Gold Hill, Colorado

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Currently those aged 70+ and moderate-risk healthcare providers are eligible

COVID-19 vaccine supply remains limited; Local providers have signups available
In the current Phase 1B of the rollout, those aged 70+ and moderate-risk healthcare providers are eligible

Boulder County, CO – Boulder County Public Health has added information about where and how residents currently eligible to receive COVID-19 vaccine can get it. During this current phase of the rollout, those aged 70 and older and moderate-risk healthcare providers are eligible.

Vaccine allocations to Boulder County continue to be very limited. Thanks to a partnership with the hospitals and healthcare providers in Boulder County, there is a network of organizations ready to provide the vaccine as soon as they have doses to give.

“The providers in the county are ready to provide immunizations, but we only receive about 3,000 doses each week, for the entire county,” said Chris Campbell, Boulder County Public Health emergency manager. “Because there are 30,000 Boulder County residents who are 70 or older and about 3,000 moderate-risk healthcare providers yet to receive the vaccine, we expect it will take about seven weeks to provide the vaccine to everyone who would like it.”

While the supply of the vaccine is still very limited, vaccine providers in Boulder County have provided the following information, which is also available online at www.boco.org/COVIDVaccine.

Appointments for the vaccine are likely full now due to the very limited vaccine supply, but residents are encouraged to sign up with their medical provider (such as Kaiser Permanente) or a hospital affiliated with their medical provider.

Vaccine Provider

Currently Vaccinating

Process

Requirements

Boulder Community Health

Healthcare workers and Boulder County residents 70+

Sign up to be notified at: https://my.bch.org/MyChartPRD/signup

Must create account in hospital portal, no walk-ins. Additional information for 70+ residents is available at www.bch.org/vaccine-70

Centura Health

Healthcare workers and Boulder County residents 70+

Sign up to be notified by completing the vaccine notification sign-up form

Current patients will be contacted, no walk-ins

Clinica Family Health

Healthcare workers and Boulder County residents 70+

Clinica will contact patients directly

Must be Clinica Family Health patient, no walk-ins

Kaiser Permanente

Healthcare workers and Boulder County residents 70+

Kaiser Permanente members:

Fill out the COVID-19 Vaccine Sign-up E-visit at kp.org/covidvaccine
Or complete a short questionnaire by calling 1-844-951-1932.
Non-Kaiser Permanente members:

Go to kp.org/covidvaccine
Then, complete the non-member brief intake to request the vaccine.
You will be placed in their virtual line and be notified when you are eligible and when vaccine supply is available.

First come, first served wait list based on eligibility, no walk-ins

King Soopers

Healthcare workers and Boulder County residents 70+

Coming soon at www.kingsoopers.com/covidvaccine

Appointment only, no walk-ins

Safeway

Healthcare workers and Boulder County residents 70+

Sign up to receive vaccine updates

By appointment only, no walk-ins

Salud Family Health Centers

Healthcare workers and Boulder County residents 70+

Register at saludclinic.org to be contacted

Online registration strongly recommended, but can call if you do not have access to a computer. No walk-ins. Do not need to be a Salud patient.

SCL Health

Healthcare workers and Boulder County residents 70+

Register on SCL Health’s website

Must create an SCL account at MyChart.SCLHealth.org, no walk-ins

UC Health

Healthcare workers and Boulder County residents 70+

Sign up to be placed on a waitlist

UC Health patients can use the My Health Connection online portal, no walk-ins

“We understand that the signup and waitlist processes have been frustrating,” said Chana Goussetis, Boulder County Public Health spokesperson. “We hope to have a longer-term solution to make this easier, but we wanted to get the information to the community in the meantime.”

To keep up-to-date on COVID-19 requirements, data, and vaccine information, visit www.BoulderCountyCOVID19.org.

La vacuna contra COVID-19 es limitada; Proveedores locales tienen inscripciones disponibles

Condado de Boulder, CO – Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder ha agregado información sobre dónde y cómo los residentes elegibles ahora para recibir la vacuna contra COVID-19, pueden obtenerla. Durante la fase actual de la implementación, los mayores de 70 años y los proveedores de atención médica de riesgo moderado son elegibles.

El suministro de las vacunas para el Condado de Boulder es muy limitado. Gracias a una asociación con los hospitales y proveedores de atención médica en el Condado de Boulder, hay una red de organizaciones listas para proporcionar la vacuna tan pronto como se tengan las dosis para administrar.

“Los proveedores del condado están listos para proporcionar vacunas, pero solo recibimos alrededor de 3,000 dosis por semana, para todo el condado”, dijo Chris Campbell, administrador de emergencia de Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder. “Debido a que hay 30,000 residentes del Condado de Boulder que tienen 70 años o más y unos 3,000 proveedores de atención médica de riesgo moderado que aún no reciben la vacuna, esperamos que tome alrededor de siete semanas para proporcionar la vacuna a todos los que quieran”.

Aunque el suministro de la vacuna sigue siendo muy limitado, los proveedores de vacunas del Condado de Boulder han proporcionado la siguiente información, que también está disponible en www.boco.org/CovidOpEdVaccine/#espanol.

Las citas para vacunación probablemente estén llenas ahora debido a que el suministro es muy limitado, pero se alienta a los residentes a inscribirse con su proveedor médico (como Kaiser Permanente) o un hospital afiliado a su proveedor médico.

Proveedor

Vacunando

Proceso

Requisitos

Boulder Community Health

Trabajadores de Salud y residentes del Condado de Boulder de 70+

Regístrese para una notificación en: https://my.bch.org/MyChartPRD/signup

Debe crear una cuenta en el postal del hospital, con previa cita. Información adicional para residentes de 70+ www.bch.org/vaccine-70

Centura Health

Trabajadores de Salud y residentes del Condado de Boulder de 70+

Regístrese en el portal para una notificación

Los pacientes actuales serán contactados, con previa cita

Clinica Family Health

Trabajadores de Salud y residentes del Condado de Boulder de 70+

Clinica se pondrá en contacto directamente con los pacientes

Clinica se pondrá en contacto directamente con los pacientes, o los pacientes pueden ir a www.clinica.org, en Mis Citas para programar una cita disponible.

Kaiser Permanente

Trabajadores de Salud y residentes del Condado de Boulder de 70+

Miembros de Kaiser Permanente:

Llene la inscripción electrónica de la vacuna contra COVID-19 en kp.org/covidvaccine
O complete un breve cuestionario llamando al 1-844-951-1932.Si no es miembros de Kaiser Permanente: Visite kp.org/covidvaccine
Complete la inscripción breve para solicitar la vacuna.

Su lugar en nuestra línea virtual está asegurado y le notificaremos cuando sea elegible y cuando el suministro de vacunas esté disponible.

Por orden de llegada, lista de espera por orden de llegada basada en la elegibilidad, con cita previa

King Soopers

Trabajadores de Salud y residentes del Condado de Boulder de 70+

Próximamente en www.kingsoopers.com/covidvaccine

Con cita previa

Safeway

Trabajadores de Salud y residentes del Condado de Boulder de 70+

Regístrese para recibir actualizaciones sobre vacunas

Con cita previa

Salud Family Health Centers

Trabajadores de Salud y residentes del Condado de Boulder de 70+

Regístrese para ser contactado en saludclinic.org

Se recomienda registrarse en línea, pero puede llamar si no tiene acceso a internet. Con cita previa. No es necesario ser un paciente de Salud.

