,868 --> 00:27:58,148
So compensated
absences is essentially

514
00:27:58,148 --> 00:28:02,134
where you accrue liability
related to employee time

515
00:28:02,134 --> 00:28:06,128
off that's taken
and previously what

516
00:28:06,128 --> 00:28:08,709
what was accounted
for was vacation time.

517
00:28:08,709 --> 00:28:11,978
So that's earned by employees
and is paid out when they

518
00:28:11,978 --> 00:28:14,198
leave under the new standard.

519
00:28:14,198 --> 00:28:18,098
What's changed really is
that other types of earned

520
00:28:18,098 --> 00:28:20,948
employee time off is
now eligible for accrual

521
00:28:20,948 --> 00:28:22,208
in the financial statements.

522
00:28:22,208 --> 00:28:23,978
And so it doesn't change
what the town pays.

523
00:28:23,978 --> 00:28:27,398
It doesn't change the obligation
of ultimately what the town's

524
00:28:27,398 --> 00:28:29,858
going to owe, which is
accelerates the recognition

525
00:28:29,858 --> 00:28:33,788
of that liability once
additional time off

526
00:28:33,788 --> 00:28:36,278
is recognized in the
financial statements.

527
00:28:36,278 --> 00:28:40,568
So for this year, it
was i believe it was

528
00:28:40,568 --> 00:28:43,448
Peter yau is included in that.

529
00:28:43,448 --> 00:28:46,568
And so previously that wasn't
there that it did increase

530
00:28:46,568 --> 00:28:49,148
the liability for
compensated absences

531
00:28:49,148 --> 00:28:51,128
by about $200,000 this year.

532
00:28:51,128 --> 00:28:53,228
So that's a one time jump.

533
00:28:53,228 --> 00:28:55,898
And then this, of course
standard isn't, is

534
00:28:55,898 --> 00:28:57,189
in place going forward.

535
00:28:57,189 --> 00:29:00,788
So that will get
adjusted as each year

536
00:29:00,788 --> 00:29:02,258
that will get looked at again.

537
00:29:02,258 --> 00:29:05,198
And then just it'll
always be factored

538
00:29:05,198 --> 00:29:10,630
in Part of the accounting and
auditing process is that we

539
00:29:10,630 --> 00:29:11,978
look at accounting estimates.

540
00:29:11,978 --> 00:29:14,108
Again, those are
a little bit more

541
00:29:14,108 --> 00:29:16,808
subject to scrutiny just
because they aren't as cut

542
00:29:16,808 --> 00:29:19,658
and dry as some of
the other as receiving

543
00:29:19,658 --> 00:29:21,848
cash and recording in into
your financial statements.

544
00:29:21,848 --> 00:29:24,908
So we look at things
like depreciation

545
00:29:24,908 --> 00:29:26,528
We look at the pension and Opeb.

546
00:29:26,528 --> 00:29:29,108
Opeb stands for other
post-employment benefit

547
00:29:29,108 --> 00:29:31,688
liabilities and so
there is a portion

548
00:29:31,688 --> 00:29:34,508
of the pay for a plan
that includes that So

549
00:29:34,508 --> 00:29:37,538
those those liabilities
are required to be reported

550
00:29:37,538 --> 00:29:38,765
in the financial statements.

551
00:29:38,765 --> 00:29:40,972
Because you're a member
of those two plans.

552
00:29:40,972 --> 00:29:44,018
So you report your
portion of the liabilities

553
00:29:44,018 --> 00:29:45,728
as in your financial
statements, because you're

554
00:29:45,728 --> 00:29:48,008
a member of those two plans.

555
00:29:48,008 --> 00:29:53,156
There are certain estimates
that require You to estimate

556
00:29:53,156 --> 00:29:54,818
what your discount rate is.

557
00:29:54,818 --> 00:29:58,762
And so last year, there was
a new accounting standard

558
00:29:58,762 --> 00:30:01,478
where you it required
governments to start

559
00:30:01,478 --> 00:30:02,918
capitalizing subscription.

560
00:30:02,918 --> 00:30:05,414
I t arrange ments if long term.

561
00:30:05,414 --> 00:30:09,008
I arrangements where you're
making payments under a contract

562
00:30:09,008 --> 00:30:12,638
that relates to
basically software

563
00:30:12,638 --> 00:30:16,000
or other intangible type
agreements over the long term.

564
00:30:16,000 --> 00:30:17,957
Well, you have to add
up those payments.

565
00:30:17,957 --> 00:30:19,862
And then apply a
discount rate to them.

566
00:30:19,862 --> 00:30:21,896
So you have to estimate that.

567
00:30:21,896 --> 00:30:27,098
And then the employee time off
that I just mentioned for PTO.

568
00:30:27,098 --> 00:30:29,948
So essentially what went
into into calculating

569
00:30:29,948 --> 00:30:33,908
that was looking back at
historical employee time

570
00:30:33,908 --> 00:30:37,748
off trends and just coming up
with a determination of what

571
00:30:37,748 --> 00:30:42,848
would be reasonable to
accrue for that liability

572
00:30:42,848 --> 00:30:44,558
The audit went really well.

573
00:30:44,558 --> 00:30:46,238
Again, we're reissuing
we're issuing

574
00:30:46,238 --> 00:30:49,988
a clean, unmodified opinion
on the financial statements

575
00:30:49,988 --> 00:30:55,808
Everyone was very timely in
responding to our requests

576
00:30:55,808 --> 00:30:58,328
So in order to issue
the final opinion,

577
00:30:58,328 --> 00:31:02,108
we did ask for a management
representation letter

578
00:31:02,108 --> 00:31:04,448
to be signed last
week, which was signed.

579
00:31:04,448 --> 00:31:07,178
You have a final copy of the
audit report The audit is

580
00:31:07,178 --> 00:31:10,178
required to be filed with the
state of Colorado by statute,

581
00:31:10,178 --> 00:31:11,934
by July 31st.

582
00:31:11,934 --> 00:31:14,498
So it's completed with
plenty of time to do so.

583
00:31:14,498 --> 00:31:19,358
The town also does participate
in the giveaway certificate

584
00:31:19,358 --> 00:31:22,808
program It's an award
for financial reporting.

585
00:31:22,808 --> 00:31:25,328
If you meet extra
criteria that's set out

586
00:31:25,328 --> 00:31:28,803
by the government,
finance officers associate

587
00:31:28,803 --> 00:31:31,478
And so that's required
to be submitted to them,

588
00:31:31,478 --> 00:31:33,548
I believe, by June 30th.

589
00:31:33,548 --> 00:31:38,438
So both, you know, both
deadlines were well in early

590
00:31:38,438 --> 00:31:42,188
for both of those deadlines With
regard to the audit opinion,

591
00:31:42,188 --> 00:31:45,968
just want to touch on a couple
of things that it doesn't cover.

592
00:31:45,968 --> 00:31:48,414
So the management
discussion analysis portion.

593
00:31:48,414 --> 00:31:51,068
And then the pension
and Opeb schedules

594
00:31:51,068 --> 00:31:53,978
that are for Para and for FCPA.

595
00:31:53,978 --> 00:31:55,958
So our audit opinion
doesn't cover that.

596
00:31:55,958 --> 00:31:57,038
We did as we do.

597
00:31:57,038 --> 00:31:59,738
So look at it, make
sure it makes sense

598
00:31:59,738 --> 00:32:01,208
that it's consistent
with other numbers

599
00:32:01,208 --> 00:32:02,929
within the financial statements.

600
00:32:02,929 --> 00:32:06,218
And then there's a
couple of other schedules

601
00:32:06,218 --> 00:32:06,938
included in there.

602
00:32:06,938 --> 00:32:09,488
So budgets, schedules, budgets,
actual schedules, and then

603
00:32:09,488 --> 00:32:12,218
the local highway
finance report.

604
00:32:12,218 --> 00:32:13,411
So we issue.

605
00:32:13,411 --> 00:32:15,499
And in relation to
opinion regarding that.

606
00:32:15,499 --> 00:32:17,464
So what that means
is that in relation

607
00:32:17,464 --> 00:32:20,048
to the financial
statements, those look,

608
00:32:20,048 --> 00:32:21,488
those are material correct?

609
00:32:21,488 --> 00:32:23,348
So we again reconcile
those numbers

610
00:32:23,348 --> 00:32:27,098
and make sure everything
looks consistent And then

611
00:32:27,098 --> 00:32:29,918
just a couple of items to
note, because these were new

612
00:32:29,918 --> 00:32:31,808
and different one time events.

613
00:32:31,808 --> 00:32:35,744
And again, it goes back to
your pensions If PPA did

614
00:32:35,744 --> 00:32:37,448
have a plan merger this year.

615
00:32:37,448 --> 00:32:41,018
So what that means is
just add the FCPA level.

616
00:32:41,018 --> 00:32:43,219
They merged a couple of
their plans into one.

617
00:32:43,219 --> 00:32:45,396
And so you had a
larger adjustment.

618
00:32:45,396 --> 00:32:48,848
This year as you recognize
your portion of the liability

619
00:32:48,848 --> 00:32:50,333
because of that.

620
00:32:50,333 --> 00:32:53,168
And then para had
a disaffiliation

621
00:32:53,168 --> 00:32:54,643
with a large member.

622
00:32:54,643 --> 00:32:57,578
And so there was some accounting
adjustments that were required

623
00:32:57,578 --> 00:32:59,558
on there side for that.

624
00:32:59,558 --> 00:33:03,038
And so again, there's a
little bit more of an impact

625
00:33:03,038 --> 00:33:06,098
as you record your
liability related to that.

626
00:33:06,098 --> 00:33:08,018
On your financial
statements not significant,

627
00:33:08,018 --> 00:33:10,118
but because it was
mentioned in their reports,

628
00:33:10,118 --> 00:33:15,428
we just want to make sure
that we point that out Then

629
00:33:15,428 --> 00:33:18,038
regarding audit adjustments.

630
00:33:18,038 --> 00:33:21,698
And so last year we had a
comment in the first year

631
00:33:21,698 --> 00:33:27,368
that the town transfer worked
with Ukg for their payroll,

632
00:33:27,368 --> 00:33:28,898
that there was certain
employee benefit

633
00:33:28,898 --> 00:33:31,028
accruals that were not
included in their year

634
00:33:31,028 --> 00:33:33,068
end accrual adjustment.

635
00:33:33,068 --> 00:33:36,128
So that was corrected
this year it was included.

636
00:33:36,128 --> 00:33:38,858
And we just wanted to point
out that that was a comment

637
00:33:38,858 --> 00:33:41,948
last year and was corrected
when we were looking

638
00:33:41,948 --> 00:33:44,918
at the calculation for
compensated absences

639
00:33:44,918 --> 00:33:49,748
The standard does
require certain salary.

640
00:33:49,748 --> 00:33:51,848
We call them salary
related payments, basically

641
00:33:51,848 --> 00:33:56,498
like payroll taxes and other
employer related amounts

642
00:33:56,498 --> 00:33:58,028
be included in that accrual.

643
00:33:58,028 --> 00:34:02,708
But it specifically
says to not include

644
00:34:02,708 --> 00:34:07,718
defined benefit plan match
So the town did include that.

645
00:34:07,718 --> 00:34:10,167
It was a little confusing
reading the standard.

646
00:34:10,167 --> 00:34:11,648
And then trying
to understand it.

647
00:34:11,648 --> 00:34:17,288
So the match was included
and so we talked about it,

648
00:34:17,288 --> 00:34:18,788
decided we'll leave it in there.

649
00:34:18,788 --> 00:34:21,248
It doesn't materially misstate
the financial statements

650
00:34:21,248 --> 00:34:23,453
to have it in there.

651
00:34:23,453 --> 00:34:27,218
It's increasing the
liability So next year

652
00:34:27,218 --> 00:34:28,885
that was that will be excluded.

