Board of Trustees Action Items
Wednesday, February 9, 2022

Chief David Angelo swearing-in on January 17, 2022.

Chief Angelo Introduction

During Wednesday night's meeting, David Angelo was introduced to the public as the Town of Firestone's newest Chief of Police. He was sworn in on January 17, but due to COVID concerns, the public ceremony was canceled. In these last few weeks, Chief Angelo has been busy getting to know the department and the community. On Wednesday night, he stressed that to be an effective department, they will rely on having open lines of communication with the community. Chief Angelo asks that all residents and business owners report all crimes, even if they think they are small. Communication is the key. The department needs to know what is going on in the community to formulate an adequate response.

The public is invited to meet Chief Angelo and many other members of the Firestone Police Department at Meet and Greet on Wednesday, March 2, from 6-8 p.m. at Town Hall and the Firestone Police Department & Municipal Court Building (9900-9950 Park Ave.). View more event information here.

STAR Awards

During Wednesday night's meeting, two separate STAR Award presentations were given.

The first was to recognize three Public Works employees for their assistance with an emergency rescue that occurred in the area of Weld County Road 24 ½ east of the Weld County Service Center.

On January 11th the Frederick-Firestone Fire Protection District called upon members of the Firestone Public Works department to assist with a rescue. Brad Hopkins and Levi Hackleman of the Stormwater Division and Dave Minor, Public Works Operations & Maintenance Manager, were a few of the first to respond to the area. Upon arriving, they saw an individual trapped under a front-end loader covered in gravel. Brad and his crew prepared the Vac truck to assist with rescue operations. At the same time, Dave and Levi began removing debris from around the trapped individual until rescue crews were able to extricate the individual safely. The rescue operation took over two and half hours, and Town staff stayed onsite to assist as needed.

The second presentation recognized two members of the Firestone Police Department.

On January 24th at approximately 4:30 a.m., Firestone Police Officers responded to a medical emergency at a resident's home. Weld County Dispatch had advised that they had an unconscious male, not breathing, and CPR was in progress. Within minutes Firestone Sergeant Jimmy Stroud and Officer Jay Belue arrived on-scene and quickly took over lifesaving measures. The officers continued CPR until they could be relieved by Frederick-Firestone Fire District personnel.

The Board of Trustees appreciates both groups of employees for their quick response and professionalism, as their actions reflect greatly upon themselves, their departments, and the Town.

STAR Award Presentation - Mayor Sindelar

STAR Award Presentation - Police Department

IGA with the Town of Platteville

During Wednesday night's meeting, the Board of Trustees approved an Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) with the Town of Platteville. With this IGA, the Town of Platteville and the Town of Firestone have agreed to establish growth boundaries and planning areas mutually beneficial to both agencies. The boundary line marking the jurisdictional growth boundaries between Firestone and Platteville is now Weld County Road 19 from State Highway 66 (County Road 30) south to County Road 24.

Additional Information:
In April of 2021, the Town of Firestone entered into a similar IGA with the City of Fort Lupton. That agreement established Weld County Road 19, south of County Road 24, as Firestone's eastern boundary and within the Firestone Planning Area and east of that line is within Fort Lupton's.

Historic Firestone Water Line Design

For several years, the Town has been replacing water lines in Historic Firestone that are undersized, shallow, or need replacement. As part of the replacement, designs for the new water lines must be completed. Previously, the design was done the same year as the replacement work. To streamline the yearly design and construction process, as well as to maximize the yearly replacement funds, the Board of Trustees approved a contract during Wednesday night's meeting to design all of the water line replacements in a single design project.

Each year segments will be selected based on the amount of funds available for replacement, and all funds will be able to be used for construction rather than split with design costs. The consultant will prepare cost estimates for all replacements and create a multi-year construction schedule for various funding levels as part of this project. In addition, since the water line replacements are done simultaneously with the Historic Firestone Street Replacement Project, the consultant will also use the Town's Pavement Condition Study in analyzing and creating the proposed construction schedules. For 2022, the consultant will prioritize the waterline and street replacement design for Wooster Drive and Jackson Drive, both roads and the water lines have historically been rated with some of the worst conditions in Historic Firestone.

Starting the week of February 21st, residents may see utility locate and potholing contractors in and around Historic Firestone. Locating existing utilities is the first step in the design process.

Additional Information

View the complete February 9, 2022 Board of Trustees Meeting Packet here.

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