BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS BUSINESS MEETING  
TUESDAY, AUGUST 12, 2025  
MINUTES  
Tuesday, August 12, 2025  
Invocation – Moment of Silence  
1:30 PM  
Hearing Room  
1:30 PM  
Rollcall  
Chairperson Abe Laydon  
PRESENT:  
Commissioner Kevin Van Winkle  
Vice Chair George Teal  
1.  
2.  
Call to Order  
a.  
b.  
c.  
Pledge of Allegiance  
Attorney Certification of Agenda  
Commissioners Disclosure for Items on This Agenda  
Ceremonies/Proclamations  
Commissioner Laydon provided comment.  
a. Resolution Proclaiming August 11-15, 2025 as Douglas County Youth Week in Celebration  
of the 20th Anniversary of the Douglas County Youth Initiative.  
Marsha Austin, Douglas County Youth Initiative, addressed the Board to present on this Item  
and read the Resolution.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item.  
Preston Canter, Student at Rock Canyon High School, addressed the Board to comment 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.  
This is Motion No. 025-114  
Commissioner Van Winkle moved that the Board approve Resolution Proclaiming August  
11-15, 2025 as Douglas County Youth Week in Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the  
Douglas County Youth Initiative.  
ADOPTED  
Kevin Van Winkle  
George Teal  
Laydon, Van Winkle, Teal  
Resolution No: R-025-060  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
b. The Care Compact 2025 National Association of Counties Achievement Award Recognition.  
Leandra Montoya, Care Compact Supervisor, addressed the Board to present on this Item.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item and asked a clarifying question.  
Ms. Montoya addressed the Board to help answer the Commissioner's question.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Van Winkle commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Teal commented on this Item.  
3.  
Consent Agenda  
This is Motion No. 025-115  
Commissioner Teal moved that the Board approve the requests in all Items on the Consent  
Agenda.  
ADOPTED THE CONSENT AGENDA  
George Teal  
Kevin Van Winkle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Laydon, Van Winkle, Teal  
a. Approval of Business Meeting Minutes from July 22, 2025.  
b. Approval of Land Use/Public Hearing Minutes from July 22, 2025.  
c. Approval of Vouchers July 29, 2025  
d. Approval of Vouchers August 5, 2025  
e. Resolution Declaring Certain Business Personal Property Taxes and Real Personal Property  
Taxes as Being Uncollectible; and a Listing of All Real Property Tax Liens Which Have  
Been Held by the County for Three Or More Years.  
Resolution No: R-025-061  
f. Resolution Approving the Recommendation of the Abatement Hearing Referee.  
Resolution No: R-025-062  
g. Following the Recommendation of the Assessor’s Office to Settle a BAA Appeal.  
h. Resolution Appointing Independent Referees to Act on Behalf of the Douglas County Board  
of Equalization to Conduct Hearings, Make Findings, and Submit Recommendations  
Pursuant to Section 39-8-102, C.R.S.  
Resolution No: R-025-063  
i. Purdue Direct Settlement Participation Forms for the National Opioids Settlement.  
j. First Amendment to the Amended and Restated Intergovernmental Agreement Between the  
Town of Castle Rock and Douglas County for the Highway 85 Wastewater Collection and  
Treatment System.  
k. Purchase Request to Dooley Enterprises Inc., Law Enforcement Distributor for Winchester  
Ammunition in the State of Colorado (State Contract# 177560) for Duty and Practice  
Ammunition in the Amount of $120,606.00.  
l. 2025 Amendment to the Cooperative Law Enforcement Agreement Between the Douglas  
County Sheriff’s Office and the USDA Forest Service.  
m. Walmart Spark Good Local Grant Award in the Amount of $5,000.00.  
n. Piney Lake Trails Metropolitan District Nos. 1 & 2 - Amended and Restated Service Plan -  
Project File: SV2025-001.  
Special District Service Plan No: R-025-070  
o. Ramblewood Metropolitan District - New Service Plan - Project File: SV2025-002.  
Special District Service Plan No: R-025-072  
p. Pinery Meadows Metropolitan District Nos. 1 & 2 - New Service Plan - Project File:  
SV2025-003.  
q. Fee Waiver Request from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office Beyond the Badge  
Foundation in the Amount of $4,400.00 for the Employee and Family Wellness Day 2025 at  
Rueter-Hess Reservoir.  
r. Douglas County Department of Human Services Core Services Plan for Fiscal Year  
2025-2026 in the Amount of $1,768,582.00.  
s. 2025 Public Contract for Services with Timberline Trailcraft, LLC and the Department of  
Open Space and Natural Resources for Trail Construction, Maintenance and Trail  
Restoration on Open Space Properties in the Amount of $350,000.00.  
t. Contract with Open Space and Welch Cattle Brothers, LLC for Amount of $20.00 Dollars  
per Head per Month for Contractor Owned Cattle Occupying Greenland Ranch.  