653
00:34:28,885 --> 00:34:32,108
But again, we don't feel like
that that materially misstated

654
00:34:32,108 --> 00:34:33,278
the financial statements.

655
00:34:33,278 --> 00:34:36,759
And so we were comfortable
all by not removing it.

656
00:34:36,759 --> 00:34:39,188
It was it had an
impact of less than 1%

657
00:34:39,188 --> 00:34:42,998
when it comes to
overall liable parties

658
00:34:42,998 --> 00:34:49,574
And then these this comment,
neither one of these items I

659
00:34:49,574 --> 00:34:51,518
guess the other one that
one was from last year.

660
00:34:51,518 --> 00:34:57,128
But on no material misstatements
We do look and any time

661
00:34:57,128 --> 00:34:58,658
we have any kind
of audit adjustment

662
00:34:58,658 --> 00:35:01,298
we assess those whether
or not there should

663
00:35:01,298 --> 00:35:04,358
be any sort of material weakness
or a significant deficiency

664
00:35:04,358 --> 00:35:05,348
over internal control.

665
00:35:05,348 --> 00:35:08,018
We do not audit internal control
but we do look at controls

666
00:35:08,018 --> 00:35:10,058
on a high level None.

667
00:35:10,058 --> 00:35:12,698
There was nothing that
came to our attention

668
00:35:12,698 --> 00:35:14,918
that would cause us
to have either one

669
00:35:14,918 --> 00:35:15,848
of those in our reports.

670
00:35:15,848 --> 00:35:18,428
So i just want to
point that out as well.

671
00:35:18,428 --> 00:35:22,718
So there's a couple other
So uncorrected misstatements

672
00:35:22,718 --> 00:35:26,134
means we found something and it
didn't it didn't get changed.

673
00:35:26,134 --> 00:35:28,495
And we were comfortable
leaving it in there.

674
00:35:28,495 --> 00:35:30,562
And then corrected means we've
there was something found.

675
00:35:30,562 --> 00:35:35,558
And then it did get adjusted
So there was a property tax

676
00:35:35,558 --> 00:35:39,038
receivable and then related
deferred revenue item

677
00:35:39,038 --> 00:35:44,498
for 172,000, truing it up to
your 2024 assessed ment's that

678
00:35:44,498 --> 00:35:46,298
are collected at in 2025.

679
00:35:46,298 --> 00:35:49,928
This essentially just goes on
your balance sheet It doesn't

680
00:35:49,928 --> 00:35:53,258
affect any sort of net income.

681
00:35:53,258 --> 00:35:57,068
So it was less than
1% of total assets

682
00:35:57,068 --> 00:36:00,458
and a small percentage
of liabilities

683
00:36:00,458 --> 00:36:02,618
And then there was
a billing error

684
00:36:02,618 --> 00:36:04,808
that the town actually
identified through its control

685
00:36:04,808 --> 00:36:07,658
process in the water funds.

686
00:36:07,658 --> 00:36:08,558
It was corrected.

687
00:36:08,558 --> 00:36:10,148
It was discovered on January 25.

688
00:36:10,148 --> 00:36:11,768
It was corrected.

689
00:36:11,768 --> 00:36:14,408
It just it pertained to 2024.

690
00:36:14,408 --> 00:36:17,888
So we recommended that it
get adjusted in 2024 rather

691
00:36:17,888 --> 00:36:24,458
than 2025, just to make sure it
was reported in the right period

692
00:36:24,458 --> 00:36:27,728
And then finally, so this was
the last year that the Arpa

693
00:36:27,728 --> 00:36:31,028
funds were required.

694
00:36:31,028 --> 00:36:34,388
Well, they're required to all
be spent by the end of 2026.

695
00:36:34,388 --> 00:36:37,689
So the remain Arpa funds
were spent by the town.

696
00:36:37,689 --> 00:36:40,028
So those are federal dollars.

697
00:36:40,028 --> 00:36:43,444
When you have federal
dollars that exceed $750,000.

698
00:36:43,444 --> 00:36:47,828
And it's federal expenditures
that exceed $750,000,

699
00:36:47,828 --> 00:36:51,608
you're required to either have a
single audit which is a special

700
00:36:51,608 --> 00:36:55,208
type of audit or Treasury
came out with this alternative

701
00:36:55,208 --> 00:36:59,288
compliance examination And when
you have arpa funds that are

702
00:36:59,288 --> 00:37:02,348
raising you over that
threshold of $750,000,

703
00:37:02,348 --> 00:37:05,426
so that's essentially what
brought the town over.

704
00:37:05,426 --> 00:37:07,148
So this is the last year.

705
00:37:07,148 --> 00:37:10,868
We'll be doing the alternative
compliance exam for the Arpa

706
00:37:10,868 --> 00:37:14,768
funds that there's no
was no findings from that

707
00:37:14,768 --> 00:37:16,358
that all looked clean and good.

708
00:37:16,358 --> 00:37:19,118
I just want to that's not
included in the in the audit

709
00:37:19,118 --> 00:37:22,778
report But just want to mention
that we did do those procedures

710
00:37:22,778 --> 00:37:26,168
and we'll be issuing a separate
examination report related

711
00:37:26,168 --> 00:37:28,928
to those dollars
It's basically like

712
00:37:28,928 --> 00:37:30,698
a watered down single audit.

713
00:37:30,698 --> 00:37:35,168
So it's oh, it's less work
less cost to the town.

714
00:37:35,168 --> 00:37:39,068
And allowed by Treasury only
with regard to those funds.

715
00:37:39,068 --> 00:37:42,638
So in the future, if there
were federal expenditures

716
00:37:42,638 --> 00:37:44,768
over the threshold, which
the threshold is increasing

717
00:37:44,768 --> 00:37:49,628
to $1 million next year unless
the government comes out

718
00:37:49,628 --> 00:37:51,938
with some other alternative
then the town would be

719
00:37:51,938 --> 00:37:53,201
required to get a single audit.

720
00:37:53,201 --> 00:37:56,588
And a single audit essentially
is just a more detailed audit

721
00:37:56,588 --> 00:37:59,228
into your federal spending
or your federal grant

722
00:37:59,228 --> 00:38:03,578
expenditures Controls
compliance over the grants,

723
00:38:03,578 --> 00:38:05,828
things like that.

724
00:38:05,828 --> 00:38:08,018
Finally, we just always
want to talk about upcoming

725
00:38:08,018 --> 00:38:09,542
King Gadsby pronouncements.

726
00:38:09,542 --> 00:38:12,259
So the town is a
government entity.

727
00:38:12,259 --> 00:38:15,428
You're required you're required
to follow government accounting

728
00:38:15,428 --> 00:38:19,028
standard is the ones
that are coming up

729
00:38:19,028 --> 00:38:23,966
aren't super significant So
there's statement number 1 or 2,

730
00:38:23,966 --> 00:38:25,928
which will be in
effect next year.

731
00:38:25,928 --> 00:38:29,918
It's goes into more detail
on certain risk disclosures

732
00:38:29,918 --> 00:38:33,308
And so if there's a certain
concentration or constraint

733
00:38:33,308 --> 00:38:35,888
related to a government
or reporting unit,

734
00:38:35,888 --> 00:38:41,258
then those would be required
to be disclosed in more detail.

735
00:38:41,258 --> 00:38:45,098
They are making some changes to
the financial reporting model

736
00:38:45,098 --> 00:38:46,898
They call it improvements.

737
00:38:46,898 --> 00:38:49,778
It's just meant to
be more transparent.

738
00:38:49,778 --> 00:38:53,438
So this will affect
more of the Mdna

739
00:38:53,438 --> 00:38:56,768
Some of the presentation
on the statements as well

740
00:38:56,768 --> 00:39:01,478
as the budgets schedules will
have additional commentary

741
00:39:01,478 --> 00:39:03,639
regarding the budget.

742
00:39:03,639 --> 00:39:04,918
The original budget amount.

743
00:39:04,918 --> 00:39:07,029
And then any sort of
variance as to the budget.

744
00:39:07,029 --> 00:39:08,948
So there will be
additional commentary.

745
00:39:08,948 --> 00:39:11,018
So that's coming down
in a couple of years

746
00:39:11,018 --> 00:39:15,458
and then expand a disclosures
over certain capital assets.

747
00:39:15,458 --> 00:39:18,308
So you're already required to
provide information on capital

748
00:39:18,308 --> 00:39:23,228
assets And so they're just going
to expand and a little bit more

749
00:39:23,228 --> 00:39:23,978
on those.

750
00:39:23,978 --> 00:39:26,048
And that mostly
affects disclosure

751
00:39:26,048 --> 00:39:29,768
not necessarily reporting all
of these affect disclosure.

752
00:39:29,768 --> 00:39:31,850
So what that means is that
they'll just be more notes

753
00:39:31,850 --> 00:39:33,368
than the financial statements.

754
00:39:33,368 --> 00:39:36,168
You don't have to
change your accounting.

755
00:39:36,168 --> 00:39:36,668
All right.

756
00:39:36,668 --> 00:39:40,148
Well, with that I definitely
want to thank everyone and thank

757
00:39:40,148 --> 00:39:43,268
the staff for having us here.

758
00:39:43,268 --> 00:39:45,698
And happy to answer
any questions.

759
00:39:45,698 --> 00:39:51,128
Thank you Trustees,
any questions Dougherty

760
00:39:51,128 --> 00:39:52,118
Thanks very much for that.

761
00:39:52,118 --> 00:40:00,038
That was that was great Just one
question on the 500 550,000 ish

762
00:40:00,038 --> 00:40:04,467
adjustment the water
billing issue What

763
00:40:04,467 --> 00:40:07,418
was the nature of that issue?

764
00:40:07,418 --> 00:40:09,004
Do you remember ?

765
00:40:09,004 --> 00:40:09,895
OK.

766
00:40:09,895 --> 00:40:12,879
I and staff will give you
a little bit more detail

767
00:40:12,879 --> 00:40:17,078
on that Mayor trustees
Chris Morrison,

768
00:40:17,078 --> 00:40:20,318
Accounting Division Manager
That was an over billing.

769
00:40:20,318 --> 00:40:22,971
There was a read error on it.

770
00:40:22,971 --> 00:40:26,828
And it was caught and corrected
and we just didn't adjust it

771
00:40:26,828 --> 00:40:31,148
in the right time frame and over
billing to the read that came

772
00:40:31,148 --> 00:40:35,318
in was incorrect when they went
out and rechecked the read,

773
00:40:35,318 --> 00:40:39,398
they found out it was a lower
than what it should have been.

774
00:40:39,398 --> 00:40:41,235
So they put it in correctly.

775
00:40:41,235 --> 00:40:42,767
So that they were
billed properly.

776
00:40:42,767 --> 00:40:43,317
OK.

777
00:40:43,317 --> 00:40:45,968
And so who was the
so so people got

778
00:40:45,968 --> 00:40:48,758
bills bigger than they should
have is it did not go out.

779
00:40:48,758 --> 00:40:49,678
We caught it.

780
00:40:49,678 --> 00:40:50,498
We went out.

781
00:40:50,498 --> 00:40:54,188
We have processes where
we look at bills that

782
00:40:54,188 --> 00:40:55,808
are over certain threshold.

783
00:40:55,808 --> 00:40:58,688
And if they follow within
that category, we look at them

784
00:40:58,688 --> 00:41:01,808
and make sure that it's
correct before we send it out.

785
00:41:01,808 --> 00:41:06,038
So we make sure billing
is proper It's great.

786
00:41:06,038 --> 00:41:07,898
Thank you.

787
00:41:07,898 --> 00:41:13,461
Good It just proves that the
process works Thanks, Chris.

788
00:41:13,461 --> 00:41:14,671
The other questions.

