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[gavel] [adjournment] chun good afternoon, the commission will please come to order. And the secretary will call the roll. Commissioner pating . Present. Commissioner taylormcghee. Present. Singer in here. Chow. Here. Singer. Here. Karshmer. Present. Approval of the minutes, i am sorry. Before we begin, though, with the approval of the minutes, commissioner taylormcghee, has asked to be able to say a few wor words. Thank you very much. President. And i just want to say that effective today, that...

This has been an enlightning and learning experience as we navigate ourselves through an ever changing complex, healthcare system, where the local and the state and the federal enter twine, i have been thankful to be part of the process, under Robert Garcia and her team, and my fellow commissioners in case people are wondering, i am, and i have been transferring back and forth, between valeo where the Stroke Center is, while i am in recovery that is the reason that i am no longer going to be. An...

Okay good morning, everyone. Welcome to the budget finance subcommittee for wednesday, april 6, 2016, my name is mark farrell im joined by supervisor katie tang and supervisor yee want to thank linda as well as Jennifer Lowe and charles kremack madam clerk, any announcements . Yes. Completed speaker cards and documents to be included should be submitted to the clerk. Items acted upon today will appear on the april 12th board of supervisors agenda unless otherwise stated. Okay. Thank you madam cl...

Maybe instead of having enforcement in some of these community, we do education, maybe we have speed feedback signs instead of officers on the ground, soits just something were thinking about and talking about and i just wanted to raise it here as an issue that should be addressed. Thank you. Thank you, any other Public Comments . Seeing none, Public Comment is now closed. Okay, where are we . Item number 7 . Item 7, introduction of new items, this is an information item. Okay. Theres no new ite...

The Gold King Mine wastewater spill near silverton, colorado. The attorney general hoped to be here this morning, but unfortunately he couldnt attend and i would like to thank him for giving us the opportunity to hold this important hearing. Hearing from our first witness, the honorable scott tipton from colorados third district, i want to stress that the epa was invited to attend but was unable to send a representative. Instead they sent testimony, and we have their testimony before us, and i a...

Within our own 14 states, the cigna brand, the cigna products, may come into our blue cross portfolio within those 14 states. However, in the National Account space it will still continue to compete as cigna, so its a combination of kind of placements in the country that are based on our blue states and our nonblue states where cigna will, in fact, compete. With respect to the best efforts rule that you brought up, we do need to comply with that rule, and we do not need to respond to the rule in...

To order for this mornings hearing which will examine the significant cost and burdens for Small Businesses resulting from the Gold King Mine wastewater spill near silverton, colorado. The attorney general hoped to be here this morning, but unfortunately he couldnt attend and i would like to thank him for giving us the opportunity to hold this important hearing. Hearing from our first witness, the honorable scott tipton from colorados third district, i want to stress that the epa was invited to ...

But was unable to send a ct, representative. Epa instead they submitted testimony and we have their testimony before us. Instead i ask it be entered into the record. And i also want to welcome to o. The committee senator bennett nd who will be here momentarily ano will be joining us not as a who member of the committee but as t member of the senate who will also be able to participate in this Committee Hearing. He will be here shortly. Mittee h in the interest of time, i wille withhold my Openin...

Understanding of their hometown economies and hear firsthand from their customers about why they visit the area. So planning governments judgment with their ontheground knowledge stands to hurt the economic harm already done to this area. We should see solutions to address these problems in the hands of the folks on the ground who have been working to solve these problems for years. The Good Samaritan approach i have been broaching, please be able to see both our senators from the state of color...

Regional economy. The program today, i will focus on one sector where we are likely to see the most impact more than any other and that is in regards to tourism. Decades ago, western colorado relied on the mining and Agricultural Industries for economic growth. Our state economy has diversified and fortunate to have you do for landscapes that stimulate tourism economy. Tourism relies on our states reputation for having unparalleled Outdoor Recreational opportunities and some of the finest facili...