AGENDA
GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

Monday, May 04, 2026 at 8:00 A.m. - 9:00 A.m.

108 8th Street, Room 100

Glenwood Springs, CO 81601

ROLLING AGENDA

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1.

ROLL CALL - 8:00 a.m.

2.

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

3.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

4.

PUBLIC COMMENTS FROM CITIZENS NOT ON THE AGENDA - 8:05 a.m.

Individuals may be limited to 5 minutes each.

5.

REGULAR WORK SESSION:

a.

Elected Officials:

1.

Perry Will, Garfield County Commissioner

1.

Request letter of support for FY27 Community Project Funding (CPF) Request for Western Slope Veterans Coalition – “The Veterans Community Cottages”

2.

Lou Vallario, Garfield County Sheriff

1.

Request approval to fund and unfreeze 1 – FTE Patrol Deputy II Position for the remainder of 2026, for an amount of $76,015.00.

2.

Authorize the Chair to sign the State of Colorado Jail Behavioral Based Services “JBBS” Grant for July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027 award in the amount of $389,500 for inmate programs and medicated assistance treatment.   

– Commander Cathy Dalla, Sheriff’s Office.

3.

Jacklyn Harmon, Garfield County Clerk and Recorder

1.

Special Events Permit Public Hearing:

1.

Review an application for a Special Events Permit for the Carbondale Wild West Rodeo series held by Carbondale Wild West Rodeo Association, Inc., from 5 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every Thursday beginning June 4 and ending August 20  

 at 151 County Road 100, Carbondale, CO 81623; applicant is Jashine Wise

b.

Consent Agenda

Items of a routine nature are placed on the Consent Agenda to allow the Board of County Commissioners to spend its time and energy on more important items on a lengthy agenda. Any Commissioner or any member of the public may request that an item be "REMOVED" from the Consent Agenda and considered on the Regular Agenda.

1.

Approve Bills

2.

Payroll Memo

3.

Approval of minutes for Board of County Commissioners’ meeting on April 6, 2026

4.

Approval of minutes for Board of County Commissioners’ meeting on April 13, 2026

5.

Approval of minutes for Board of County Commissioners’ meeting on April 20, 2026

6.

Review and consideration of an application to renew a Retail Liquor Store liquor license and an application to renew a Tastings Permit for Catherine Store Wine & Liquor Inc., DBA Catherine Store Wine & Liquor     

located at 15783 Hwy 82, Carbondale, CO 81623.

7.

Recommendation and approval to award a contract to Salt Lake Wholesale Sports, Inc for the procurement of training ammo for the Sheriff’s Office. - Procurement Department

8.

Request for Release of Revegetation Security for Grand Hogback Ranches LLC - Sarah LaRose, Vegetation Manager

9.

To ratify two letters sent to NTIA Administrator Roth and Senators Bennet and Hickenlooper and Congressman Hurd requesting they direct the release of $406M in BEAD Non-Deployment funding allocated to the State 

of Colorado be released to the State without delay. - Fred Jarman, Garfield County Manager

6.

County Manager Update: County Manager Fred Jarman

a.

Public Meetings:

1.

Action Items A: 2026 Second Quarter Requests for Discretionary Grant Funding

1.

Request of discretionary grant funding of $5,000.00 for Colorado Mountain College Foundation in support of Garfield County Scholarships for Non-Traditional Students Funding  - Lisa Girardot, Development Officer 

2.

Request of discretionary grant funding of $5,000.00 for Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers - Rebecca Schild, Executive Director

3.

Request of discretionary grant funding of $5,000.00 for Rifle Rendezvous - Annie MacGregor, Executive Director

4.

Request of discretionary grant funding of $5,000.00 for Roaring Fork Public Radio, Inc. dba Aspen Public Radio - Greg Albrecht, Community Relations

5.

Request of discretionary grant funding of $5,000.00 for Roaring Fork Youth Orchestra Program - Sarah Graf, Executive Director

6.

Request of discretionary grant funding of $5,000.00 for Three Rivers Little League - Brad Plantz and Craig Wilmers

7.

Request of discretionary grant funding of $3,500.00 for West Elk Trails - Tod Tibbetts, Board Chairman and Nicole Christianson

8.

Request for discretionary grant funding of $5,000.00 for Grand Valley Historical Society - Judith Hayward, President

9.

Request of discretionary grant funding of $5,000.00 for Roaring Fork Conservancy - Rick Lofaro, Executive Director and Heather Lewin, Science and Policy Director

10.

Request of discretionary grant funding of $5,000.00 for Middle Colorado Watershed Council - Kate Collins, Executive Director

2.

Action Items B:

1.

To consider leasing water to the Colorado Water Conservation Board, the West Divide Water Conservancy District and the Silt Water Conservancy District from the County’s shares in Ruedi Reservoir. -  Fred Jarman, Garfield County Manager 

2.

Request of non profit discretionary grant funding of $10,000.00 for Middle Colorado Watershed Council - Kate Collins, Executive Director

3.

Request approval of a Utility Permit Application along County Road 320 and County Road 321 – Nick Ogborn, Pat Hockett, Pauley Construction, Scott Marsh, Road & Bridge Director, and Tyler Terry, Garfield County District 3 Foreman

4.

Recommendation and approval to award a contract to Frontier Paving, Inc. for the procurement of the Battlement Mesa Drainage Improvements for the Road & Bridge Department in 2026. - Procurement Department

5.

Work Comp Audit Results and 2026 Q1 Executive Summary - Brian Lee, Safety and Loss Prevention Specialist

6.

Emergency Repairs Approval Request for County Road 108 Bridge. - Scott Marsh, Director

3.

Presentations and Information Items:

1.

Periodic oil and gas liaison update: Energy Symposium and recent rulemakings Summary—Kirby Wynn, Oil and Gas Liason

b.

Public Hearings:

7.

County Attorney Update: County Attorney Heather Beattie

8.

Executive Session:

a.

An executive session may be requested on any item appearing on the agenda.

9.

REGULAR AGENDA: COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ISSUES:

a.

County Attorney Update - Land Use Issues:

b.

Public Meetings:

c.

Public Hearings:

10.

COUNTY ATTORNEY UPDATE:

11.

COUNTY MANAGER UPDATE:

12.

COMMISSIONER ISSUES:

a.

Commissioner Reports

b.

Commissioner Calendars

c.

Commissioner Agenda Items

13.

ADJOURNMENT

a.

Next Meetings:

 

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AGENDA

WORK SESSION

GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

108 8^th Street, Room 100

Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

9:00 a.m. 

ROLL CALL

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

MOMENT OF SILENCE

     1. Your Data: Your Superpower - Madison AI

ADJOURNMENT

 

 

 

 

 

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AGENDA

GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 

108 8^th Street, Room 100 

Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 

Monday, May 11, 2026

8:00 a.m. 

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AGENDA

GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 

108 8^th Street, Room 100 

Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 

Monday, May 18, 2026 

8:00 a.m. 

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AGENDA

GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 

108 8^th Street, Room 100 

Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 

Monday, June 1, 2026 

8:00 a.m.

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AGENDA

GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 

244 Grand Valley Way

Parachute, CO 81635 

Monday, June 8, 2026 

8:00 a.m.

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AGENDA

WORK SESSION

GARFIELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS

108 8^th Street, Room 100

Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 

Tuesday, June 9, 2026

9:00 a.m. 

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