789
00:41:14,671 --> 00:41:18,353
I and it was just one
customer, just One customer

790
00:41:18,353 --> 00:41:20,988
doesn't do Thank you very much.

791
00:41:20,988 --> 00:41:21,488
Awesome.

792
00:41:21,488 --> 00:41:21,788
All right.

793
00:41:21,788 --> 00:41:22,598
Well, that was easy.

794
00:41:22,598 --> 00:41:23,468
Appreciate it.

795
00:41:23,468 --> 00:41:26,599
All right.

796
00:41:26,599 --> 00:41:27,368
Yeah Yeah.

797
00:41:27,368 --> 00:41:28,478
All right.

798
00:41:28,478 --> 00:41:32,558
We'll move on to discussion
action items item Resolute

799
00:41:32,558 --> 00:41:36,908
and 20 5-5 to a resolution
to the board of trustees

800
00:41:36,908 --> 00:41:38,948
of the town of
Firestone, Colorado,

801
00:41:38,948 --> 00:41:42,308
approving construction contract
between the town of Firestone

802
00:41:42,308 --> 00:41:44,918
and A-1 Chip seal
pertaining to street

803
00:41:44,918 --> 00:41:53,588
resurfacing Nathan
George takeaway or A.J.

804
00:41:53,588 --> 00:41:54,488
do you want to start.

805
00:41:54,488 --> 00:41:56,528
Do you want to make a motion?

806
00:41:56,528 --> 00:41:57,968
Oh, yes, yes.

807
00:41:57,968 --> 00:41:59,018
Motion to approve this.

808
00:41:59,018 --> 00:41:59,618
Thank you.

809
00:41:59,618 --> 00:42:01,835
So moved.

810
00:42:01,835 --> 00:42:04,672
So Second, the mayor.

811
00:42:04,672 --> 00:42:08,708
Good evening, Trustees I'm
Nate Hays, this town engineer

812
00:42:08,708 --> 00:42:12,488
along with George Hubert, the
operations manager with town

813
00:42:12,488 --> 00:42:14,480
Again, this is a construction
contract between the town

814
00:42:14,480 --> 00:42:17,798
of Firestone A-1 Chip Seal
pertaining to the street

815
00:42:17,798 --> 00:42:21,428
maintenance resurfacing project
Road resurfacing projects

816
00:42:21,428 --> 00:42:24,548
are essential for maintaining
road infrastructure They restore

817
00:42:24,548 --> 00:42:26,138
the structural integrity
and the service

818
00:42:26,138 --> 00:42:28,208
quality of the road over time.

819
00:42:28,208 --> 00:42:31,628
Traffic, whether other
environmental factors will

820
00:42:31,628 --> 00:42:34,718
deteriorate the road
and the entire content

821
00:42:34,718 --> 00:42:36,848
of these resurfacing
projects are

822
00:42:36,848 --> 00:42:40,958
to extend the lifespan of the
roadway as far into the future

823
00:42:40,958 --> 00:42:47,438
as we can most economical way
possible The resurfacing project

824
00:42:47,438 --> 00:42:49,268
and this one
specific to Chip Seal

825
00:42:49,268 --> 00:42:52,898
is a preventative maintenance
cheap and effective.

826
00:42:52,898 --> 00:42:54,922
Again, there's some
overlap with our next item

827
00:42:54,922 --> 00:42:56,980
as well, so I'll combine
some of the details,

828
00:42:56,980 --> 00:42:58,988
and then speak more
on the next item.

829
00:42:58,988 --> 00:43:02,498
But for every $1
of chip seal, it

830
00:43:02,498 --> 00:43:07,088
covers about 5x to ten x in an
overlay, which is our next item.

831
00:43:07,088 --> 00:43:10,358
So again, it's it's a very
effective tool that again,

832
00:43:10,358 --> 00:43:14,798
stretches the town's dollars
in a very effective way

833
00:43:14,798 --> 00:43:16,928
This project scope,
again, it's chip sealing

834
00:43:16,928 --> 00:43:19,598
of arterial and collector
streets including

835
00:43:19,598 --> 00:43:20,858
the preparation
of road surfacing

836
00:43:20,858 --> 00:43:22,928
patching service treatment,
fog, seal striping

837
00:43:22,928 --> 00:43:24,851
and restoration as needed.

838
00:43:24,851 --> 00:43:30,548
There are five locations for
the chip seal on Sable Avenue

839
00:43:30,548 --> 00:43:33,878
essentially from the frontage
road to frontier street,

840
00:43:33,878 --> 00:43:37,748
Birch Avenue various
locations, Frontier Avenue,

841
00:43:37,748 --> 00:43:42,428
Colorado Boulevard
and Pine Cone Avenue

842
00:43:42,428 --> 00:43:50,989
The contract is for a not to
exceed amount of $977,277.15.

843
00:43:50,989 --> 00:43:53,708
It's staff recommends
approval of this contract,

844
00:43:53,708 --> 00:43:56,083
and we're happy to
answer any questions.

845
00:43:56,083 --> 00:44:01,238
OK Any questions from
trustees comments.

846
00:44:01,238 --> 00:44:07,878
Roll call, please
Trustee Holcomb Yes.

847
00:44:07,878 --> 00:44:08,378
Trustee.

848
00:44:08,378 --> 00:44:09,008
Doughty.

849
00:44:09,008 --> 00:44:10,518
Yes Mayor Pro Tem Minutes.

850
00:44:10,518 --> 00:44:11,018
Yes.

851
00:44:11,018 --> 00:44:11,828
Trustee Morton.

852
00:44:11,828 --> 00:44:12,908
Yes.

853
00:44:12,908 --> 00:44:14,978
Motion passes.

854
00:44:14,978 --> 00:44:21,865
Moving on to item
B resolution 25.

855
00:44:21,865 --> 00:44:25,478
DoorDash 53A resolu of the
Board of trustees of the town

856
00:44:25,478 --> 00:44:29,588
of Firestone, Colorado approving
a construction contract between

857
00:44:29,588 --> 00:44:32,078
the town of firestone and
A-1 Gypsy, or pertaining

858
00:44:32,078 --> 00:44:34,268
to street mill and overlay.

859
00:44:34,268 --> 00:44:40,188
Do I have a motion Some of
our motion to approve Second.

860
00:44:40,188 --> 00:44:40,688
All right.

861
00:44:40,688 --> 00:44:41,188
I did.

862
00:44:41,188 --> 00:44:43,928
Mayor Excuse again.

863
00:44:43,928 --> 00:44:46,418
This is another
resurfacing project

864
00:44:46,418 --> 00:44:47,288
like we just talked about.

865
00:44:47,288 --> 00:44:49,508
It is construction
contract with the town

866
00:44:49,508 --> 00:44:52,118
and A-1 Gypsy seal
again pertaining

867
00:44:52,118 --> 00:44:53,708
to the street maintenance mill.

868
00:44:53,708 --> 00:44:57,248
Not really project again known
overlays kind of next iteration

869
00:44:57,248 --> 00:45:02,228
after Gypsy all again addresses
deeper damage than Gypsy or will

870
00:45:02,228 --> 00:45:05,828
And again, this project
location there's

871
00:45:05,828 --> 00:45:08,408
two locations on Oak
Metals Oak Meadows

872
00:45:08,408 --> 00:45:12,698
Boulevard between Colorado
Boulevard and Colorado.

873
00:45:12,698 --> 00:45:18,008
26 from Colorado Boulevard
about 625ft east of that,

874
00:45:18,008 --> 00:45:22,135
again the way, they'll simply
mill down about two inches.

875
00:45:22,135 --> 00:45:24,344
The asphalt and then
fill in all the cracks,

876
00:45:24,344 --> 00:45:26,918
anything subsurface, and then
repave over the top of it.

877
00:45:26,918 --> 00:45:34,478
So is for a not to exceed
amount of $84,854.25

878
00:45:34,478 --> 00:45:36,998
and staff recommends
approval of this resolution.

879
00:45:36,998 --> 00:45:38,628
And we're happy to
answer your questions.

880
00:45:38,628 --> 00:45:39,128
Okay.

881
00:45:39,128 --> 00:45:42,128
Any questions on
this contract Roll

882
00:45:42,128 --> 00:45:46,178
call, please Mayor
pro Tem Minutes.

883
00:45:46,178 --> 00:45:47,108
Yes.

884
00:45:47,108 --> 00:45:48,168
Trustee Holcomb.

885
00:45:48,168 --> 00:45:48,668
Yes.

886
00:45:48,668 --> 00:45:49,548
Trustee Downey.

887
00:45:49,548 --> 00:45:50,048
Yes.

888
00:45:50,048 --> 00:45:50,548
Trustee.

889
00:45:50,548 --> 00:45:53,028
Martin Yes.

890
00:45:53,028 --> 00:45:53,528
All right.

891
00:45:53,528 --> 00:45:58,245
Motion passes Moving on to
Resolution 25 dash five nine.

892
00:45:58,245 --> 00:46:00,098
The resolution of
the board of trustees

893
00:46:00,098 --> 00:46:01,898
of the town of
Firestone in Colorado

894
00:46:01,898 --> 00:46:04,838
approving an agreement
between the town of Firestone

895
00:46:04,838 --> 00:46:08,288
and mC Green Water
Engineering LLC pertaining

896
00:46:08,288 --> 00:46:10,868
to the town of Firestone
own alluvial well

897
00:46:10,868 --> 00:46:12,022
number Two project.

898
00:46:12,022 --> 00:46:13,670
Do I have a motion?

899
00:46:13,670 --> 00:46:18,583
A motion to approve
Second, I do.

900
00:46:18,583 --> 00:46:19,944
Good evening, Mayor.

901
00:46:19,944 --> 00:46:21,034
Trustees Dave Linsey.

902
00:46:21,034 --> 00:46:23,348
Color of civil Group, a
civil engineering consultant

903
00:46:23,348 --> 00:46:26,558
for the town I think
the name pretty well

904
00:46:26,558 --> 00:46:28,448
explains everything
we've got over this one.

905
00:46:28,448 --> 00:46:29,498
Several times.

906
00:46:29,498 --> 00:46:33,158
But this is the
exploration project

907
00:46:33,158 --> 00:46:35,261
that we would like
to engage in up

908
00:46:35,261 --> 00:46:39,465
on the north side of the same
grade sanitation district site.

909
00:46:39,465 --> 00:46:41,198
We don't actually have
permission from the landowner

910
00:46:41,198 --> 00:46:41,698
yet.

911
00:46:41,698 --> 00:46:43,088
We're still working on that.

912
00:46:43,088 --> 00:46:45,458
But I've got all these
other contracts from McGrane

913
00:46:45,458 --> 00:46:47,378
and so we want to go out and
get this one in front of you

914
00:46:47,378 --> 00:46:50,078
and get that one
approved as well.

915
00:46:50,078 --> 00:46:53,258
But it's effectively the same
program that we've been talking

916
00:46:53,258 --> 00:46:54,698
about for quite a while.

917
00:46:54,698 --> 00:46:58,253
We did actually sit down
with the groundwater engineer

918
00:46:58,253 --> 00:47:02,059
and the du hydrologist and
sharpen the analytical pencil

919
00:47:02,059 --> 00:47:02,559
a little bit.

920
00:47:02,559 --> 00:47:03,398
We're able to pull.

921
00:47:03,398 --> 00:47:07,298
We had a couple of other wells
test holes and monitoring wells

922
00:47:07,298 --> 00:47:10,238
that we wanted to drill on the
south end of their property,

923
00:47:10,238 --> 00:47:13,838
but we were able to determine
that we could move those north

924
00:47:13,838 --> 00:47:16,058
up into the permanent
easement area

925
00:47:16,058 --> 00:47:19,478
that we had identified with
the sanitation district

926
00:47:19,478 --> 00:47:21,368
So we won't have to
do anything there

927
00:47:21,368 --> 00:47:22,690
on that South property line.