SCL Health

Trabajadores de Salud y residentes del Condado de Boulder de 70+

Regístrese en SCL Health’s website

Debe crear una cuenta de SCL en MyChart.SCLHealth.org, con cita previa

UC Health

Trabajadores de Salud y residentes del Condado de Boulder de 70+

Regístrese para ser colocado en una lista de espera

Pacientes de UC Health pueden usar el portal My Health Connection, con cita previa.

“Entendemos que los procesos de registración y la lista de espera han sido frustrantes”, dijo Chana Goussetis, portavoz de Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder. “Esperamos tener una solución a largo plazo para hacer esto más fácil, pero por el momento, queremos que la comunidad tenga esta información”.

Para actualizaciones sobre los requisitos, datos e información sobre vacunas contra COVID-19, visite www.BoulderCountyCOVID19.org.

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From: Webster, Kerry <kwebster@bouldercounty.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2021 2:53 PM

Subject: High Wind Warning for Boulder County -No Open Burning 1/20/21

Good afternoon,
There has been a High Wind Warning issued for western Boulder County tomorrow, so there will be no burning allowed from 1/20/21 at 00:00 until 23:59 on 1/20/21 for the entirety of the county. Sustained winds of 35 to 45 are expected with gusts to 75 mph. They should be diminishing as the day progresses. If you have questions, please don’t hesitate to call.
Have a good day!

Larimer and Boulder Counties Between 6000 and 9000 Feet-
Jefferson and West Douglas Counties Above 6000 Feet/Gilpin/Clear
Creek/Northeast Park Counties Below 9000 Feet-
Including Estes Park, Glendevey, Nederland, Red Feather Lakes,
Bailey, Central City, Evergreen, Georgetown, Idaho Springs,
and Westcreek
228 PM MST Tue Jan 19 2021

…HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY…

* WHAT…West winds 35 to 45 mph with gusts up to 75 mph
expected.

* WHERE…The Northern Front Range Foothills and The Southern
Front Range Foothills.

* WHEN…From 2 AM to 5 PM MST Wednesday.

* IMPACTS…Strong winds will blow unsecured objects around. Tree
limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result.
Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles. Strong winds
will also causes areas of blowing snow.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Strong winds may lead to property damage. Hazardous driving
conditions due to powerful cross winds will pose a serious risk
for drivers, especially for light weight and high profile
vehicles. Loose outdoor items should be brought inside or secured
properly.

Kerry Webster #6565
Senior Firefighter
BCSO Fire Management
kwebster@nullbouldercounty.org
Office: (303) 441-1466
Cell: (720) 415-6686

GOLD HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ZOOM AGENDA
JANUARY 19, 2021 7:00 PM

Join Zoom Meeting
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CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT
TRAINING REPORTS/RECRUITMENT
MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT
OTHER BUSINESS

Temporary electricity for food pantry:
Boyd .
Forest Restoration Projects:
● Chris D and Kent will be meeting with Maya MacHammer
Grants:
● Kris Gibson, Marcus Moench, Chris D and Kent are working on looking at immediate/short term grants to provide legitimacy for department grant requests in the future.

WiFi for Fire Barn:
● Marcus Moench.

Arc Gis:
● Arc GIS, structure protection. Technology and mapping. Chris D.,
● This group will be working with Emma in the next few weeks to begin trials and practice using the application.

From: McKinney, Seth <smckinney@bouldercounty.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 11:42 AM

Subject: High Wind Watch for Boulder County – NO OPEN BURNING

Good morning,
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch for the area including Boulder County.
Per County Ordinance 2014-1, there will be NO OPEN BURNING county-wide for the full day(s) of the event:

Wednesday 1/13 from 0001 through 2359 hours.

Please see the below information:

HIGH WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT…

* WHAT…West winds 20 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph
possible.

* WHERE…The Northern Front Range Foothills, The Southern Front
Range Foothills, Larimer County below 6000 feet and Northwest
Weld County and Boulder and the western suburbs of Denver.

* WHEN…From Wednesday afternoon through late Wednesday night.

* IMPACTS…Strong winds will blow unsecured objects around.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles.

After speaking with the NWS this morning, there is a chance that the event may extend into the next day.
Regardless if winds do not reach the NWS thresholds for a High Wind Watch, expect breezy conditions into Thursday.

Seth McKinney
Fire Management Officer – 6561
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Fire Management Program
Desk (303) 441-1485
Cell (303) 548-9624

Here is the link: https://bouldercounty.wufoo.com/forms/z14hos8502vdgjr/

Topic: Special Town Meeting: Community Center – see below for information
Time: Jan 25, 2021 07:00 PM Mountain Time (US and Canada)

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Meeting ID: 819 1251 2782
Passcode: 883568
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+16699006833,,81912512782#,,,,*883568# US (San Jose)
+12532158782,,81912512782#,,,,*883568# US (Tacoma)Potential group announcement to the town about 900 Pine Street – 1-7-21

Just to highlight – we do have a dial in option now that we have the Town Zoom account! Those who can’t video chat can call in. Let your neighbors know who do not have internet

Opportunity to Establish a Community Center

Serious efforts have been made over the years to create an accessible community center in Gold Hill that meets the range of functions the community would like support. Whether it be in discussions around the recent energy study or the personal conversations we’ve all had, many people in town think a community center would be a great addition. It could complement the store and inn, serve as a base for responding to emergencies/disasters, enable community events, provide a location for yoga, childcare or remote work. The possibilities are endless. The main problem in actualizing this has been the absence of a piece of land and space that could really work.

In order to reinvigorate this, a group of Gold Hill residents (for convenience we’re calling ourselves the “Friends of Gold Hill Community Center.”) have purchased the historical house at 900 Pine Street with the hope that it can ultimately be bought by the town as a community center. This was a spontaneous response to the opportunity. We found out it was available and that, if we could buy it before the end of the year, we could purchase it for a little under its assessed valuation. We managed to put it together quickly because it seemed to offer many possibilities to the town. Plus, if the town chose not to pursue acquiring this property, it seemed a safe bet that we could put it in better condition and sell it. Either way Gold Hill would be better off! We are not interested in making a profit from the town, but just to cover our investment.

We look forward to discussions with the Gold Hill Town Meeting and anyone else who is interested over the coming months around the community center opportunity! We envision a number of ways that the town could raise sufficient funds to purchase the place and we’re more than happy to assist through innovative financing arrangements and fundraising efforts! That said, there is no obligation for the town and all the details involved in any possible purchase by the town remain to be worked out.

We look forward to this special meeting on January 25 where we’ll be able to present more information, ideas, and details, answer questions, and begin to explore if there is sufficient interest to pursue this property for Gold Hill.

Looking forward to discussing this opportunity! We hope everyone finds it as exciting as we do!

Friends of the Gold Hill Community Center

Changes in vaccine prioritization phases and CDPHE level

01/04/2021
Media Contact
Chana Goussetis, 303-441-1457
Residents invited to sign up to be notified when COVID-19 vaccine is available for their group; County moves to Level Orange
Boulder County, CO – Last week Governor Polis announced some unexpected changes to the COVID-19 vaccination prioritization for Colorado, adding more individuals to priority levels in Phase 1, and moving counties in Level Red: Severe Risk to Level Orange: High Risk, beginning Monday, Jan. 4.