u. GovConnection NetMotion Wireless Always On Virtual Private Network Renewal in the  
Amount of $128,041.00.  
v. Insight Public Sector Adobe Renewal 2025 in the Amount of $110,290.13.  
w. Rapid7 Managed Services for Detection and Response Service Renewal in the Amount of  
$288,600.00.  
x. Intergovernmental Agreement with the Town of Parker Regarding Town’s Acceptance of  
Ownership for School Zone Speed Limit Sign Beacons for Pine Lane Elementary School.  
y. Sterling Ranch Infrastructure Agreement Concerning the Construction of Roadway  
Improvements for The Titan Road and Waterton Road Concurrency Segments.  
z. Quitclaim to the Town of Castle Rock of Any Interest Douglas County May Have in Two  
Floodplain Drainage Tracts Containing a Portion of the East Plum Creek Drainage Way and  
the Town of Castle Rock’s East Plum Creek Trail.  
aa. Construction Contract with Elite Surface Infrastructure, LLC, for Hess Road Over Wildlife  
Crossing Project, Bridge Douhess-0.65 Improvements, for an amount not to exceed  
$338,820.00, Douglas County Project Number CI 2024-022.  
ab. Construction Contract with Insituform Technologies, dba C&L Water Solutions for the  
Highlands Ranch Parkway & Daisy Ct Storm Sewer Ultraviolet Cured in Place Pipe Lining  
Project in the Amount of $275,000.00, Douglas County Project # SP 2025-016.  
ac. Requesting Approval to Pursue Funding from the State of Colorado through the Natural  
Disaster Mitigation Enterprise, administered by the Department of Public Safety, by  
Applying for a Grant in the Amount of $850,000.00 to Assist in the Development of the  
Douglas County Public Works Operations Biochar Facility. No Local Match is Required for  
this Grant.  
ad. Amendment Number One for the Public Contract for Services with Muller Engineering for  
the University and Quebec Turn Lane Design Project, in the Amount of $39,459.00, Douglas  
County Project Number CI 2024-027.  
ae. 2025 Homelessness Resolution Program Grant Application In The Amount Of $260,918.00  
Including A Match Of $140,918.00 for A Project Total Of $401,836.00.  
af. FY2024 RMHIDTA Grant Modifications #6-8  
4.  
Regular Agenda  
a. Request to Approve a Public Contract for Services and funding for Valley Hope of Parker in  
the Amount of $100,000.00.  
Maureen Waller, County Administration, addressed the Board to present on this Item.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item.  
Public Comment:  
Jill Campbell, Highlands Ranch, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Joshua Rivero, Mayor of Parker, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Roger Hudson, Castle Pines, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Commissioner Teal commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item.  
Rebecca Bressan, Valley Hope, addressed the Board to further present on this Item.  
This is Motion No. 025-116  
Commissioner Van Winkle moved that the Board approve Request to Approve a Public  
Contract for Services and funding for Valley Hope of Parker in the Amount of $100,000.00.  
ADOPTED  
Kevin Van Winkle  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
George Teal  
Laydon, Van Winkle, Teal  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
b. Request to Approve a Public Contract for Services and $340,422.14 in Funding for  
HardBeauty, LLC’s Peer Support Initiative.  
Maureen Waller, County Administration, addressed the Board to present on Items 4b and 4c.  
Racquel Garcia, HardBeauty LLC, addressed the Board to further present on this Item.  
Commissioner Laydon commented on this Item.  
Commissioner Van Winkle commented on this Item.  
Public Comment:  
Jill Campbell, Highlands Ranch, addressed the Board to provide public comment.  
Commissioner Teal commented on this Item.  
This is Motion No. 025-117  
Commissioner Teal moved that the Board approve Request to Approve a Public Contract for  
Services and $340,422.14 in Funding for HardBeauty, LLC’s Peer Support Initiative.  
ADOPTED  
George Teal  
Kevin Van Winkle  
Laydon, Van Winkle, Teal  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
c. Request to Approve the Distribution of a $226,647.76 Opioid Settlement Infrastructure Grant  
to HardBeauty.  
This Item was presented with Item 4b.  
This is Motion No. 025-118  
Commissioner Van Winkle moved that the Board approve Request to Approve the  
Distribution of a $226,647.76 Opioid Settlement Infrastructure Grant to HardBeauty.  
ADOPTED  
Kevin Van Winkle  
George Teal  
RESULT:  
MOVER:  
SECONDER:  
AYES:  
Laydon, Van Winkle, Teal  
5.  
6.  
7.  
8.  
Citizen Comments / Organization Comments - If Time Allows  
Commissioner Comments  
Other Business  
County Manager  
a. County Manger Report.  
Adjournment  
9.  
**The Next Business Meeting Will be Held on Tuesday, August 26, 2025 @ 1:30 p.m.**