928
00:47:22,690 --> 00:47:24,908
So that's really the
only modification

929
00:47:24,908 --> 00:47:26,528
to what we had proposed before.

930
00:47:26,528 --> 00:47:31,208
But this is an update
with the approval of this.

931
00:47:31,208 --> 00:47:33,218
This is just the design portion.

932
00:47:33,218 --> 00:47:36,458
One of the first things that
they would do once we get going

933
00:47:36,458 --> 00:47:38,018
would be to put together
bidding documents

934
00:47:38,018 --> 00:47:39,998
for the drilling contractor.

935
00:47:39,998 --> 00:47:42,968
So I'd come back to you
with that drilling contract

936
00:47:42,968 --> 00:47:45,974
after we get done
bidding that But that's

937
00:47:45,974 --> 00:47:46,989
kind of where we stand.

938
00:47:46,989 --> 00:47:49,868
But right now, we still
need to get approval

939
00:47:49,868 --> 00:47:50,648
to get on the property.

940
00:47:50,648 --> 00:47:51,693
So we're still working on that.

941
00:47:51,693 --> 00:47:53,560
But like i said, I wanted to
get the contractor for you,

942
00:47:53,560 --> 00:47:56,948
get that approved.

943
00:47:56,948 --> 00:48:00,308
Any questions or comments
from the trustees?

944
00:48:00,308 --> 00:48:04,538
Christie So i just
might think it didn't

945
00:48:04,538 --> 00:48:05,738
maybe not process that we do.

946
00:48:05,738 --> 00:48:06,968
We don't yet have permission.

947
00:48:06,968 --> 00:48:09,668
We anticipate permission,
and then we will

948
00:48:09,668 --> 00:48:11,904
we have we can't go out there
until we have permission.

949
00:48:11,904 --> 00:48:14,199
So, yeah, but we're
improving the design

950
00:48:14,199 --> 00:48:15,811
contract before the permission.

951
00:48:15,811 --> 00:48:17,438
Do we think permissions
forthcoming?

952
00:48:17,438 --> 00:48:19,568
I mean, is that.

953
00:48:19,568 --> 00:48:20,258
I'm always hopeful.

954
00:48:20,258 --> 00:48:25,779
Yes A qualified yes Yeah.

955
00:48:25,779 --> 00:48:28,835
That's just that
my concerns right

956
00:48:28,835 --> 00:48:30,282
But obviously, we
would move forward

957
00:48:30,282 --> 00:48:31,448
until we did have the approval.

958
00:48:31,448 --> 00:48:33,488
But like I said, given
the meeting spacing,

959
00:48:33,488 --> 00:48:36,908
I just wanted to get
this box checked.

960
00:48:36,908 --> 00:48:37,692
Okay.

961
00:48:37,692 --> 00:48:40,908
Trustee Dougherty, anybody else?

962
00:48:40,908 --> 00:48:42,858
Trustee Morton.

963
00:48:42,858 --> 00:48:44,198
I do.

964
00:48:44,198 --> 00:48:51,038
On, on page three of the
document that was provided it

965
00:48:51,038 --> 00:48:56,948
it indicates that for monitoring
if not allowed to access

966
00:48:56,948 --> 00:49:00,458
to monitoring of the well
locations located on the north

967
00:49:00,458 --> 00:49:04,328
side of the river Then you
would request that the town seek

968
00:49:04,328 --> 00:49:06,788
permission the
land or to install

969
00:49:06,788 --> 00:49:11,168
temporary sand points instead
of monitoring the wells.

970
00:49:11,168 --> 00:49:14,798
And I'm assuming the answer is
the same as what you gave me

971
00:49:14,798 --> 00:49:18,640
at that, that until all
of this has been approved,

972
00:49:18,640 --> 00:49:19,633
nothing would happen.

973
00:49:19,633 --> 00:49:20,133
Right?

974
00:49:20,133 --> 00:49:21,758
That's a different landowner
That's on the north

975
00:49:21,758 --> 00:49:25,028
side of the river But yes, we
would need to reach out to them

976
00:49:25,028 --> 00:49:26,408
and seek permission.

977
00:49:26,408 --> 00:49:28,598
Ideally we would like to be
able to go there and drill,

978
00:49:28,598 --> 00:49:30,248
test wells.

979
00:49:30,248 --> 00:49:33,068
If they don't want us to get
on there, that our next request

980
00:49:33,068 --> 00:49:35,318
of them, there's a way for us
to go over there and basically

981
00:49:35,318 --> 00:49:37,238
hand dig what we need to do.

982
00:49:37,238 --> 00:49:40,688
We wouldn't actually have to
bring a drill rig back there

983
00:49:40,688 --> 00:49:42,038
And so we would
ask them for that.

984
00:49:42,038 --> 00:49:44,168
If we can't get permission
to get over there,

985
00:49:44,168 --> 00:49:45,188
it's not the end of the world.

986
00:49:45,188 --> 00:49:47,498
But it just it
improves the data.

987
00:49:47,498 --> 00:49:49,601
If we can see what
the transmissivity

988
00:49:49,601 --> 00:49:51,374
is across the river.

989
00:49:51,374 --> 00:49:52,897
So it does help us.

990
00:49:52,897 --> 00:49:54,047
But no, same thing.

991
00:49:54,047 --> 00:49:56,245
We would have to get
their permission OK.

992
00:49:56,245 --> 00:49:59,204
But if we don't and we get
permission for the other part

993
00:49:59,204 --> 00:50:00,065
of the project.

994
00:50:00,065 --> 00:50:01,072
You can still move.

995
00:50:01,072 --> 00:50:01,572
Absolutely.

996
00:50:01,572 --> 00:50:02,072
Yes.

997
00:50:02,072 --> 00:50:03,904
It's not contingent
on those two spots.

998
00:50:03,904 --> 00:50:08,324
OK, great Thank you.

999
00:50:08,324 --> 00:50:09,663
You or so.

1000
00:50:09,663 --> 00:50:14,378
So will we be spending any
design money before permission

1001
00:50:14,378 --> 00:50:15,823
or will we wait till
we get permission?

1002
00:50:15,823 --> 00:50:17,428
No, we're going to
We're going to wait.

1003
00:50:17,428 --> 00:50:19,658
Yeah I do want to wait until
we get any of that stuff.

1004
00:50:19,658 --> 00:50:21,778
And there's no sense of putting
together a bidding document.

1005
00:50:21,778 --> 00:50:23,655
So I can this
stuff until we move

1006
00:50:23,655 --> 00:50:25,898
forward, until we get
that permission So, no, we

1007
00:50:25,898 --> 00:50:26,678
have not yet.

1008
00:50:26,678 --> 00:50:28,891
And we will OK.

1009
00:50:28,891 --> 00:50:35,768
OK Anybody else woke up
with christie Morton?

1010
00:50:35,768 --> 00:50:36,308
Yes.

1011
00:50:36,308 --> 00:50:37,308
Trustee Doherty?

1012
00:50:37,308 --> 00:50:37,808
Yes.

1013
00:50:37,808 --> 00:50:38,748
Trustee Holcombe.

1014
00:50:38,748 --> 00:50:39,248
Yes.

1015
00:50:39,248 --> 00:50:40,268
Mayor Pro Tem.

1016
00:50:40,268 --> 00:50:41,498
Yes.

1017
00:50:41,498 --> 00:50:42,818
All right Motion passes.

1018
00:50:42,818 --> 00:50:46,748
Moving on to resolution
25, dash six zero.

1019
00:50:46,748 --> 00:50:48,728
A resolution to the
board of trustees

1020
00:50:48,728 --> 00:50:50,738
of the town of
Firestone Colorado,

1021
00:50:50,738 --> 00:50:53,708
approving an agreement between
the town of Firestone and McRae

1022
00:50:53,708 --> 00:50:55,778
water Engineering,
LLC pertaining

1023
00:50:55,778 --> 00:51:02,618
to the development of a gas
tool I have a motion to approve.

1024
00:51:02,618 --> 00:51:08,748
So second All right.

1025
00:51:08,748 --> 00:51:09,248
Thank you.

1026
00:51:09,248 --> 00:51:13,178
So this contra act is
a little bit different

1027
00:51:13,178 --> 00:51:19,898
We have a number of potential
alluvial well locations

1028
00:51:19,898 --> 00:51:24,038
that we've been looking at
along the same river between 25

1029
00:51:24,038 --> 00:51:28,688
and Highway 66 as potential
sources of groundwater

1030
00:51:28,688 --> 00:51:33,758
to feed the water treatment
plants with We have a water

1031
00:51:33,758 --> 00:51:36,578
court case that is pending right
now that identified several

1032
00:51:36,578 --> 00:51:40,313
of these location as we may
need more in the future,

1033
00:51:40,313 --> 00:51:43,004
depending on you know, we've got
a pretty good estimate of what

1034
00:51:43,004 --> 00:51:44,498
we think these
wells will deliver,

1035
00:51:44,498 --> 00:51:48,703
but we really don't know until
we get there, and build them.

1036
00:51:48,703 --> 00:51:52,358
So the the groundwater team
that we've been working with

1037
00:51:52,358 --> 00:51:57,908
developed a system where
they can take gIs data that's

1038
00:51:57,908 --> 00:52:03,188
available from various state
agencies that have in this case,

1039
00:52:03,188 --> 00:52:06,488
what we're looking at these
there's seven different criteria

1040
00:52:06,488 --> 00:52:07,268
that we look at.

1041
00:52:07,268 --> 00:52:10,388
But it has to do with
a lot of data that's

1042
00:52:10,388 --> 00:52:12,308
already available based
on wells that have

1043
00:52:12,308 --> 00:52:13,688
been drilled over the years.

1044
00:52:13,688 --> 00:52:17,048
So it gives you an estimate
of what depths to the bedrock

1045
00:52:17,048 --> 00:52:22,208
and how deep the groundwater
is and some other parameters

1046
00:52:22,208 --> 00:52:24,818
they're able to
compile all of that

1047
00:52:24,818 --> 00:52:27,965
and score them based
on its applicability

1048
00:52:27,965 --> 00:52:30,880
to what we want to be able
to do to go out and develop

1049
00:52:30,880 --> 00:52:33,878
these alluvial wells and
then they can present

1050
00:52:33,878 --> 00:52:35,258
this information graphically.

1051
00:52:35,258 --> 00:52:38,678
This is one of the
nice tools with guys.

1052
00:52:38,678 --> 00:52:39,878
They can present it graphically.

1053
00:52:39,878 --> 00:52:43,598
It's almost like a heat map
where you can see the areas

1054
00:52:43,598 --> 00:52:44,888
along the river
that tend to lend

1055
00:52:44,888 --> 00:52:48,626
themselves better to being a
good productive alluvial well

1056
00:52:48,626 --> 00:52:49,126
location.

1057
00:52:49,126 --> 00:52:52,658
So this is just a tool to
help us identify locations.

1058
00:52:52,658 --> 00:52:55,838
And in this particular case,
to help us confirm some

1059
00:52:55,838 --> 00:52:59,228
of the locations that we've
already identified But again,

1060
00:52:59,228 --> 00:53:03,128
depending on how productive
those facilities,

1061
00:53:03,128 --> 00:53:04,928
those locations that we
are going to develop,

1062
00:53:04,928 --> 00:53:08,948
do we may need to develop more
This will be a tool to help us

1063
00:53:08,948 --> 00:53:09,458
do that.

1064
00:53:09,458 --> 00:53:11,318
So that's really
what this is for.

1065
00:53:11,318 --> 00:53:14,348
It's in support of
the water court case

1066
00:53:14,348 --> 00:53:16,178
that we're that we're
working through right now.