Vaccination Prioritization

The change to the prioritized groups for vaccine distribution significantly increased the number of individuals eligible to receive the vaccine in Phase I.

“There is now a dotted line separating 1B workers, with individuals 70 and older above the dotted line and frontline essential workers below the dotted line,” said Indira Gujral, Communicable Disease and Emergency Management division manager. “State health is telling us that all vaccine providers need to focus on the 1B group above the dotted line before they can move to the populations identified below the dotted line, this means that teachers and other frontline workers in transportation, grocery stores, etc. will be next after we provide the vaccine to the nearly 30,000 residents who are 70 years of age and older.”

“We are working with our hospitals, outpatient healthcare providers, and local pharmacies to develop a multi-pronged strategy to get people vaccinated,” said Chris Campbell, Boulder County Public Health Emergency Manager.

The change in prioritization increases the number of people eligible to receive the vaccine in the first phase but does not include an increase in the supply of vaccine. Because vaccine supply continues to be limited, it will be many months before all individuals in Phase I have the opportunity to receive the vaccine.

“We have already received hundreds of emails and phone calls from residents asking for vaccines,” said Chana Goussetis, Boulder County Public Health spokesperson. “We are delighted that so many people would like to get the vaccine! We ask for your patience as additional vaccine doses become available and we identify resources to provide the additional doses.”

Residents who would like to be notified about where and when to get vaccine when it becomes available for their priority group are invited to complete the COVID-19 Vaccine Notification Sign-Up. Put this in your browser and it will take you to the website: COVID-19 Vaccine Notification Sign-Up

Level Orange

Last Wednesday evening, Governor Polis requested that the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) move counties at Level Red: Severe Risk on the state COVID-19 Dial to Level Orange: High Risk on Monday, Jan. 4. Boulder County Public Health will follow CDPHE’s guidance and move to Level Orange: High Risk on Monday.

“We have some concerns about this move because we don’t yet know what the outcome of the holidays will be in terms of spread and new cases,” said Jeff Zayach, Boulder County Public Health executive director. “But we will follow the state’s move and will not put a local public health order in place. Hopefully, we’ve all only been spending time with our own household and we won’t experience another surge in a week or two.”

Level Orange: High Risk restrictions on gathering and capacity are eased slightly for individuals and businesses compared to Level Red: Extreme Risk. The primary changes are:

Indoor and outdoor personal gatherings: up to 10 people from a maximum of two separate households with face coverings indoors and social distance of 6 feet
Non-critical business: 25% of posted occupancy with face coverings indoors and social distance of 6 feet
Higher education: 25% posted occupancy not to exceed 50 people per room excluding staff with face coverings indoors and social distance of 6 feet
Field services and indoor events: 25% posted occupancy not to exceed 50 people excluding staff with face coverings indoors and social distance of 6 feet
Indoor dining: 25% posted occupancy not to exceed 25 per room with face coverings and social distance of 6 feet
Outdoor dining: tables 6 feet apart up to 10 people with face coverings and social distance of 6 feet
Indoor gyms/recreation/pools: 25% capacity not to exceed 25 people with face coverings indoors and social distance of 6 feet
Smoking lounges: 25% occupancy not to exceed 10 people per room with face coverings indoors and social distance of 6 feet
Level Orange: High Risk does not change permitted occupancy levels for non-critical manufacturing, personal services, limited healthcare services, indoor or outdoor organized youth or adult league sports, alcohol service hours, or retail. Also, indoor adult and youth sports leagues are not permitted.

– BoulderCountyCOVID19.org –

vaccine phases 12-30

Residentes están invitados a inscribirse para ser notificados cuando la vacuna contra COVID-19 esté disponible para su grupo; Condado se mueve a nivel naranja

Condado de Boulder, CO – La semana pasada el Gobernador Polis anunció algunos cambios inesperados para Colorado en la priorización de vacunación contra COVID-19, agregando más individuos a los niveles de prioridad en la Fase 1, y moviendo condados en Nivel Rojo: Riesgo Severo a Nivel Naranja: Alto Riesgo, a partir del lunes, 4 de enero.

Priorización de vacunación

El cambio en los grupos prioritarios para la distribución de vacunas aumentó significativamente el número de personas elegibles para recibir la vacuna en la Fase I.

“Ahora hay una línea punteada que separa a los trabajadores de 1B, con personas mayores de 70 años por encima de la línea de puntos y trabajadores esenciales por debajo de la línea de puntos”, dijo Indira Gujral, Gerente de la división de Enfermedades Transmisibles y Manejo de Emergencias. “La salud del estado nos está diciendo que todos los proveedores de vacunas deben centrarse en el grupo 1B por encima de la línea de puntos antes de que puedan trasladarse a las poblaciones identificadas por debajo de la línea de puntos, esto significa que los maestros y otros trabajadores esenciales como transporte, tiendas, etc. serán los próximos después de que proporcionemos la vacuna a los casi 30,000 residentes que tienen 70 años de edad o más”.

“Estamos trabajando con nuestros hospitales, proveedores de atención médica para pacientes fuera de hospitales y farmacias locales, para desarrollar una estrategia de múltiples opciones para vacunar a las personas”, dijo Chris Campbell, Gerente de Emergencias de Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder.

El cambio en la priorización aumenta el número de personas elegibles para recibir la vacuna en la primera fase, pero no incluye un aumento en el suministro de vacunas. Debido a que el suministro de vacunas es limitado, pasarán muchos meses antes de que todas las personas de la Fase I tengan la oportunidad de recibir la vacuna.

“Ya hemos recibido cientos de correos electrónicos y llamadas telefónicas de residentes que piden la vacuna”, dijo Chana Goussetis, portavoz de Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder. “Estamos encantados de que a tanta gente le gustaría recibir la vacuna! Pedimos su paciencia a medida que se disponga de dosis adicionales de vacunas e identificamos recursos para proporcionar las dosis adicionales”.

Se invita a los residentes que deseen recibir una notificación sobre dónde y cuándo recibir la vacuna cuando esté disponible para su grupo prioritario a completar el registro de notificación de vacunas contra COVID-19.

Nivel Naranja

El pasado miércoles por la noche, el Gobernador Polis solicitó que el Departamento de Salud Pública y Medio Ambiente de Colorado (CDPHE, por sus siglas en inglés) moviera condados en El Nivel Rojo: Riesgo Severo en el indicador estatal de COVID-19 a Nivel Naranja: Alto Riesgo, empezando el lunes, 4 de enero. Salud pública del Condado de Boulder seguirá las instrucciones de CDPHE y pasará al Nivel Naranja: Alto Riesgo el lunes.

“Tenemos algunas preocupaciones sobre este movimiento porque aún no sabemos cuál será el resultado de las vacaciones en términos de transmisión y casos nuevos”, dijo Jeff Zayach, Director Ejecutivo de Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder. “Pero seguiremos las indicaciones del estado y no pondremos una orden de salud pública local. Esperemos que todos hallan pasado tiempo con personas de su propio hogar y no experimentemos otro aumento en casos en una o dos semanas”.

