The Black Hawk City Council approved amending the City’s Non- Exclusive Cable Television Franchise Agreement with CAP Cable, known locally as USA Communications, during a regular meeting on July 28, 2021, at 211 Church Street. City Attorney Corey Hoffmann said this was a clean-up to the existing Franchise Agreement.

The city property has a “Headend Lease,” but the lease was never referenced in the agreement. Hoffmann said nothing else changed in the agreement. The Council approved the agreement.

The Council considered a resolution approving the Memorandum of Understanding between the Colorado Mountain Bike Association (COMBA) and the City of Black Hawk. City Manager Stephen Cole explained this memorandum of understanding was at the request of COMBA for fundraising purposes.

He said it does not obligate the City for anything, yet it does lay the groundwork for a successful relationship between the City and COMBA. The Council approved the memorandum of understanding between the Colorado Mountain Bike Association and the City.

City Manager Cole asked permission to purchase five additional lots to expand the City’s open space and park system. He introduced a resolution approving the contract to buy and sell real estate between the City as buyer and Bonanza Land LLC as seller.

Mayor Spellman noted that City Manager Steven Cole is asking for up to $90,000 to cover the cost of surveying and title work. He added that the owner has not signed the contract yet but has found it to be satisfactory.

Mayor Spellman said what’s unique about these mining claims is that a portion of them are within our growth area, and the balance is in Central City, so that is why surveying to verify the acreage involved is so important. The Council approved the contract to buy and sell real estate between the City and Bonanza Land LLC. as subject to final review of the survey by the City Attorney and City Manager.

The Council appointed three regular members to the City of Black Hawk Historic Preservation Commission. Community Planning and Development Director Cindy Linker recommended the re-appointment of three HPC member terms expiring August 1.

She said all three current members, Lynnette Hailey, Tonya Cadena-Barnett and Karen Midcap, are in good standing and have submitted letters of interest.

The Council met on August 11, 2021. The next Black Hawk Council meeting will be at 211 Church Street in Black Hawk, CO, on Wednesday, August 25, 2021, at 3 p.m. For more information go to https://site.cityofblackhawk.org/.