1067
00:53:16,178 --> 00:53:18,098
But like I said, this
is a tool to help

1068
00:53:18,098 --> 00:53:20,078
us be able identify properties.

1069
00:53:20,078 --> 00:53:22,448
If we start to see something
that's going to come in and be

1070
00:53:22,448 --> 00:53:25,298
developed, there's a gravel
operation or some sort

1071
00:53:25,298 --> 00:53:27,428
of a land development project.

1072
00:53:27,428 --> 00:53:31,208
It might this tool will help us
make a decision about whether we

1073
00:53:31,208 --> 00:53:33,038
want to start talking
to that landowner

1074
00:53:33,038 --> 00:53:36,368
about perhaps acquiring some
sort of an easement or something

1075
00:53:36,368 --> 00:53:39,158
like that to be able to get
on the property in the future,

1076
00:53:39,158 --> 00:53:41,888
to do some more testing
like the contractor just

1077
00:53:41,888 --> 00:53:47,680
approved Any questions first?

1078
00:53:47,680 --> 00:53:48,180
OK.

1079
00:53:48,180 --> 00:53:48,680
OK.

1080
00:53:48,680 --> 00:53:52,058
So we just we just did the
design for alluvial wells

1081
00:53:52,058 --> 00:53:56,940
and in in the
sanitation districts

1082
00:53:56,940 --> 00:54:04,058
This is outside that along along
the river between 66, correct?

1083
00:54:04,058 --> 00:54:05,708
Yeah So it's that whole
stretch of the river.

1084
00:54:05,708 --> 00:54:07,418
So this would be
inclusive in that it's

1085
00:54:07,418 --> 00:54:11,018
essentially like theoretical
drilling, essentially Yeah.

1086
00:54:11,018 --> 00:54:14,018
This is like i said, this
is taking data that's

1087
00:54:14,018 --> 00:54:16,360
already available so that.

1088
00:54:16,360 --> 00:54:18,786
But, you know, that's
why all of that data

1089
00:54:18,786 --> 00:54:19,838
is spread out quite a bit.

1090
00:54:19,838 --> 00:54:21,968
But it's USGS information.

1091
00:54:21,968 --> 00:54:24,668
There's other information that
the state keeps with regard

1092
00:54:24,668 --> 00:54:26,768
to wells and things like that.

1093
00:54:26,768 --> 00:54:28,988
So it's it's an evaluation tool.

1094
00:54:28,988 --> 00:54:31,418
We would still, if we
did identify something

1095
00:54:31,418 --> 00:54:33,848
as being a good location, like
the ones that we have now, we

1096
00:54:33,848 --> 00:54:35,774
still need to go out
and do what we are going

1097
00:54:35,774 --> 00:54:38,222
to do on these other sites
where we need to go out

1098
00:54:38,222 --> 00:54:40,531
and actually drill holes
and see on those sites.

1099
00:54:40,531 --> 00:54:42,878
So this is not
anything that we would

1100
00:54:42,878 --> 00:54:44,108
use to make final decision.

1101
00:54:44,108 --> 00:54:46,658
It seems to just jump
right into a final design

1102
00:54:46,658 --> 00:54:48,758
It's just a tool to
help us identify it.

1103
00:54:48,758 --> 00:54:53,468
Or more importantly weed out
sites that would not necessarily

1104
00:54:53,468 --> 00:54:55,568
lend themselves based
on that existing

1105
00:54:55,568 --> 00:54:57,218
if we get in the block
or the neighborhood

1106
00:54:57,218 --> 00:55:01,388
that we exactly what might
work both just as an example

1107
00:55:01,388 --> 00:55:03,428
if you look at on the
north side of the river

1108
00:55:03,428 --> 00:55:06,728
where the Barefoot Lakes
development that even

1109
00:55:06,728 --> 00:55:08,288
though it's very
close to the river,

1110
00:55:08,288 --> 00:55:11,923
it really wouldn't lend itself
to being a very good alluvial.

1111
00:55:11,923 --> 00:55:13,928
Well supplied the
bluff that sticks out

1112
00:55:13,928 --> 00:55:16,568
there is there for a reason
It's really hard rock

1113
00:55:16,568 --> 00:55:18,008
and it's that kind
of information

1114
00:55:18,008 --> 00:55:20,918
that is available through
some of these government

1115
00:55:20,918 --> 00:55:22,691
agencies in this format.

1116
00:55:22,691 --> 00:55:26,918
Now that they're able to compile
all an overlay and like i said,

1117
00:55:26,918 --> 00:55:28,750
we could rank all of
these different things

1118
00:55:28,750 --> 00:55:31,668
What are the ranking criteria
that we have as well?

1119
00:55:31,668 --> 00:55:32,768
The properties
already developed,

1120
00:55:32,768 --> 00:55:35,078
not the geologic
information, may

1121
00:55:35,078 --> 00:55:37,058
say that it would work
really, really well,

1122
00:55:37,058 --> 00:55:40,028
but if it's already developed
or has been mined out,

1123
00:55:40,028 --> 00:55:41,828
then it really wouldn't
make a good site.

1124
00:55:41,828 --> 00:55:47,738
And so that's what this tool
is, is able to help us identify

1125
00:55:47,738 --> 00:55:51,068
any other questions,
comments you

1126
00:55:51,068 --> 00:55:52,718
have real quick on that, Dave.

1127
00:55:52,718 --> 00:55:55,328
I believe the biggest
portion of this

1128
00:55:55,328 --> 00:56:00,098
would just be identify showing
geological formations that are

1129
00:56:00,098 --> 00:56:04,268
known to hold water Like I said,
it's a relative Lee speaking

1130
00:56:04,268 --> 00:56:09,376
inexpensive tool to help us
stay focused on the properties

1131
00:56:09,376 --> 00:56:18,668
that would be most beneficial
to us Rock our place

1132
00:56:18,668 --> 00:56:20,378
mayor Pro tem minutes yes.

1133
00:56:20,378 --> 00:56:23,438
Trustee Holcomb Yes
Trustee Morton Yes.

1134
00:56:23,438 --> 00:56:24,218
Trust Garrity.

1135
00:56:24,218 --> 00:56:25,148
Yes.

1136
00:56:25,148 --> 00:56:30,968
Motion passes We have
the resolution 20 5-61.

1137
00:56:30,968 --> 00:56:32,828
A resolution of the
Board of Trustees

1138
00:56:32,828 --> 00:56:34,838
of the town of
Firestone Colorado,

1139
00:56:34,838 --> 00:56:37,418
approving an agreement
between the town of Firestone

1140
00:56:37,418 --> 00:56:41,288
and Mike Green Water Engineering
LLC pertaining to the town

1141
00:56:41,288 --> 00:56:43,208
of Firestone on BFR.

1142
00:56:43,208 --> 00:56:48,218
Vogel steiner, Alluvial
well Project to have

1143
00:56:48,218 --> 00:56:51,152
motion to approve something.

1144
00:56:51,152 --> 00:56:58,688
So I can take my interest is at
your June retreat You're going

1145
00:56:58,688 --> 00:57:00,728
to be getting a lot of
information from the water team

1146
00:57:00,728 --> 00:57:03,668
about the update of
the water action plan

1147
00:57:03,668 --> 00:57:08,198
that we've been working on and
obviously, as the town continues

1148
00:57:08,198 --> 00:57:13,115
to grow, there will be a need
for both more treatment and more

1149
00:57:13,115 --> 00:57:15,728
raw water rights to be
able to augment with

1150
00:57:15,728 --> 00:57:18,458
But we'll also need
additional alluvial well

1151
00:57:18,458 --> 00:57:22,658
sources to continue to feed
water to the treatment plants.

1152
00:57:22,658 --> 00:57:25,448
So as part of that,
that was why the town

1153
00:57:25,448 --> 00:57:31,448
had filed this water change case
to try and secure water Right.

1154
00:57:31,448 --> 00:57:33,848
Conditional water rights
at some of these locations.

1155
00:57:33,848 --> 00:57:35,618
One of the ones that
we have identified

1156
00:57:35,618 --> 00:57:39,968
as being a very
enticing candidate

1157
00:57:39,968 --> 00:57:41,048
is a piece of property.

1158
00:57:41,048 --> 00:57:43,057
There's an exhibit that's
in your in your packet.

1159
00:57:43,057 --> 00:57:45,193
So that you can see it
a little bit better.

1160
00:57:45,193 --> 00:57:50,048
But it's due south of
Barefoot lakes They actually

1161
00:57:50,048 --> 00:57:53,198
own a small piece of property
that little triangle that's

1162
00:57:53,198 --> 00:57:54,368
on the South side of the river.

1163
00:57:54,368 --> 00:57:57,106
It's owned by the
metro district.

1164
00:57:57,106 --> 00:57:58,015
Number one.

1165
00:57:58,015 --> 00:58:00,368
That's part of that
project over there.

1166
00:58:00,368 --> 00:58:02,228
The rest of the property
that we're interested in

1167
00:58:02,228 --> 00:58:03,218
is owned by a family.

1168
00:58:03,218 --> 00:58:06,578
It's the local Steiner family
We've had some dealings

1169
00:58:06,578 --> 00:58:08,948
with them, very positive
dealings with them

1170
00:58:08,948 --> 00:58:11,591
over the past few years on
some other things as well.

1171
00:58:11,591 --> 00:58:17,048
But again, this is all property
that's up in the flood plains

1172
00:58:17,048 --> 00:58:18,758
and they don't
actually even farm

1173
00:58:18,758 --> 00:58:23,408
it Most of what we would be in
there is a little bit of it that

1174
00:58:23,408 --> 00:58:25,388
had been irrigated
pasture for a long time,

1175
00:58:25,388 --> 00:58:28,868
but they don't even run
livestock up there right now

1176
00:58:28,868 --> 00:58:32,528
So it's not really property
that they're utilizing

1177
00:58:32,528 --> 00:58:34,388
And like I said, even
with the Barefoot

1178
00:58:34,388 --> 00:58:36,458
Lakes, the little triangle,
it's nothing that they could

1179
00:58:36,458 --> 00:58:38,626
really ever reasonably utilize.

1180
00:58:38,626 --> 00:58:41,941
And so we started a conversation
with them about doing something

1181
00:58:41,941 --> 00:58:45,098
similar there that we would
like to be able to do up

1182
00:58:45,098 --> 00:58:48,578
on the sanitation district site
This again, is just investigated

1183
00:58:48,578 --> 00:58:51,758
Three because with
the growth projections

1184
00:58:51,758 --> 00:58:56,228
that the town has got, growth
can happen very, very rapidly.

1185
00:58:56,228 --> 00:58:58,838
And so with the
fast alluvial well

1186
00:58:58,838 --> 00:59:01,148
site with alluvial
well, number two,

1187
00:59:01,148 --> 00:59:03,278
those will take us out
just so many years.

1188
00:59:03,278 --> 00:59:06,690
And then we're going to have
to be moving on the next ones.

1189
00:59:06,690 --> 00:59:10,478
And this one is similar to
the sanitation district.

1190
00:59:10,478 --> 00:59:12,068
So it is a very
enticing one because

1191
00:59:12,068 --> 00:59:14,228
of its proximity to the river.

1192
00:59:14,228 --> 00:59:16,268
This one is further away from
the water treatment plant

1193
00:59:16,268 --> 00:59:17,893
It's much further upstream.

1194
00:59:17,893 --> 00:59:19,388
A lot of pipe that I
got to build to get

1195
00:59:19,388 --> 00:59:20,528
it back over to the plant.

1196
00:59:20,528 --> 00:59:26,048
But the site itself tends
to appear to lend itself

1197
00:59:26,048 --> 00:59:28,159
very well to a site like this.

1198
00:59:28,159 --> 00:59:32,348
Or to a development like this
with the alluvial well systems

1199
00:59:32,348 --> 00:59:35,408
we've been talking to
both of the landowners

1200
00:59:35,408 --> 00:59:37,118
the Metropark district.