En Nivel Naranja: Alto Riesgo las restricciones en reuniones y capacidad se relajan ligeramente para individuos y empresas en comparación con el Nivel Red: Riesgo Extremo. Los principales cambios son:

Reuniones personales en interiores y exteriores: hasta 10 personas de un máximo de dos hogares separados con cubrebocas en interiores y distancia social de 6 pies
Negocio no crítico: 25% de la ocupación publicada con cubrebocas en interiores y distancia social de 6 pies
Educación superior: 25% de ocupación publicada sin exceder 50 personas por habitación excluyendo al personal con cubrebocas en interiores y distancia social de 6 pies
Servicios de campo y eventos en interiores: 25% de ocupación publicada sin exceder 50 personas excluyendo al personal con cubrebocas en interiores y distancia social de 6 pies
Comedor interior: 25% de ocupación por personas sin exceder 25 por habitación con revestimientos faciales y distancia social de 6 pies
Comer al aire libre: mesas a 6 pies de distancia con hasta 10 personas con cubrebocas y distancia social de 6 pies
En interiores gimnasios/recreación/albercas: 25% de capacidad sin exceder 25 personas con cubrebocas en interiores y distancia social de 6 pies
Salas para fumar: 25% de ocupación sin exceder 10 personas por habitación con cubrebocas en interiores y distancia social de 6 pies
Nivel Naranja: Alto Riesgo no cambia los niveles de ocupación permitidos para la manufactura no crítica, servicios personales, servicios de atención médica limitados, deportes organizados de jóvenes o ligas para adultos en interiores o al aire libre, horas de servicio de alcohol o venta minorista. Además, no se permiten ligas deportivas para adultos y jóvenes en interiores.

– BoulderCountyCOVID19.org –

vaccine prioritization 12-30

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High Wind Warning

URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Denver/Boulder CO
451 AM MST Sun Dec 20 2020

…HIGH WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM MST THIS
AFTERNOON…

* WHAT…West winds 25 to 50 mph with gusts up to 75 mph can be
expected today.

* WHERE…Rocky Mountain National Park and the Medicine Bow
Range, The Mountains of Summit County, the Mosquito Range, and
the Indian Peaks, The Northern Front Range Foothills and The
Southern Front Range Foothills.

* WHEN…Through 5 PM MST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Strong winds will blow unsecured objects around.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Strong winds may lead to property damage. Hazardous driving
conditions due to powerful cross winds will pose a serious risk
for drivers, especially for light weight and high profile
vehicles. Loose outdoor items should be brought inside or secured
properly.

From: McKinney, Seth <smckinney@bouldercounty.org>
Sent: Friday, December 18, 2020 4:38 PM
To:
Subject: HIGH WIND WARNING – NO OPEN BURNING

Good afternoon,
The National Weather Service has issued a High Wind Watch for this weekend.
Though the winds aren’t expected to start until late Saturday afternoon, there will be NO OPEN BURNING county-wide for the duration of the event: Saturday (0001) through Sunday (2400).
Please see the below details.

…HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON…

* WHAT…West winds 30 to 40 mph with gusts up to 75 mph
possible.

* WHERE…The Northern Front Range Foothills and The Southern
Front Range Foothills.

* WHEN…From late Saturday afternoon through Sunday afternoon.

* IMPACTS…Strong winds will blow unsecured objects around.
Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may
result. Travel will be difficult for high profile vehicles.

Feel free to reach out with any questions.

Seth McKinney
Fire Management Officer – 6561
Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
Fire Management Program
Desk (303) 441-1485
Cell (303) 548-9624

Unofficial Gold Hill carolers (masked and socially distanced) will be in your neighborhood on Christmas Eve from 4-5 PM. Keep your eyes and ears peeled!

Thanks!
Val Crist
vjcrist@nullhotmail.com

Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests
Forest Supervisor’s Office
Fort Collins, Colo.

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Forest Service completes initial BAER assessments
Long-term recovery planning efforts underway

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Dec. 17, 2020) – In the aftermath of five wildfires, multiple teams of natural resource specialists have completed their initial assessments of burned areas on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests. Cameron Peak, Williams Fork, East Troublesome, Cal-Wood and Lefthand fires collectively burned more than 323,000 acres of National Forest lands in 2020.

These rapid assessments, part of the “Burned Area Emergency Response” or BAER program, represent a small part of the greater, collaborative, post-wildfire recovery efforts currently underway with a coalition of local, state and federal agencies, scientists and natural resource managers. BAER is an initial step that focuses solely on National Forest lands and values at risk in the immediate aftermath.

“There’s a great deal of interest in the BAER effort initially because it’s our first real look at what took place out there during the fire,” said Forest Supervisor Monte Williams. “But, BAER is only one piece of the puzzle. Now that we have that piece in place, we’re focused on working closely with our partners to support the priorities we collectively identify, from protecting water resources and securing infrastructure to rehabilitating and rebuilding our recreation areas.”

BAER funding is limited in its scope. For instance, it doesn’t pay to rebuild burned outhouses in campgrounds; but it does provide funding to temporarily cap burned pit toilets for public safety reasons.

Extensive research since the Hayman and High Park fires has provided land managers with a deeper understanding of what immediate post-fire treatments are most effective at reducing post-wildfire impacts to watersheds. For example, pulling undersized culverts and digging water bars on trails has been found to be more effective at reducing sedimentation, runoff and flooding than scattering mulch, seed and haybales across the landscape. While these have been popular post-fire treatments in the past, they have been found to have limited benefit. These treatments risk introducing noxious weeds to the environment and add to the debris washing into streams.

“We have to consider where we get the most bang for the buck,” Williams said. “In the longer term, my hope is that these collaborative groups will work together beyond post-fire recovery to help prepare our landscapes to be more resilient to future wildfires.”

One of the most valuable tools BAER assessments produce is soil burn severity maps, which cover entire fire perimeters and serve as a cross-jurisdictional reference tool. These maps will provide valuable data as recovery teams model potential effects and make decisions about where to focus efforts and funding.

Given these fires’ extended duration into the late season, team’s assessment efforts were hampered by snow and hazardous conditions. As a result, teams will need to return to certain areas in the spring for further assessment. In addition, hundreds of miles of roads and trails across both the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires remain to be surveyed and stabilized.

Executive summaries of the BAER findings, along with the soil burn severity maps and some example photos of the burned areas are now available for the public on www.inciweb.nwcg.gov. Each fire has a separate page for post wild-fire recovery efforts. Further information will be added to these pages as it becomes available.

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GOLD HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS ZOOM AGENDA
DECEMBER 15, 2020 7:00 PM

CALL TO ORDER
ATTENDANCE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT
TRAINING REPORTS/RECRUITMENT
MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT
OTHER BUSINESS

Temporary electricity for food pantry:
Boyd or Emma can explain why power is needed for the food pantry. The discussion at the November meeting should be updated.

Forest Restoration Projects:
● Chris D and Kent will be meeting with Maya MacHammer the week of December 14 to identify strategic areas that would be beneficial from a fire suppression standpoint. In addition, we will need to start looking at ways we can reach out to the community to educate and address concerns that may come up this Spring regarding burning piles in Spring 2022.

