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PROCEEDINGS OF THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
MONTEZUMA COUNTY, COLORADO
September 9, 2025
STATE OF COLORADO )
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COUNTY OF MONTEZUMA )
At a regular meeting of the Board of Commissioners, Montezuma County, Colorado, held on Tuesday September 9, 2025 at the Montezuma County Administration building in Cortez, Colorado, there were present:
Jim Candelaria, Chairman, Absent
Kent Lindsay, Vice Chairman,
Gerald Koppenhafer, Commissioner of Deeds
Travis Anderson, County Administrator
Stephen Tarnowski, County Attorney
Kim Percell, County Clerk
VICE CHAIRMAN LINDSAY opened the meeting of September 9, 2025 with the Pledge of Allegiance
MINUTES: Commissioner Koppenhafer moved to approve the Proceedings of the Board of County Commissioners of Montezuma County, held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 as presented. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lindsay and carried.
PLANNING: Planning Director, Don Haley along with Assistant, S. Jane Duncan presented for discussion and approval of Vested Property Rights extension, submitted by Mark Cox; agent: Andy Cox, on property located at TBD Road 25, Dolores, CO, consisting of 59.27 acres, more or less, located south of Hwy 184 & Road 25, situated in Section 7, Township 37N, Range 15W, N.M.P.M. On September 13, 2022, the Board of County Commissioners approved the proposed 19 Lot Major Subdivision & Rezoning application, whereby creating a vested property right pursuant to Section 1102 of the Montezuma County Land Use Code and 24-68-103 et seq., C.R.S., as amended. Commissioner Koppenhafer moved to approve the Vested Property Rights extension, for Mark Cox; agent: Andy Cox, on property located at TBD Road 25, Dolores, CO, consisting of 59.27 acres, to a year from this date. Second by Commissioner Lindsay and carried.
Director, Haley along with Assistant, Duncan presented for signatures an Exemption mylar, for the for the realignment of Road 25 at the intersection of Road 25 & Hwy 184, submitted by Young Roman, LLC; agent: Travis Anderson, County Administrator, on property located at 18400 Road 27, Dolores, CO, consisting of 2.2 acres, more or less, located north of Road 25, west of Hwy 184, situated in Section 7, Township 37N, Range 15W, N.M.P.M.
Director, Haley along with Assistant, Duncan presented for signatures for an After-The-Fact Setback Variance, submitted by Eugene Creany, on property located at 9452 Road 42, Mancos, CO, consisting of 3.40 acres, more or less, located south of Road 42, east of Hwy 184, situated in Section 28, Township 36N, Range 13W, N.M.P.M.
Director, Haley along with Assistant, Duncan presented for signatures of a Mylar for a Single Lot Development and AR3-9 Rezoning Application, submitted by L. Chappell, LLC.; agent: Keenen Lovett, on property located at 16795 Road S, Cortez, CO, consisting of 280 acres, more or less, located west of Road 18, north of Road S, situated in Section 20, Township 37N, Range 17W, N.M.P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENT: Public comment was made by Allen Maez.
CONSENT AGENDA: No items were included within the consent agenda
DISCUSSION: Ty Koppenhafer along with McClain Farmer from Jones & DeMille Engineering, Inc met with the Commissioners to discuss, and review, assessments on the County’s parking lots. (See attached)
SETTLEMENT: Administrator Anderson presented for discussion part two of the Purdue Pharma L.P. Opioid Settlement. Commissioner Koppenhafer moved to sign part two of the Purdue Pharma Opioid Settlement Overview. Second by Commissioner Lindsay and carried. (See attached)
COUNTY ATTORNEY REPORT: Attorney, Stephen Tarnowski discussed the court schedule, working with the Planning Department, civil cases, the Hwy 184 and Road 25 project, follow up with the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe on the Sheriff’s services, the Road 35.9 turn around issue, a new Notice of Claim and transition of the new Assistant County Attorney.
COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR REPORT: Administrator Anderson discussed the front-end loader bid opening at the Landfill, review of HR services, the Road 35.9 turn around issue, Collective Bargaining and the Dolores County VSO Intergovernmental Agreement.
SCHEDULE OF RECEIPTS & DISBURSEMENTS: On behalf of County Treasurer, Ellen Black, Administrator, Anderson presented for approval, January 1, 2025 through June 30, 2025, Schedule of Receipts and Disbursements. Commissioner Koppenhafer moved to approve the Schedule of Receipts and Disbursements, starting date 1/1/25 through 6/30/25. Second by Commissioner Lindsay and carried. (See attached)
COUNTY CLERK & RECORDER: County Clerk, Kim Percell reported that the following entities would be participating in the 2025 November Coordinated Election: the State of Colorado, Cortez Cemetery District, Montezuma Water District #1, Montezuma Cortez School District Re-1 and Mancos School District RE-6.
COUNTY COMMISSIONER REPORT: Topics within the Commissioners’ reports included:
Commissioner Koppenhafer mentioned the scheduled Montezuma Valley Irrigation meeting.
Commissioner Lindsay discussed the scheduled Cortez City Council meeting.
Commissioner Candelaria was absent from the meeting.
MOTION TO ADJOURN: Commissioner Koppenhafer moved to adjourn, seconded by Commissioner Lindsay and carried.
CORRESPONDENCE: The following correspondence was read and noted:
ADJOURNED: 9:50 a.m.
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Clerk September 9, 2025 Chairman