1201
00:59:37,118 --> 00:59:39,128
I was on a conference
call with them a week

1202
00:59:39,128 --> 00:59:43,045
or so ago They need to take it
to their board, their board,

1203
00:59:43,045 --> 00:59:46,111
their next board meeting
is not until July

1204
00:59:46,111 --> 00:59:48,479
But they did not
throw up any issues.

1205
00:59:48,479 --> 00:59:52,868
And the Vogelstein family has
already given us the okay.

1206
00:59:52,868 --> 00:59:54,998
So there are still
think a couple of hoops.

1207
00:59:54,998 --> 00:59:56,618
I asked them if they
wanted us to execute

1208
00:59:56,618 --> 00:59:59,348
some sort of a trespass
agreement or anything like that.

1209
00:59:59,348 --> 01:00:00,548
And they kind of
shrugged and I said

1210
01:00:00,548 --> 01:00:03,908
Well, what you think about we'll
get this contract approved.

1211
01:00:03,908 --> 01:00:05,528
And then i'll circle
back with them.

1212
01:00:05,528 --> 01:00:10,268
But similarly, because it
takes so long to develop

1213
01:00:10,268 --> 01:00:14,048
these facilities, I'd like to
get this one to be a little bit

1214
01:00:14,048 --> 01:00:15,434
more of a known quantity.

1215
01:00:15,434 --> 01:00:19,658
So that down the road,
several years when we need to,

1216
01:00:19,658 --> 01:00:23,198
we already know that we've got a
site organized and ready to go.

1217
01:00:23,198 --> 01:00:24,662
So all this is exploration.

1218
01:00:24,662 --> 01:00:25,774
That's all that this.

1219
01:00:25,774 --> 01:00:27,776
That's all that
this is going to be.

1220
01:00:27,776 --> 01:00:29,738
We'll come back with
some recommendations

1221
01:00:29,738 --> 01:00:34,448
as to a potential
wellfield configurations

1222
01:00:34,448 --> 01:00:36,548
but we really wouldn't take
it any further than that.

1223
01:00:36,548 --> 01:00:40,178
This will just help us identify
by what the potential product

1224
01:00:40,178 --> 01:00:42,548
tivity of a of a
wellfield on that site

1225
01:00:42,548 --> 01:00:45,668
would be so that like i said,
as we start to exhaust once,

1226
01:00:45,668 --> 01:00:48,608
this would be a logical
one to move to, then.

1227
01:00:48,608 --> 01:00:54,620
So any questions or comments ?

1228
01:00:54,620 --> 01:00:57,848
Roll call, please
Trustee Holcomb.

1229
01:00:57,848 --> 01:00:58,628
Yes.

1230
01:00:58,628 --> 01:01:00,228
Trustee dougherty.

1231
01:01:00,228 --> 01:01:00,728
Yes.

1232
01:01:00,728 --> 01:01:01,361
Mayor Proton women.

1233
01:01:01,361 --> 01:01:01,861
Yes.

1234
01:01:01,861 --> 01:01:02,388
Yes.

1235
01:01:02,388 --> 01:01:02,888
Trustee.

1236
01:01:02,888 --> 01:01:05,718
Martin yes.

1237
01:01:05,718 --> 01:01:06,218
All right.

1238
01:01:06,218 --> 01:01:09,464
Moving on to Resolution 25,
DoorDash 62, a resolution

1239
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of the board of trustees of
the town of Firestone Colorado,

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01:01:12,998 --> 01:01:16,028
approving an agreement between
the town of Firestone and McWane

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01:01:16,028 --> 01:01:19,658
Water Engineering, LLC
pertaining to the development

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01:01:19,658 --> 01:01:25,073
or another just to yes
or a motion to approve

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01:01:25,073 --> 01:01:30,128
a motion to approve So, again.

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01:01:30,128 --> 01:01:30,888
Okay.

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01:01:30,888 --> 01:01:31,388
Thank you.

1246
01:01:31,388 --> 01:01:36,698
So this gIs tool is actually
our second endeavor.

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01:01:36,698 --> 01:01:40,598
I we did this once before
up on the Rouge property.

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01:01:40,598 --> 01:01:44,408
We took a look at
alluvial or that potential

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01:01:44,408 --> 01:01:46,898
managed aquifer
recharge sites that

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01:01:46,898 --> 01:01:48,188
would be able to
make return flows

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back to the south Platte River.

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So very quickly with
the water rights

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01:01:54,098 --> 01:01:58,418
that the town gets that we use
for augmentation those water

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01:01:58,418 --> 01:02:02,198
rights a component of that
has to be returned back

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01:02:02,198 --> 01:02:05,348
to the river at certain
locations, at certain times

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01:02:05,348 --> 01:02:09,008
We are set up to be
able to do that on most

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01:02:09,008 --> 01:02:11,498
of the stretch of
the state brain river

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with the reservoir
and future reservoirs

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that we've got
because there aren't

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any intervening water
rights along those stretches

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of the river.

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01:02:18,728 --> 01:02:22,718
However, as we
look at more growth

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further down the
road in the town,

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we are going to
need to be looking

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Get some water rights that
are a little bit further away.

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01:02:28,180 --> 01:02:30,278
And in this particular
case, these would

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be primarily water rights.

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01:02:32,018 --> 01:02:35,562
Over on the other side of the
interstate that would have

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01:02:35,562 --> 01:02:41,228
return flow obligations to
Idaho Creek and/or boulder Creek

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01:02:41,228 --> 01:02:43,988
We don't have any infrastructure
over there right now to make

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return flow obligate liens.

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01:02:46,238 --> 01:02:47,900
There are reservoirs over there.

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01:02:47,900 --> 01:02:50,034
There would be the potential
to buy something like that.

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01:02:50,034 --> 01:02:54,428
But we may not need to because
the number of water rights that

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are over there that
might be available to us

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01:02:56,258 --> 01:02:57,458
are a little bit more limited.

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01:02:57,458 --> 01:03:01,448
So we might not need to go to
the major expense of a reservoir

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01:03:01,448 --> 01:03:04,988
pump stations ditch diversions,
all that kind of thing So what

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01:03:04,988 --> 01:03:06,578
we'd be able to do
is develop these,

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manage talk over
recharge facilities.

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01:03:09,068 --> 01:03:11,078
What are the things
that our water brokers,

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they negotiate with these
landowners about these water

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01:03:14,168 --> 01:03:17,918
rights and sometimes they want
to sell the water in the land.

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01:03:17,918 --> 01:03:20,348
A lot of times that land
doesn't have any value to us,

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01:03:20,348 --> 01:03:22,868
but if it's in
the right location

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01:03:22,868 --> 01:03:26,318
and it could be developed as
a managed aquifer recharge,

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01:03:26,318 --> 01:03:30,248
then that might make that a
little bit more appealing to us

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So that's one of the potential
uses for a tool like this.

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01:03:33,908 --> 01:03:35,798
But then like I said,
even without that,

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just us being in flow,
identify locations over there.

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If we're going to acquire
more of those water rights

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where we might be able to go
secure a piece of property

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01:03:44,498 --> 01:03:48,788
to develop a managed aquifer,
recharge facility and just very

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01:03:48,788 --> 01:03:52,296
simple terms, what that is, is
just it's a pond that we would

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01:03:52,296 --> 01:03:54,548
build that you bring
water into and you

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let it soak into the ground
It doesn't go any place.

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There are some
evaporative losses

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that we have to deal with.

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But the rest of it
goes into the ground

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just like it did when it
was a cultivated field.

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01:04:04,298 --> 01:04:06,488
And so that's how
those returns are

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made at the proper time in the
creeks that it's supposed to.

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01:04:09,668 --> 01:04:13,658
So again, this is just a
tool to help us identify

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01:04:13,658 --> 01:04:16,478
potential locations There
would still need to be testing

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01:04:16,478 --> 01:04:18,368
that would need to be done.

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01:04:18,368 --> 01:04:22,478
But again it's a tool to help
us identify those locations.

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01:04:22,478 --> 01:04:24,338
And when we do have
landowners that

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want to sell the
water right with land,

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it helps us make that decision.

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If that land does have a
secondary value for us I guess,

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any questions We'll
go may your time.

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You minutes.

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Yes.

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Trustee holcomb.

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01:04:42,139 --> 01:04:42,639
Yes.

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01:04:42,639 --> 01:04:44,476
Trustee Morton Yes.

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01:04:44,476 --> 01:04:45,353
Trustee Diary.

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Yes.

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01:04:45,938 --> 01:04:46,523
OK.

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01:04:46,523 --> 01:04:49,388
Thank you Thank you, Dave.

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Moving on to ordinance 1064,
an ordinance of the Board

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of Trustees of the town
of Firestone, Colorado,

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01:04:55,478 --> 01:05:01,778
enacting Section 9.20.090 of
the Firestone municipal Code

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regarding the regulation of
unmanned aircraft systems

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01:05:05,613 --> 01:05:08,678
I have motion motion approved.

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01:05:08,678 --> 01:05:13,058
Second it evening, Mayor okay.

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I'll be presenting tonight.

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01:05:15,248 --> 01:05:18,908
Good to see everyone again
The ace for the ordinance

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has a pretty good
job of summarizing

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01:05:21,278 --> 01:05:22,568
the ordinance Very high level.

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01:05:22,568 --> 01:05:25,838
The two goals that accomplish
so I won't regurgitate that.

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01:05:25,838 --> 01:05:28,328
I also won't go through
every line of the ordinance,

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01:05:28,328 --> 01:05:31,569
but it's broken down
into four sections.

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01:05:31,569 --> 01:05:36,818
We have definitions as subset
action B of the new section

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01:05:36,818 --> 01:05:41,408
is prohibited acts so I
won't go over each one,

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01:05:41,408 --> 01:05:43,208
but I'll highlight a couple.

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01:05:43,208 --> 01:05:45,458
The first one is the
ordinance prohibited?

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01:05:45,458 --> 01:05:46,370
It's prohibited.

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01:05:46,370 --> 01:05:49,988
Excuse me, operating drones
recklessly or carelessly

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01:05:49,988 --> 01:05:52,928
in a way that endangers
people or property.

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01:05:52,928 --> 01:05:57,041
It also prohibits operating the
drone equipped with a firearm

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01:05:57,041 --> 01:05:58,514
or deadly weapon.

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01:05:58,514 --> 01:05:59,250
Stop.

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01:05:59,250 --> 01:06:01,808
There Does anybody have any
questions about that section?

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01:06:01,808 --> 01:06:06,578
And in the acts that are
prohibited and then subsection

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01:06:06,578 --> 01:06:12,175
C imposes operational
restrictions on drones again,

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01:06:12,175 --> 01:06:17,888
just highlighting a couple
you're restricted from flying

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01:06:17,888 --> 01:06:19,658
over specific town facilities.

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01:06:19,658 --> 01:06:23,888
For example town
hall the PD building,

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01:06:23,888 --> 01:06:27,098
municipal court
building town hall,

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Town maintenance Facility is
our water treatment plant.

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01:06:30,698 --> 01:06:32,708
Anything that's
critical infrastructure

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01:06:32,708 --> 01:06:35,138
without the prior written
authorization from the town

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01:06:35,138 --> 01:06:39,158
manager or his designee.

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01:06:39,158 --> 01:06:41,258
The other major
highlight of that section

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01:06:41,258 --> 01:06:44,498
is that it restricts the
operating landing or hovering

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01:06:44,498 --> 01:06:47,528
a drone over private
property without the property

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01:06:47,528 --> 01:06:49,148
owners consent.

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01:06:49,148 --> 01:06:53,168
So another way this is
codifying drone trespass

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01:06:53,168 --> 01:06:58,868
is is anybody have any
questions about that section?