Grants:
● Marcus Moench, Kris Gibson, Chris D and Kent are working on looking at immediate/short term grants to provide legitimacy for department grant requests in the future. In addition, they are looking to create an overall strategic document based on a previous document that Kris Gibson created which will help with applying to grants. This document will entail town history, role of the department, role of other departments, social and political landscape, hazards, changes in landscape, changes in funding, town goals, town buy in, etc. Kent and Chris D recommend looking at creating or expanding a grant subcommittee which would take on these tasks.

WiFi for Fire Barn:
● Marcus Moench is currently working on possibly using fiber from the school’s wifi to expand service which would provide a range of wifi that would reach the fire barn.

Possible 2020 Projects: New Technologies:
● Emma Dirolf is working with Chris D, Kent, and Dwight Debroux (Whitey, a new volunteer with Gold Hill Fire) to provide them training and login credentials for using Arc GIS online for a collector app used for structure protection. This project will require the purchase of iPad for conducting structure protection mapping in the district. Emma Dirolf is also working on looking for grant money for that with Chris D. The intent of this project is to introduce new technologies which would allow volunteers to have access to important information regarding structures in the district and the surrounding landscape which would increase personnel safety, quicken incident responses, and provide a higher level of service.
● This group will be working with Emma in the next few weeks to begin trials and practice using the application.

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1. Review of Previous Minutes (any additions or corrections)
2. Mountain Stewards – 7:10
o Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Design Project and Feasibility Study – Sarah
3. Treasurer’s Report
4. Committee Reports
o Mountain Stewards
 Bee Safe Neighborhood
1. This program is now being sponsored through The People’s Bees https://www.thepeoplesbees.com
2. 75 Addresses must commit to either:
a. Level One Pledge: I will not use any insecticide products that include neonicotinoids or systemic poisons on my property.
b. Level Two Pledge: I will not use any insecticide products whatsoever on my property.
c. Level Three Pledge: I will not use any insecticide products whatsoever on my property, and will plant nectar- and pollen-rich flowers to feed the local bees.
3. They register online at https://www.thepeoplesbees.com/pledge
. Coordinator: Chrissy Maedke
a. More information: http://www.livingsystemsinst.org/sites/default/files/project_files/BeeBrochureMay2014.pdf
o Forestry and Forest Management
o Gold Hill School
o Museum
o Community Planning and Fundraising
o Cemetery
o Community Center
o SafeLink/NeighborLink
o AirLink
o Emergency Preparedness/Communications
o Weed Management
o Historical Zoning
o Food Pantry
 Electricity for fridge/freezer
o Fire Department
5. Approval of Non-Discrimination Statement (Finalize)
o The Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender expression, age, citizenship status, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, election of Town Council members, participation by any members of the Town Meeting area, selection of volunteers or vendors, or potential hiring and firing of any staff. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., its partners, guests and attendees, volunteers, subcontractors and vendors.

6. Other Town News:
7. Upcoming Meetings/Events – Next Gold Hill Town Meeting: February 8th, 7:00 pm

Gold Hill has a potential opportunity to establish a community WiFi system using funding the county has available for bridging the digital divide under the CARES act. The need for improved communications systems emerged as a high priority in resident responses to surveys undertaken as part of the recent resilient-renewable energy study. This represents a first potential opportunity flowing from that study.

Details of the opportunity are being worked out but the basic idea is to establish broadband access across the old town and potentially wider areas (the Subdivision, the Ranch and Ashram areas, etc.,) using line of sight antennas and potentially also a mesh network. The technical details aside, a capped open network would allow cell service and some level of internet access in many areas. It’s also possible that high bandwidth services could be made available to individual households. The first year of operation would probably be covered under the CARES act funding — so for the moment it would cost the community nothing.

The key advantages of the concept are:

The system would be highly resilient. Key parts would be powered by solar with battery backup. In addition, because it depends on antennas rather than the fiberoptic cable owned by Century Link, it would continue functioning even if that system lost power, was cut by a flood or otherwise went down.
It would enable WifI calling and internet access across outside areas around town in addition to within individual residences. This would improve day to day communications as well as help to ensure cell and internet functionality across town during emergencies. This seems particularly important now to reduce isolation during the pandemic.
Since the first year of operation should be covered by the CARES grant, residents would have a year to decide whether or not the community should take over the system and use it indefinitely. In other regions where similar systems have been established, individuals subscribing to the system for their primary internet service pay less than $50/month (less than Century Link currently charges). Open elements of the system would not be expensive and could be covered through fundraising activities.

The concept is evolving and it’s uncertain how much the county may or may not be able to support. If you’d like to find out more or have concerns, please feel free to contact marcus.moench@nullgmail.com

GOLD HILL TOWN MEETING NEWSLETTER
Minutes of the October 12, 2020, Town Meeting by Zoom

Next Town Meeting will be Monday, December 14, 2020, 7:00 P.M. by Zoom

The meeting was called to order by Chair Emma Dirolf. Nineteen people signed on: Emma, Vice Chair Marielle Sidell, Secretary Gretchen Diefenderfer, Treasurer Martha Knapp, Member-at-Large Dan Maedke, Chrissy Maedke, Deb Yeager, Rick Sheingold, Erich Gundlach, Lacey Storey, Virginia Schultz, Maya MacHamer from the Fourmile Watershed Coalition, Val Crist, Marcus Moench, Elisabeth Caspari, Anya Brown, Sarah O’Brien, Sam Bennett, and Mercury.

Minutes of the August meeting were approved as published.

Treasurer’s Report – Martha reports – At the previous regular Town Meeting in August 2020 our bank balance was $15,732.47. Our current total cash assets are $17,999.74.
Revenue Summary: General Fund donation $1,386 from Sands’ Moving Sale fundraiser, Cemetery Fund donations $200, Community Relief Fund online donation $48.25, Water Harvesting/Ag Education Grant $4,000, additional funding for COVID-19 Response Fund $1500 and return merchandise refund $219.
Expense Summary: COVID Response Fund $1461.78 for Food Bank expenses and $3,624.20 Cemetery shed construction and signage.

General Fund $4,036.71; Cemetery $3,065.65; Safe Link (combined funds for SafeSite, AirLink, NeighborLink projects) $2,466.79; Community Planning/Fundraising $0 (zero;) Fund transfers: none

