BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BUSINESS MEETING  
TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 2025  
MINUTES  
Tuesday, June 10, 2025  
1:30 PM  
Hearing Room  
Invocation – Darrin Kessler  
1:30 PM  
Rollcall  
Chairperson Abe Laydon  
PRESENT:  
Commissioner Kevin Van Winkle  
Vice Chair George Teal  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
a.  
b.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Attorney Certification of Agenda  
Jeff Garcia, County Attorney, said that all items on today’s agenda have been reviewed  
by his office and they all meet legal approval.  
c.  
Commissioners Disclosure for Items on This Agenda  
Ceremonies/Proclamations  
a. Girl Scout Gold Award for Abigail Reynolds.  
Cori Cowan, Engineering, addressed the Board to introduce this Item.  
Abigail Reynolds addressed the Board to present on this Item.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Teal commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Van Winkle commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item.  
Consent Agenda  
3.  
Commissioner Van Winkle commented on this Item.  
This is Motion No. 025-080  
Commissioner Teal moved that the Board approve the requests in all Items "a" through "x" of  
the Consent Agenda.  
ADOPTED THE CONSENT AGENDA  
George Teal  
Kevin Van Winkle  
Laydon, Van Winkle, Teal  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
a. Approval of Business Meeting Minutes from May 27, 2025.  
b. Approval of Land Use/Public Hearing Minutes from May 27, 2025.  
c. Approval of Vouchers June 3, 2025  
d. Approval of Vouchers June 10, 2025  
e. Following the Recommendation of Assessor’s Office to Settle BAA Appeal.  
f. Purchase Order to Power Equipment Company for $168,496.00 Utilizing Sourcewell  
Contract #060122-BAI.  
g. Contract and Purchase Order for the 2025 Douglas County Fair & Rodeo Concert Headliner  
in the Amount of $150,000.00.  
h. Amendment No. 1 of the Denver Regional Council of Governments Older Americans Act  
Contract EX24015 in the Amount of $704,422.00, with a Required County Contribution of  
$88,094.00 for a Project Total of $792,516.00.  
i. Fee Waiver Request in the Amount of $250.00 for Douglas County School District Nutrition  
Services for the Free Summer Lunch Program at Challenger Regional Park.  
j. Fee Waiver Request from the Amateur Radio Emergency Service of Douglas and Elbert  
Counties in the Amount of $1,560.00 for the Amateur Radio Field Days at 2025 at  
Rueter-Hess Reservoir.  
k. Fee Waiver Request in the Amount of $7,260.00 from Highlands Ranch Community  
Association for the Annual Race Series at the East-West Regional Trail.  
l. Fee Waiver Request in the Amount of $8,470.00 from Highlands Ranch Community  
Association for the 2025 Concert Series at Highland Heritage Regional Park.  
m. Fee Waiver Request in the Amount of $2,420.00 from Highlands Ranch Community  
Association for the Annual Haunted Forest at the East-West Regional Trail.  
n. Public Contract for Services to provide Field Inspection and Support Services for Grigs Road  
Paving Phase 1 Project, with Ground Engineering Consultants, Inc., for an Amount not to  
Exceed $112,600.00, Douglas County Project No. CI 2021-032.  
o. Payment Agreement to CORE Electric Cooperative Associated with the Hilltop Road  
Improvement Project, for a Total Amount of $1,437,068.84, Douglas County Project  
Number CI 2020-029.  
p. Award of a Public Contract for Services to Olsson, Inc. for the Highlands Ranch Parkway  
(Broadway to Burntwood) Improvements Project, in the Amount of $412,284.00, Douglas  
County Project Number CI2025-023.  
q. Public Contract for Services to TST Infrastructure, LLC, for the 2023 Bannock Local  
Improvements District Project, in the Amount of $452,000.00, Douglas County Project  
Number CI 2023-032.  
r. Change Order No. 2 with Chato’s Concrete, LLC, for the 2025 Sidewalk Repair and Curb  
Ramp Retrofit Project, for an Additional Amount of $600,000.00, Douglas County Project  
Number CI 2025-001.  
s. An Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District  
dba Mile High Flood District and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of  
Douglas, Colorado, Regarding Funding of Major Drainageway Planning for Rampart Gulch  
and Unnamed Tributaries, Douglas County Project Number FC2025-004.  
t. An Intergovernmental Agreement Between the Urban Drainage and Flood Control District  
dba Mile High Flood District and the Board of County Commissioners of the County of  
Douglas, Colorado, Regarding Funding of Major Drainageway Planning and Flood Hazard  
Delineation for Willow Creek Tributaries Upstream of Englewood Dam, Douglas County  
Project Number FC2024-007.  
u. Construction Contract for the Grigs Road Paving Project - Phase 1 to ESI (Elite Surface  
Infrastructure), in the Amount of $2,046,020.60, Douglas County Project Number CI  
2021-032.  
v. Change Order Funded by Douglas County 911 Authority Board on Behalf of the County for  
Civil and Environmental Requirements for the Deckers Radio Site in the Amount of  
$596,148.00.  
w. FY2025 RMHIDTA Grant Agreement in the Amount of $1,104,204.00.  
x. Resolution Prohibiting Signs in the Douglas County Board of County Commissioners’  
Chambers.  
Resolution No: R-025-049  
4.  
Regular Agenda  
a. Resolution in Support of Creating a Home Rule Charter Commission.  
Jeff Garcia, County Attorney, introduced this Item.  
Commissioner Teal read the Resolution for the Record.  
Commissioner Van Winkle commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Teal commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item.  
Public Comment:  
Bob Marshall, Highlands Ranch, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Ellen Testolin addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Eiko Browning addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
William Fornia, Lone Tree, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Kevin Duffy, Castle Rock, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Barrett Roth, Castle Pines, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
David John, Larkspur, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Jill Campbell, Highlands Ranch, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Kim Keen, Larkspur, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Gary Wood, Larkspur, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Chuck Ruddy, Larkspur, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Commissioner Van Winkle commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Teal commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item.  
This is Motion No. 025-081  
Commissioner Van Winkle moved that the Board approve Resolution in Support of Creating  
a Home Rule Charter Commission.  
ADOPTED  
Kevin Van Winkle  
George Teal  
Laydon, Van Winkle, Teal  
Resolution No: R-025-048  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
5.  
Citizen Comments / Organization Comments - If Time Allows  
Len Whitten, Highlands Ranch, addressed the Board to provide citizen comment.  
Jill Campbell, Highlands Ranch, addressed the Board to provide citizen comment.  
Gary Wood addressed the Board to provide citizen comment.  
Eiko Browning addressed the Board to provide citizen comment.  
6.  
Commissioner Comments  
Commissioner Teal provided comment.  
Commissioner Van Winkle provided comment.  
Commissioner Laydon provided comment.  
7.  
8.  
Other Business  
County Manager  
a. County Manager Report.  
9.  
Adjournment  
**The Next Business Meeting Will be Held on Tuesday, June 24, 2025 @ 1:30 p.m.**