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01:06:58,868 --> 01:07:03,074
And then the final
subsection D importantly,

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it exempt or excepts out
from the prohibited acts,

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01:07:06,665 --> 01:07:11,078
the drone operational
restrictions

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01:07:11,078 --> 01:07:14,438
town employees is law
enforcement and emergency

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01:07:14,438 --> 01:07:18,428
services personnel that
are using drones lawfully

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01:07:18,428 --> 01:07:20,198
in the course of their duties.

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01:07:20,198 --> 01:07:22,088
And then we have
kind of a final catch

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01:07:22,088 --> 01:07:25,718
all to avoid any sort of
preempted federal preemption

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01:07:25,718 --> 01:07:27,278
problems.

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01:07:27,278 --> 01:07:30,278
We set out lawful drone
operations that are authorized

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01:07:30,278 --> 01:07:33,788
under FAA regulations.

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01:07:33,788 --> 01:07:35,528
And I'm happy to answer
any other questions you all

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01:07:35,528 --> 01:07:37,658
might have about the ordinance.

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01:07:37,658 --> 01:07:42,938
Any questions on
that Just important.

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01:07:42,938 --> 01:07:50,902
So keep on the, I think, Section
three, restore acted operations.

1376
01:07:50,902 --> 01:07:55,088
I okay, So we've had
this happen where

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01:07:55,088 --> 01:08:02,535
and it's been in the evening and
so but it's like what do you do?

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01:08:02,535 --> 01:08:06,098
I mean, by the time that
I mean you don't really

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01:08:06,098 --> 01:08:09,432
want to call police
or you know I mean,

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01:08:09,432 --> 01:08:11,274
by the time you
would report it, they

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01:08:11,274 --> 01:08:15,278
would be gone So yeah,
oddly there there probably

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01:08:15,278 --> 01:08:19,148
will be some potential
enforcement issues given

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01:08:19,148 --> 01:08:22,688
the nature of how you can
operate a drone from large just

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01:08:22,688 --> 01:08:24,188
from pretty far distances.

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01:08:24,188 --> 01:08:29,408
But in the event that
you happen to identify

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01:08:29,408 --> 01:08:33,908
the operator of the drone or the
owner of the drone, the pilot

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01:08:33,908 --> 01:08:36,008
you have a mechanism and
enforcement mechanism.

1388
01:08:36,008 --> 01:08:36,704
Okay.

1389
01:08:36,704 --> 01:08:39,098
OK, great Thanks.

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01:08:39,098 --> 01:08:41,438
Any other questions?

1391
01:08:41,438 --> 01:08:45,008
So there's no differentiation
between say, a commercial drone

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01:08:45,008 --> 01:08:48,488
operator or a there
is there This only

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01:08:48,488 --> 01:08:50,228
regulates recreational drones.

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01:08:50,228 --> 01:08:53,918
The town cannot regulate
commercial drone tracks

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01:08:53,918 --> 01:08:58,818
And I'm thinking like kids
versus somebody on a commercial

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01:08:58,818 --> 01:08:59,618
was what I was thinking.

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01:08:59,618 --> 01:09:03,908
So i'm not going to drill drone.

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01:09:03,908 --> 01:09:05,168
So much familiar.

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01:09:05,168 --> 01:09:11,018
So if somebody wanted to say i
see there was a they navigated

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01:09:11,018 --> 01:09:15,908
around a property on a street
and doesn't the drone have like

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an automatic return function?

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01:09:18,389 --> 01:09:19,529
You it can.

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01:09:19,529 --> 01:09:23,258
And it would if it's turned
on, they can it can remember,

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01:09:23,258 --> 01:09:25,263
it's path there.

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01:09:25,263 --> 01:09:27,071
But like if it returned home.

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01:09:27,071 --> 01:09:29,395
It might not be under
operation of anyone,

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01:09:29,395 --> 01:09:32,198
it would just be returning home.

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01:09:32,198 --> 01:09:34,118
Is that is that an accurate way?

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01:09:34,118 --> 01:09:36,008
I don't understand
technology or is

1410
01:09:36,008 --> 01:09:40,568
it does it always under the
influence of an operator?

1411
01:09:40,568 --> 01:09:41,798
It has to be.

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01:09:41,798 --> 01:09:45,458
If you want to if you want
to fly recreational drone

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01:09:45,458 --> 01:09:48,889
in compliance with
federal law you

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01:09:48,889 --> 01:09:52,028
have to abide by the FAA
regs on Molokai craft

1415
01:09:52,028 --> 01:09:54,218
recreational drones,
which is always operating

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01:09:54,218 --> 01:09:55,998
control an operator a pilot.

1417
01:09:55,998 --> 01:09:58,955
But again, we the town.

1418
01:09:58,955 --> 01:10:01,778
I mean, we the
town can't regulate

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01:10:01,778 --> 01:10:05,018
things with respect to drones
like the actual aircraft

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01:10:05,018 --> 01:10:05,978
excel itself.

1421
01:10:05,978 --> 01:10:10,028
We can't regulate design
safety standards weight limits,

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01:10:10,028 --> 01:10:11,138
all that.

1423
01:10:11,138 --> 01:10:14,738
But we have some areas
of the subject matter

1424
01:10:14,738 --> 01:10:15,668
that we can regulate.

1425
01:10:15,668 --> 01:10:19,988
This ordinance is a proper
reflection of that area

1426
01:10:19,988 --> 01:10:22,403
that you can't regulate Yeah.

1427
01:10:22,403 --> 01:10:23,528
Yeah.

1428
01:10:23,528 --> 01:10:27,038
Interesting I know that drones
have the capability of following

1429
01:10:27,038 --> 01:10:30,158
the path that they
flew and flight back,

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01:10:30,158 --> 01:10:35,108
so i guess the operator
being the operator,

1431
01:10:35,108 --> 01:10:38,517
you can just say
fly, fly, return

1432
01:10:38,517 --> 01:10:42,278
and you still have to
do visually look at it,

1433
01:10:42,278 --> 01:10:43,328
but it can fly.

1434
01:10:43,328 --> 01:10:45,099
So interesting Yeah.

1435
01:10:45,099 --> 01:10:48,188
Contradiction there still
has to be within visual line

1436
01:10:48,188 --> 01:10:49,788
sight per FAA regs.

1437
01:10:49,788 --> 01:10:51,008
OK So that's what
they're saying.

1438
01:10:51,008 --> 01:10:51,893
Visual line of sight.

1439
01:10:51,893 --> 01:10:52,393
Got it.

1440
01:10:52,393 --> 01:10:57,638
All right You have
the questions.

1441
01:10:57,638 --> 01:11:01,718
Look up, please Trustee Morten.

1442
01:11:01,718 --> 01:11:04,298
Yes Trustee Dougherty.

1443
01:11:04,298 --> 01:11:05,288
Yes Trustee.

1444
01:11:05,288 --> 01:11:05,868
Welcome.

1445
01:11:05,868 --> 01:11:06,368
Yes.

1446
01:11:06,368 --> 01:11:07,598
Mayor Pro Tem Minutes.

1447
01:11:07,598 --> 01:11:11,738
Yes that's it.

1448
01:11:11,738 --> 01:11:13,598
All right.

1449
01:11:13,598 --> 01:11:17,722
Motion passes Moving on to
resolution 25, DoorDash six

1450
01:11:17,722 --> 01:11:20,270
for he resolution of
the board of trustees

1451
01:11:20,270 --> 01:11:22,478
of the town of
Firestone, Colorado

1452
01:11:22,478 --> 01:11:25,298
approving an agreement
between the town of Firestone

1453
01:11:25,298 --> 01:11:30,128
and Points Consulting LLC for
real estate feasibility services

1454
01:11:30,128 --> 01:11:31,748
pertaining to Central Park.

1455
01:11:31,748 --> 01:11:37,148
Do I have motion to
approve some second?

1456
01:11:37,148 --> 01:11:38,360
Good evening Mayor.

1457
01:11:38,360 --> 01:11:40,800
Board of Trustees Raymond
fryer, Assistant Town Manager.

1458
01:11:40,800 --> 01:11:44,228
The agreement before you is
to enter into a consulting

1459
01:11:44,228 --> 01:11:48,038
agreement with points consulting
for them to perform, to perform

1460
01:11:48,038 --> 01:11:52,688
a feasible study that
feasibility study will include

1461
01:11:52,688 --> 01:11:56,588
a market impact submarine
along with an economic impact

1462
01:11:56,588 --> 01:11:59,648
and an implementation
plan, all of which

1463
01:11:59,648 --> 01:12:01,334
will be performed over
the next Six months

1464
01:12:01,334 --> 01:12:03,398
and a deliverable
of the final report

1465
01:12:03,398 --> 01:12:06,488
will be due to staff in
November of this year.

1466
01:12:06,488 --> 01:12:10,665
Staff sent out an RFQ in May,
received three sealed response

1467
01:12:10,665 --> 01:12:14,528
hours after review points
Consulting was selected based

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01:12:14,528 --> 01:12:18,488
on their response
available for questions

1469
01:12:18,488 --> 01:12:24,731
any comments or questions on
that trustee during Ringling?

1470
01:12:24,731 --> 01:12:27,068
What's the difference
between this engagement

1471
01:12:27,068 --> 01:12:30,728
and past feasibility
studies that we've done?

1472
01:12:30,728 --> 01:12:32,408
I would say this is
much more specific

1473
01:12:32,408 --> 01:12:33,758
and delve into some topics.

1474
01:12:33,758 --> 01:12:35,618
You'll see the terms
economics in there.

1475
01:12:35,618 --> 01:12:38,468
You'll see if you remember
the past feasibility study.

1476
01:12:38,468 --> 01:12:41,451
I believe sEC
presented last summer

1477
01:12:41,451 --> 01:12:43,658
was specific to athletic fields.

1478
01:12:43,658 --> 01:12:45,718
This is a broader
approach approach.

1479
01:12:45,718 --> 01:12:48,508
And this has more of
an economic outlook.

1480
01:12:48,508 --> 01:12:50,918
Can i quickly add to that?

1481
01:12:50,918 --> 01:12:54,278
As the board knows
we've started to engage

1482
01:12:54,278 --> 01:13:01,382
a couple of specific users
and have learned more about it

1483
01:13:01,382 --> 01:13:03,645
Some specific type
of development, such

1484
01:13:03,645 --> 01:13:05,948
that we can study that a
little more with a little more

1485
01:13:05,948 --> 01:13:07,508
specificity.

1486
01:13:07,508 --> 01:13:11,018
I think as Ray Allen mentioned,
and I agree, the SEC and there

1487
01:13:11,018 --> 01:13:13,508
was nothing wrong with that
study and it's been useful

1488
01:13:13,508 --> 01:13:16,328
and I think they did a good job
with what they were tasked with.

1489
01:13:16,328 --> 01:13:18,128
They were mostly
tasked with looking

1490
01:13:18,128 --> 01:13:20,138
at something in an abstract.

1491
01:13:20,138 --> 01:13:24,848
And in this case, we anticipate
seeking some more specific work

1492
01:13:24,848 --> 01:13:30,398
on a project specific and more
use specific data to eventually

1493
01:13:30,398 --> 01:13:33,968
guide, not only our decisions
but the future development,

1494
01:13:33,968 --> 01:13:40,539
whether in Central Park
I think the comments will

1495
01:13:40,539 --> 01:13:46,148
accomplish Trustee Holcomb yes.

1496
01:13:46,148 --> 01:13:47,598
Trustee Morton Yes.

1497
01:13:47,598 --> 01:13:48,098
Trustee.

1498
01:13:48,098 --> 01:13:49,328
Darity Yes.

1499
01:13:49,328 --> 01:13:51,998
Mayor Pro Tem Minutes yes.