Current fund totals:
Forest Management $0 (zero;) Community Relief $2,375.20; COVID-19 Response Fund $2,055.39; Water Harvesting/Ag Education Grant $4,000.
Anticipated expenses for 2020: General Fund $50.00 for porta-potty maintenance, estimated $300 for liability insurance and estimated $80 for cleanup dumpsters, should that occur this year.
Non-discrimination Statement – Marcus said that we need a non-discrimination statement in the bylaws, specifically to apply for grants. Here is what we came up with:
The Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., does not and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender expression, age, citizenship status, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, political affiliation or military status, in any of its activities or operations. These activities include, but are not limited to, election of Town Council members, participation by any members of the Town Meeting area, selection of volunteers or vendors, or potential hiring and firing of any staff. We are committed to providing an inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of the Gold Hill Town Meeting, Inc., its partners, guests and attendees, volunteers, subcontractors and vendors.
Amending the bylaws is a two-step process. Amendments are brought up at a regular town meeting and voted on at the next regular meeting. We can finalize this statement at the December town meeting. If we change it, it will need to be finalized at the February meeting.
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Mountain Stewards – Marcus reports on his discussion with Sarah Davis, County Consultant, on the Gold Hill energy study. They had planned a meeting with the Energy Commission, but decided to move to more vertical interactions by circulating a summary of their study findings, the history and proposed ways forward, then circulate their findings via town email list, Next Door, etc., Then they plan to hold discussion meetings before the report is due at the November 10 County Commissioners Meeting – possibly Zoom meetings, or get-togethers at the Store and/or one on one meetings with Dina, Virginia, Cat, Marcus, or Virginia. Short term goals are bulk purchases of heat pumps, etc., and paying for Energy Smart evaluations. The County has reserved some funds for implementation.
Forestry – Emma introduced Maya MacHamer of the Fourmile Watershed Group. In August Emma signed an MOU with 13 other groups on a shared vision to increase forest health and restoration and decrease fire hazards in the County. The Watershed Coalition applied for a grant for Caroline Ashley’s property and received $244,000 with a $100,000 match. The Ashram also received a $146,000 Natural Resource Conservation Center grant. Together this will be 180 acres of forest restoration and mitigation work. Multiple treatments will be employed – fuels mitigation in strategic areas, restoration of ecological habitat, encouraging aspen, and making some openings for wildlife encouraging diversity. This project should really help protect the Gold Hill area and the USFS has already asked where else they should figure out for the next project. This will probably start in June and go through the Fall. She would love to do an outreach meeting up here and maybe a field trip to explain the project and answer questions. The 180 acres consists of the area near Val’s and goes west to border around the Colorado Mountain Ranch and includes the Ashram – sort of L shaped. The goal is to provide a linked, complete area. They hope to have another race next year to help with the matching funds, which is the hardest part. The race last year was such a good beginning. They have momentum now, so we can start on Phase II before this one is finished up.
Virginia added that Wildfire Partners has a webinar Wednesday – a piece on mitigation, ember showers, etc. Gretchen will put out a town email. The County chipping program has had 350 participants in the mountain areas. The Sort Yard in Nederland is closing.
Everyone thanked Maya for her efforts on our behalf.
Gold Hill School – Chrissy reports that this is the third week of in-person classes after 5 weeks online. It’s going all right. They are off Mondays and meet T, W, Th, and Friday. They have 17 kids and another 8 online, so it’s a little tricky. They are wearing masks and can take mask breaks outside and for eating. Dan, as the custodian, is doing extensive cleaning. They’re looking at possibly school fundraising in the Spring. We’ll see how November and December go and follow County recommendations.
Chrissy also asked if the town wants to plan anything for Halloween – will have to follow Colorado guidelines – Covid19.colorado.gov/Halloween (covid19.colorado.gov is a good site to keep up with the State Guidelines as well as county by county). It is recommended to wrap treats individually and put your porch lights on if you want Trick or Treaters. So far, they are expecting this to be ok.
Museum – Deb reported that Marcus and Elisabeth have donated an old Weaver vehicle from their garage and the Museum is planning to create a community event to rebuild it to be a replica of the Bluebird bus that Tim Walter built and drove. It is a White Company chassis from sometime between 1916 and 1923. Last weekend several people moved it from Marcus and Elisabeth’s and parked it on the north side of Max’s garage. It is 16’ long and 7’wide. Tim reconfigured it as a bus with wooden seats. The license place is 1985 – Joe, Jr. drove it around. The plan is to begin work on it this spring. Anyone interested may join in the rebuilding project. It may be a static exhibit – not sure.
Marcus added that you can still turn the crank and the tires aren’t flat! They also found an old Gold Hill road sign in the garage. Deb has heard that our local Monkey Wrench Gang made signs to Gold Hill disappear along the Peak to Peak – Gretchen added Boulder Canyon signs as well.
Community Planning and Fundraising – Dan reported that he has a check for $217/pint glasses to get to Martha. He wants to make another purchase for the holidays. He moved to transfer $300 into Community Planning for this. Mari seconded it and all approved
Covid Relief Fund – Marcus reported that they received an extra $1500 from the Community Foundation. Aside from the grants to people, they have spent some of the money to support the Food Pantry. They also submitted a proposal a while ago for $4,000 for an environmental project involving a small water harvesting demonstration. They’re brainstorming how to involve the kids, where and how. This grant runs for a year so they have a while to figure it out.
Cemetery – No committee members were present, but we noticed from the Treasurer’s report that money has been spent for a new shed, and someone reported that yes, they’ve seen it.
Community Center – no report.
SafeLink – Deb reports that NeighborLink is in the process of revamping our phone/contact tree for emergency notifications. They want it to be as simple and direct as possible. She encourages people to form neighbor/friend groups to share contact and other information – especially in case of evacuation. Our community area is divided into the four directions – Deb is Old Town/South, Gretchen is East, Paul Roberts is South (the GH Subdivision), and Dina is west of town and we’ve set up circular communication between us. Our job is to make sure emergency information is communicated to everyone in the community, so each neighbor group should have a contact person for us to contact and to get back to us with a report about their group being informed. Then we can all touch base afterward as well, if need be. This is a work in progress. When it comes down to it, we may have to go door to door to contact new people we don’t know to explain this and see if they want to participate. We’ve sent out emails, but know some new people are not in the loop.
Virginia is working with Norm Skarstad in Lefthand, Val, and Amy down at the bottom of Lickskillet to include them.
Gretchen added that, when we were evacuated for the Fourmile Fire, it all worked organically to inform everyone because neighbors jumped to let everyone know. NeighborLink developed after that to organize better, and we’ve now added email addresses and expanded the list through the town website (goldhilltown.com) to stay in touch and we can send out emergency information and updates that way. Also, everyone can sign of for alerts through Everbridge – Boulder County’s reverse 9-1-1- through the Office of Emergency Management (boulderoem.com).
Val asked if we are certain we can contact new people/renters, etc., to be aware to join in. Deb said that they’ve been given Welcome Buckets with information about it, but we seem to need to follow up.
AirLink – no report, but Gretchen reported that several people were up recently working on the repeater up on the ridge. Deb added that they’re our back up if the phones are out. It’s a two-day course to become a Ham and if several people are interested they will get an instructor. Contact Dina Elder if you’re interested. There’s lots of online information, too. Rick suggested that we should have a map of the Hams so we know where our nearest one is. Emma said that she teaches GIS and can put together a map.
Deb will add Food Pantry information to the Welcome buckets.
Other Town News – Roads – Joanne Cole is our self-appointed bug-the-county person and wrote a letter to the Road Department regarding the condition of our roads, particularly Sunshine, which she sent to several of us. Their response is they’re trying to do the best they can with their manpower. – that they do work on our roads every week. The speed limit up here is 20 mph and speed creates washboard, so slowing down helps.
Weed Management – Gretchen said that, at this point, weed whack for fire mitigation.
Historic Zoning – no report
Fire Department – update from Leslie Finn – COVID tests are available in Nederland Thursdays and in Allenspark on Fridays. These are drive-through. There was a possibility of having it in Gold Hill, but most didn’t want it in town.
Rick added that there is also free testing at Stazio Field on 63rd Street.
The Nederland food pantry has asked if we’d like free flu shots.
Leslie will convey our concerns to Rebecca and we’ll see.
Mining – no report. Gretchen said it seems to be on hiatus now.
More Other News – Deb wanted to add that they will be combining the Wednesday and Monday Food Pantries to Monday only and will be meeting to discuss that. They will also be combining the volunteers and are working on logistics.
Weed management – Anya wanted to add that using Monsanto products up here kills bees. Chrissy reported that the School lost their whole observation hive – they all died. They don’t know exactly why. She would love for Gold Hill to be a Bee Safe community and encourages practices other than chemicals for weed control. Pam Sherman has been our weed guru and has lots of information on alternatives. Sarah added that there is also interest in Boulder County to look into Fire Retardent /Slurry and the possibility that ingredients in that could be destructive. Gretchen thought it was basically detergent with iron added for color, but Sarah didn’t think so. It was suggested that we get in touch with Maya with the fourmilewatershed@nullgmail.com because they did a water study and may know.
Respectfully submitted, Gretchen Diefenderfer, Secretary

