SUBJECT:
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A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Erie Consenting to the Mayor’s Appointment of Weld County Commissioner Scott James to the Town of Erie Urban Renewal Authority Board
Department
DEPARTMENT: Economic Development
Presenter
PRESENTER(S): Julian Jacquin, Director of Economic Development & TOEURA
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Fiscal
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Policy
POLICY ISSUES:
To maintain a full appointed Board of Commissioners for TOEURA and have active representation by the County(ies) on the TOEURA Board, as required by State statute, the Council must weigh in on TOEURA appointments.
Recommendation
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Approve the Resolution consenting to the Mayor’s Appointment of Weld County Commissioner Scott James to the Town of Erie Urban Renewal Authority.
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SUMMARY/KEY POINTS
• Commissioner Lynette Peppler previously served in the County Appointee Position as the Weld County Commissioner representing the Erie area.
• Weld County recently completed a redistricting process, and Commissioner Scott James now represents the district including the Town of Erie.
• Weld County and Boulder County have agreed to nominate Scott James, an elected board member of the Weld County Board of Commissioners, to fill the County Appointee Position.
BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Pursuant to C.R.S. § 31-25-104(2.5), as amended, the Town of Erie Urban Renewal Authority (“TOEURA”) is comprised of Board Members representing the collective interests of the Town, county(ies), and all taxing bodies levying a mill levy within the boundaries of TOEURA, including one member who is “appointed by the board of county commissioners of the county in which the territorial boundaries of the urban renewal authority area are located" (the "County Appointee Position").
Weld County Commissioner Lynette Peppler has been serving as the County Appointee since Jan. 2025, but Weld County recently completed a redistricting process, and Commissioner Scott James now represents the district including the Town of Erie.
The territorial boundaries of the Town of Erie Urban Renewal Authority Area are located within both Weld County and Boulder County. C.R.S. § 31-25-104(2.5) provides that “if the urban renewal authority area is located within the boundaries of more than one county, the appointment is made by agreement of all of the counties in which the boundaries of the urban renewal authority area are located”.
Weld County and Boulder County have agreed to nominate Commissioner Scott James, an elected board member of the Weld County Board of Commissioners, to fill the County Appointee Position. The Mayor, with the consent of the Town Council, desires to appoint Commissioner James to be a board member of the TOEURA to fill the County Appointee Position.
TOEURA is responsible for seven existing URA Plan Areas, including four in Weld County (Colliers Hill, Historic Old Town, Erie Airport and Erie Gateway Phase 1) and three in Boulder County (Four Corners, Nine Mile and Erie Town Center).
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attachments
ATTACHMENT(S):
1. Resolution 26-008
2. Weld County Nomination of Commissioner James