1500
01:13:51,998 --> 01:13:53,378
Motion passes.

1501
01:13:53,378 --> 01:13:55,178
Moving on to item.

1502
01:13:55,178 --> 01:14:07,448
I appointment of the members we
need to appoint to parks trails,

1503
01:14:07,448 --> 01:14:09,968
recreation and open
space committee members.

1504
01:14:09,968 --> 01:14:15,617
Tonight And we
received four applicant

1505
01:14:15,617 --> 01:14:19,051
surnames were Paul
Long, Elizabeth Fox,

1506
01:14:19,051 --> 01:14:22,478
Kevin Arnold and Molly Rushing.

1507
01:14:22,478 --> 01:14:24,398
I've looked at the
applicants and I

1508
01:14:24,398 --> 01:14:29,888
would like to nominate
paul Long and Molly Rushing

1509
01:14:29,888 --> 01:14:34,628
to the board Would you?

1510
01:14:34,628 --> 01:14:37,448
I will do this one at a time.

1511
01:14:37,448 --> 01:14:39,698
If anybody has any
comments or whatever.

1512
01:14:39,698 --> 01:14:44,558
But regarding Paul
Long, can we get a roll

1513
01:14:44,558 --> 01:14:48,788
call vote on Paul Long please ?

1514
01:14:48,788 --> 01:14:49,748
Roll call is okay.

1515
01:14:49,748 --> 01:14:51,022
Or is this just a voice vote?

1516
01:14:51,022 --> 01:14:55,134
It's good enough, Keith
I would go a little.

1517
01:14:55,134 --> 01:15:02,828
OK, good Mayor Pro tem minutes.

1518
01:15:02,828 --> 01:15:04,448
Yes Trustee Doherty.

1519
01:15:04,448 --> 01:15:05,018
Yes.

1520
01:15:05,018 --> 01:15:05,378
Trustee.

1521
01:15:05,378 --> 01:15:05,888
Martin.

1522
01:15:05,888 --> 01:15:06,388
Yes.

1523
01:15:06,388 --> 01:15:07,928
Trustee Holcomb Yes.

1524
01:15:07,928 --> 01:15:08,888
All right.

1525
01:15:08,888 --> 01:15:14,258
And then regarding Molly Rushing
roll call, please Thank you.

1526
01:15:14,258 --> 01:15:15,698
Trustee Martin Yes.

1527
01:15:15,698 --> 01:15:17,168
Mayor Pro Tem Minutes Yes.

1528
01:15:17,168 --> 01:15:19,298
Trustee Holcomb Trustee Doherty.

1529
01:15:19,298 --> 01:15:20,178
Yes.

1530
01:15:20,178 --> 01:15:20,678
All right.

1531
01:15:20,678 --> 01:15:25,958
Well, congratulations to paul
Long and Molly Rushing for

1532
01:15:25,958 --> 01:15:32,198
and thank you for being
willing to do that.

1533
01:15:32,198 --> 01:15:33,248
All right.

1534
01:15:33,248 --> 01:15:36,428
Now we're moving along to
our second public comment.

1535
01:15:36,428 --> 01:15:45,850
We do have somebody and it's
Chris Good evening, Chris kim.

1536
01:15:45,850 --> 01:15:46,778
Good evening, Mayor.

1537
01:15:46,778 --> 01:15:50,168
Trustees, Mayor Pro
Tem timers good.

1538
01:15:50,168 --> 01:15:52,598
OK Good evening.

1539
01:15:52,598 --> 01:15:55,118
As you guys know, I am Chris
Campion, your district manager

1540
01:15:55,118 --> 01:15:57,578
for the State Green
Sanitation District

1541
01:15:57,578 --> 01:15:59,948
I'm here respectfully to address
the town's current approach

1542
01:15:59,948 --> 01:16:02,438
to its water portfolio
development, an approach that

1543
01:16:02,438 --> 01:16:05,168
imposes significant
operational environmental risks

1544
01:16:05,168 --> 01:16:07,988
upon existing critical
regional infrastructure,

1545
01:16:07,988 --> 01:16:10,628
especially in light of decisions
made earlier this evening.

1546
01:16:10,628 --> 01:16:12,368
And to urge the board to
lead us towards a more

1547
01:16:12,368 --> 01:16:14,708
collaborative and
responsible path forward.

1548
01:16:14,708 --> 01:16:17,918
Our core mission is to
protect public health

1549
01:16:17,918 --> 01:16:20,738
and the environment by
providing high quality rec water

1550
01:16:20,738 --> 01:16:23,708
reclamation, collect through
collection and treatment We

1551
01:16:23,708 --> 01:16:27,668
fulfill this mission daily by
serving 50,000 citizens and over

1552
01:16:27,668 --> 01:16:32,378
15,000 connections regionally
across our 208 service area,

1553
01:16:32,378 --> 01:16:34,898
which includes Firestone
and the multiple

1554
01:16:34,898 --> 01:16:36,308
neighboring communities.

1555
01:16:36,308 --> 01:16:38,408
This significant
regional responsibility

1556
01:16:38,408 --> 01:16:40,238
frames our perspective.

1557
01:16:40,238 --> 01:16:42,548
The town's ongoing
efforts since 2019

1558
01:16:42,548 --> 01:16:44,438
to secure conditional
water rights

1559
01:16:44,438 --> 01:16:46,868
and augment its water
portfolio directly

1560
01:16:46,868 --> 01:16:49,418
proposed to encumber
property essential

1561
01:16:49,418 --> 01:16:52,088
to our district's only
wastewater treatment plant.

1562
01:16:52,088 --> 01:16:54,668
The heart of the
critical wastewater

1563
01:16:54,668 --> 01:16:58,088
infrastructure for the region
This is a long standing issue.

1564
01:16:58,088 --> 01:17:01,358
Recently underscored by a
Colorado Supreme Court ruling

1565
01:17:01,358 --> 01:17:03,913
that formed the previous
water courts ruling, which

1566
01:17:03,913 --> 01:17:05,828
agreed with the
district's objections

1567
01:17:05,828 --> 01:17:09,278
and consequently rejected the
key elements of the town's

1568
01:17:09,278 --> 01:17:14,498
original 2019 water court
application we understand

1569
01:17:14,498 --> 01:17:18,788
the town's the town has refiled
a related water rate application

1570
01:17:18,788 --> 01:17:21,788
in December of 2020 for
the Supreme Court ruling

1571
01:17:21,788 --> 01:17:24,368
on the initial
initial case validates

1572
01:17:24,368 --> 01:17:27,188
the fundamental concerns
about the location

1573
01:17:27,188 --> 01:17:28,748
that the District has raised.

1574
01:17:28,748 --> 01:17:31,328
Our specific site with
this planned service life

1575
01:17:31,328 --> 01:17:33,398
of decades, an
irreplaceable part

1576
01:17:33,398 --> 01:17:35,168
of the critical
regional infrastructure

1577
01:17:35,168 --> 01:17:40,418
vital for our collective ability
to maintain a safe, clean town

1578
01:17:40,418 --> 01:17:42,248
As stated in the
Board of Trustees.

1579
01:17:42,248 --> 01:17:46,398
Goals number Five Attempting
to co-locate new water

1580
01:17:46,398 --> 01:17:50,138
infrastructure as proposed poses
foreseeable and unacceptable

1581
01:17:50,138 --> 01:17:53,408
risks, undermining not only
our operation, but also

1582
01:17:53,408 --> 01:17:55,508
your primary objective
to maintain town

1583
01:17:55,508 --> 01:17:57,278
infrastructure and facilities.

1584
01:17:57,278 --> 01:18:00,488
Goal number one in a responsible
and sustainable manner.

1585
01:18:00,488 --> 01:18:03,098
A key tenant of your
public works objectives

1586
01:18:03,098 --> 01:18:06,758
Build sustainable water
storage and infrastructure.

1587
01:18:06,758 --> 01:18:08,859
The town's continued
pursuit of this location

1588
01:18:08,859 --> 01:18:10,898
and despite years of conflict
and a clear statement

1589
01:18:10,898 --> 01:18:13,088
from the Supreme Court in
the original application

1590
01:18:13,088 --> 01:18:15,368
directly contradicts
Firestone's own published

1591
01:18:15,368 --> 01:18:17,918
goals of fiscal integrity
and civic partnerships.

1592
01:18:17,918 --> 01:18:20,738
Is already led to a significant
expenditure of public funds

1593
01:18:20,738 --> 01:18:24,998
by both of our entities We note
with concern that the board

1594
01:18:24,998 --> 01:18:27,068
earlier this evening
approved the design contract

1595
01:18:27,068 --> 01:18:29,888
of 175,000 for this
very alluvial very

1596
01:18:29,888 --> 01:18:31,868
well alluvial well project.

1597
01:18:31,868 --> 01:18:32,558
My apologies.

1598
01:18:32,558 --> 01:18:35,318
Committing significant further
taxpayer funds in design

1599
01:18:35,318 --> 01:18:39,098
to a project on a site with
such resolved questions

1600
01:18:39,098 --> 01:18:44,588
as trustees The path to
litigation over this approach

1601
01:18:44,588 --> 01:18:46,898
has proven costly on
its initial merits.

1602
01:18:46,898 --> 01:18:47,738
Flawed.

1603
01:18:47,738 --> 01:18:50,468
While we acknowledge Firestone's
objective to diversify its water

1604
01:18:50,468 --> 01:18:52,508
portfolio method
repeatedly chosen

1605
01:18:52,508 --> 01:18:56,528
is untenable and jeopardizes
existing critical infrastructure

1606
01:18:56,528 --> 01:18:58,328
we urge you to lead.

1607
01:18:58,328 --> 01:19:00,908
Instead of pursuing a
course already fraught with

1608
01:19:00,908 --> 01:19:02,528
legal and operational problems.

1609
01:19:02,528 --> 01:19:04,118
Thank you.

1610
01:19:04,118 --> 01:19:05,137
Thank you, sir.

1611
01:19:05,137 --> 01:19:08,528
Appreciate your comments.

1612
01:19:08,528 --> 01:19:14,258
Moving on to reports staff
other than financials,

1613
01:19:14,258 --> 01:19:19,058
we have none tonight OK,
everybody get out of financials.

1614
01:19:19,058 --> 01:19:24,940
The only question is on
the financials Okay, Mary,

1615
01:19:24,940 --> 01:19:31,328
report met with the numerous
residents over the last few

1616
01:19:31,328 --> 01:19:38,408
weeks regarding several
issues Other than that,

1617
01:19:38,408 --> 01:19:42,608
that's about it for
right now All right,

1618
01:19:42,608 --> 01:19:52,028
then trustees all right Then
we will move on to an executive

1619
01:19:52,028 --> 01:20:00,728
session Item 20, an executive
session pursuant to CRC 20

1620
01:20:00,728 --> 01:20:06,758
4-6-424B for a conference with
special counsel for the purpose

1621
01:20:06,758 --> 01:20:09,308
of receiving legal
advice on specific legal

1622
01:20:09,308 --> 01:20:13,178
questions regarding Central Weld
County Water district Services.

1623
01:20:13,178 --> 01:20:16,118
Is there a motion to go
into executive session?

1624
01:20:16,118 --> 01:20:18,968
Some of the second?

1625
01:20:18,968 --> 01:20:23,948
All right Motion
carries time is now 720

1626
01:20:23,948 --> 01:20:39,968
and the board will adjourn
into executive session

1627
01:20:39,968 --> 01:20:42,368
Oh, we didn't vote.

1628
01:20:42,368 --> 01:20:46,238
Got a vote Sorry,
but the county.

1629
01:20:46,238 --> 01:20:49,958
All those in favor
I all those opposed

1630
01:20:49,958 --> 01:21:07,468
Okay, thanks Minor thing,
Keith Minor things I