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FOOD PANTRY UPDATE
With COVID in Gold Hill, it is imperative that we be more and more vigilant in our quest to keep people healthy. We, the team that brings you the food each week, would like to make sure that you are aware that there are many ways that we can help you to continue attending the pantry and stay safe as well.
First, WE ARE GOING BACK TO PROVIDING YOU WITH PAPER BAGS.
Secondly, WE NEED TO BE MORE DILIGENT. WEAR YOUR MASKS, YOUR FACE SHIELDS IF YOU HAVE THEM, AND REMEMBER TO SOCIAL DISTANCE AND FOLLOW THE ORANGE CONES AND THE POSTS AT THE DECK RAILING TO STAY 6 FEET APART AT ALL TIMES. APPLY HAND SANITIZER IF YOU HAVE IT.
Third, IF YOU CHOOSE TO HAVE A PAPER SACK PREPARED FOR YOU SO YOU DON’T HAVE TO STAND IN LINE AT THE PANTRY, PLEASE PLAN ON PICKING UP THE SACK AT 4 PM WHEN THE PANTRY IS OVER. IF YOU CANNOT DO SO, LET DEBRA KNOW AND IT WILL BE DELIVERED. 303 449 0454
WE ARE IMPLEMENTING THIS PROGRAM BEGINNING THIS WEEK. CALL AND LET US KNOW WHAT ITEMS YOU’D LIKE TO HAVE GATHERED FOR YOU TO PICK UP OR TO BE DELIVERED TO YOUR HOME.
THANKS EVERYONE FOR HELPING US STAY SAFE.
Deb Yeager
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I’m told a couple of people in the Gold Hill community have tested positive for the Coronavirus. We all need to be alert, aware, and careful, just in case we weren’t before. It’s shattering records here in Boulder County and it is definitely time to follow the guidelines: masks, handwashing, and social distancing. Also, if you have a smartphone, you can sign up for CO Exposure Notifications. This will quickly notify you if you have been exposed to COVID. Your privacy is protected. The Service will never track your location or reveal your identity. Free and voluntary. On my phone, it’s under settings.

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New protective requirements are in addition to state Dial Level Orange requirements For Immediate Release 11/12/2020 Media Contact Chana Goussetis, 303-441-1457 New local Public Health Order hopes to stem the rising tide of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations New protective requirements are in addition to state Dial Level Orange requirements Boulder County, CO – Like most […]

Yes, the rise in positive COVID seems to suggest that we should Zoom this board meeting.

GOLD HILL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
AGENDA
7:00 PM November 17, 2020

CALL TO ORDER
SWEARING IN OF CHRIS DRIOLF
ATTENDANCE
APPROVAL OF MINUTES
FIRE CHIEF’S REPORT
CALLS: Lefthand Wildfire
TRAINING REPORTS/RECRUITMENT
MAINTENANCE
EQUIPMENT:

OTHER BUSINESS
Forest Restoration Projects Maya MacHamer
WiFi for Fire Barn
Possible 2020 Projects: new technologies
Cisterns: rock and drainage improvements
Dry Hydrant completion
Sustainability for FPD: solar, etc.

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Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy — report and presentation.

Sarah Davis, the lead consultant will present the results at the next town meeting on December 14th at 7:10 pm.

Results of the Gold Hill Resilient Renewable Energy Study are now available. The main report can be accessed here: https://www.resilientgoldhill.com/feasibility-study. The results were presented to the County Commissioners on Tuesday, November 10th. That went well and it appears that the commissioners strongly support follow-up and implementation based on the report. The presentation Sarah made is here: https://www.resilientgoldhill.com/8429/widgets/25316/documents/15568

Lots of opportunities! Looking forward to actualizing them.

Marcus

We need to postpone the slash dumpster scheduled for tomorrow due to the weather – too windy, cold and snowy – miserable and potentially dangerous. Will let you know if/when we can reschedule.

Slash Dumpster on Saturday, Nov. 14

We’ll have a slash dumpster from the County available in the Bluebird Lodge parking lot from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm.

This event is in response to the fires, and is for slash only, from residents’ yards:
 
Service is for yard waste, slash and logs only. Dimensional lumber cannot be mixed with this material. No plastic bags or food waste are allowed.
No dirt, brick, rock or sod are allowed with this service. No logs more than 12″ in diameter or 20′ in length are allowed. No tree stumps of any kind or size are allowed with this service. Roll-offs cannot be loaded with a loader which scoops earthen material with this material to be loaded in the roll-off.

New protective requirements are in addition to state Dial Level Orange requirements

For Immediate Release
11/12/2020
Media Contact
Chana Goussetis, 303-441-1457
New local Public Health Order hopes to stem rising tide of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations
New protective requirements are in addition to state Dial Level Orange requirements
Boulder County, CO – Like most of the state, new cases, hospitalizations, and deaths related to COVID-19 are continuing to climb in Boulder County. To help protect more residents, businesses, and health care workers, Boulder County Public Health announced today that the Board of Health approved Public Health Order 2020-10 which will go into effect Saturday, Nov. 14 at 12:01 a.m. and end on Dec. 14, unless extended.

The goal of the order is to protect individuals when they’re in the community by reducing opportunities for gathering, which increases the likelihood of transmission. The focus is specifically on areas where there has been spread of the virus while trying to minimize further impact on local businesses.

“Most of our businesses, communities, and schools are doing exactly what we need to do to reduce the spread of this disease. But when we don’t all take this seriously it impacts everyone — from those who have lost loved ones, to the ability to keep kids in school, to our businesses being able to continue to operate, and certainly our emotional, physical, and mental health,” said Jeff Zayach, Boulder County Public Health executive director. “We are at a critical point. If new cases do not decline, the state may move us to the Stay at Home level. It comes down to all of us taking personal responsibility to stay home when we’re sick; following the quarantine and isolation instructions for the required length, even if we feel well; spending time with only our own household members; and always wearing a mask and keeping social distance when we’re around others.”

Beginning Saturday, the following requirements will apply to every person while within Boulder County, in addition to the Safer at Home Level Orange: High Risk requirements:

Household Mixing Limited

Personal gatherings (private or public) are limited to 2 households with no more than 10 people
Indoor Event Size Limited

Limited to 25% capacity with up to 25 people (reduction from 50 people limit)
Limited to one indoor event per venue, even if there are separate rooms
Requirements for outdoor events and sponsored gatherings remain the same as outlined in Safer at Home Level Orange
No Spectators at Adult, High-School Level, and Professional Sporting Events

No spectators allowed at any adult sporting events, high school sport/game, including those sanctioned by the Colorado High School Activities Association (CHSAA), or professional league game, including CU football
Limited Households at Restaurants

Indoor dining is limited to one household per table
Outdoor dining is limited to 10 people per table
Strong Recommendation to Work from Home

All businesses, including critical businesses, are strongly recommended to have all employees start or continue working from home, to the extent possible.
“In the last month alone, we have lost 14 of our Boulder County neighbors, friends, and loved ones to this virus. Our hospitalizations are rising significantly, along with the very concerning rapid increase in new cases. Some of our schools have had to close and I continue to hear stories of business owners in tears because they cannot make ends meet, even now, without being at the Stay at Home level. We can prevent the spread of this disease, but it takes everyone – not just most people – to be diligent, especially when there are such high levels of infection across our entire community. Please take this seriously; we are in this together and we can succeed together, but it takes all of us.”

According to CDPHE’s dashboard, new cases of COVID-19 among Boulder County residents in the past two weeks is 556.9 per 100,000; Stay at Home begins at 350 cases per 100,000 population. The five-day rolling average of daily cases among county residents is 182.2 cases per day. As of today, 85 people with COVID-19 are currently hospitalized in Boulder County.

While personal gatherings will continue to be allowed for up to 10 people from no more than two households public health officials urge residents to avoid all gatherings for the time being.

Capacity allowances are summarized in the CDPHE dial level chart. Full guidance for each sector is available on the CDPHE Safer at Home website.

Boulder County Public Health COVID-19 updates are shared by press release and/or on the Boulder County Public Health Facebook and Twitter social media pages and the COVID-19 website at www.boco.org/covid-19.

– www.boco.org/covid-19 –

Nueva Orden Local de Salud Pública Espera Frenar la Marea Creciente de Nuevos Casos y Hospitalizaciones por COVID-19
Los nuevos requisitos de protección se suman a los requisitos estatales del nivel naranja
Condado de Boulder, CO – Al igual que la mayoría del estado, nuevos casos, hospitalizaciones y muertes relacionadas con COVID-19 continúan aumentando en el condado de Boulder. Para ayudar a proteger a más residentes, empresas y trabajadores de la salud, Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder anunció hoy que el Consejo de Salud aprobó la Orden de Salud Pública 2020-10, que entrará en vigor el sábado 14 de noviembre a las 12:01 a.m. y finaliza el 14 de diciembre, al menos que se extienda.

El objetivo de la orden es proteger a las personas cuando están en la comunidad reduciendo las oportunidades de reunión, lo que aumenta la probabilidad de transmisión. La atención se centra específicamente en las zonas en las que se ha propagado el virus mientras se intenta minimizar el impacto en las empresas locales.

“La mayoría de nuestras empresas, comunidades y escuelas están haciendo exactamente lo que se tiene que hacer para reducir la propagación de esta enfermedad. Pero cuando no todos tomamos esto en serio nos afecta a todos, desde aquellos que han perdido a sus seres queridos, hasta la capacidad de mantener a los niños en la escuela, hasta que nuestros negocios puedan seguir operando, y ciertamente nuestra salud emocional, física y mental,” dijo Jeff Zayach, director ejecutivo de Salud Pública del Condado de Boulder. “Estamos en un punto crítico. Si los nuevos casos no disminuyen, el estado puede trasladarnos al nivel Quedarse En Casa. Se trata de que todos asumimos la responsabilidad personal de quedarnos en casa cuando estamos enfermos; siguiendo las instrucciones de cuarentena y aislamiento durante el tiempo requerido, incluso si nos sentimos bien; pasar tiempo solo con nuestros propios miembros del hogar; y siempre usando una máscara y manteniendo la distancia social cuando estamos cerca de otros.”

A partir del sábado, los siguientes requisitos se aplicarán a todas las personas que estén dentro del Condado de Boulder, además de los requisitos de Más seguro en Casa Nivel Naranja: Alto Riesgo:

Limitar mezcla de personas que no viven en el mismo hogar

Las reuniones personales (privadas o públicas) están limitadas a 2 hogares con no más de 10 personas
Tamaño limitado de eventos adentro

Capacidad limitada a 25% con hasta 25 personas (reducción del límite de 50 personas)
Se limita un evento adentro por lugar, incluso si hay salas separadas
Los requisitos para eventos al aire libre y reuniones patrocinadas siguen siendo los mismos que se describen en Más seguro en Casa Nivel Naranja
No se permiten espectadores en eventos deportivos de adultos, preparatoria y profesionales

No se permiten espectadores en eventos deportivos para adultos, deportes de la escuela preparatoria/juego, incluidos los sancionados por la Asociación de Actividades de la Escuela Preparatoria de Colorado (Colorado High School Activities Association, por sus siglas en ingles), o un partido de liga profesional, incluyendo fútbol americano de CU
Hogares limitados en restaurantes

Comer adentro de un establecimiento está limitado a un hogar por mesa
Comer al aire libre está limitado a 10 personas por mesa
Se recomendación trabajar desde el hogar

Se recomienda a todas las empresas, incluidas las empresas críticas, que todos los empleados comiencen o continúen trabajando desde casa, en la medida de lo posible.
“Solo en el último mes, hemos perdido a 14 de nuestros vecinos, amigos y seres queridos del Condado de Boulder a este virus. Nuestras hospitalizaciones están aumentando significativamente, junto con el muy preocupante aumento rápido de nuevos casos. Algunas de nuestras escuelas han tenido que cerrar y sigo escuchando historias de dueños de negocios llorando porque no pueden llegar a fin de mes, incluso ahora, sin estar en el nivel Quédate en Casa. Podemos prevenir la propagación de esta enfermedad, pero todos tenemos que ser diligentes, especialmente cuando hay niveles tan altos de infección en toda nuestra comunidad. Por favor, tome esto en serio; estamos en esto juntos y podemos tener éxito juntos, pero depende de que todos trabajemos juntos.”

Según el panel de control de CDPHE, los nuevos casos de COVID-19 entre los residentes del Condado de Boulder en las últimas dos semanas son 556,9 por cada 100,000; Quédate en Casa comienza en 350 casos por cada 100,000 habitantes. El promedio de cinco días de los casos diarios entre los residentes del condado es de 182,2 casos por día. Hoy, 85 personas con COVID-19 están hospitalizadas actualmente en el condado de Boulder.

Si bien se seguirán permitiendo reuniones personales para hasta 10 personas de no más de 2 hogares, los funcionarios de Salud Pública instan a los residentes a evitar todas las reuniones por el momento.

Las asignaciones de capacidad se resumen en el gráfico de nivel del indicador de CDPHE. La orientación completa para cada sector está disponible en el sitio web de CDPHE Quédate en Casa.

Las actualizaciones de Salud Pública sobre COVID-19 del Condado de Boulder se comparten por comunicado de prensa y/o en las páginas de medios sociales de Facebook y Twitter del Condado de Boulder y el sitio web COVID-19 en www.boco.org/covid-19.

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