HomeMy WebLinkAbout04/17/2025 - Water Commission - SUMMARY AGENDA - Regular MeetingWATER COMMISSION
REGULAR MEETING APRIL 17, 2025
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1. CALL TO ORDER
a. 5:30 p.m.
2. ROLL CALL
3. INTRODUCTION OF NEW WATER COMMISSIONERS
a. City Council recently appointed Commissioners Laura Chartrand
and Carson Madryga.
b. City Council re-appointed Commissioner Paul Herman.
4. AGENDA REVIEW
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5. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION (3 minutes per individual)
6. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
a. March 20
7. UNFINISHED BUSINESS
a. None
8. NEW BUSINESS
a. Staff Reports
i. Financial Monthly Report (Meeting packet only/No presentation/Staff
available for questions) (5 minutes)
Jen Authier, Senior Financial Analyst
ii. Water Resources Quarterly Report (Meeting packet only/No
presentation/Staff available for questions) (5 minutes)
Michael Neale, Water Resources Engineer
iii. Discussion: Fort Collins Utilities’ Approach to Addressing PFAS
(Presentation: 15 minutes, Discussion: 15 minutes)
Jesse Schlam, Senior Environmental Regulatory Affairs Specialist
There is a rapidly evolving body of research and regulatory guidance for
per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (known as PFAS). Fort Collins Utilities
is committed to protecting public health and the environment. Staff will
present current state and efforts to address PFAS in our water systems.
b. Regular Items
i. Michigan Ditch Forest Health and Pre-Fire Mitigation Project: Phase 2
(Presentation: 15 minutes, Discussion & Action: 10 minutes)
Richard Thorp, Watershed Program Manager
The City owns the Michigan Ditch, a critical water supply infrastructure
located near Cameron Pass within Colorado State Forest State Park.
Watershed Program staff along with regional partners from the Colorado
State Forest Service and Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently completed
a multi-phase Michigan Ditch Pre-Fire Mitigation Plan. The plan identifies
forest thinning treatments that will help reduce the risk to the Michigan
Ditch infrastructure and water supply from future large-scale wildfires.
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The Watershed Program was recently awarded a $1 million grant from the
Colorado Department of Natural Resources to implement the project’s
Phase 2, which will include up to an additional 180 acres of targeted forest
treatments designed to create fuels breaks and reduce the risk of future
large-scale wildfires reaching the ditch from the north and west.
Staff seeks a recommendation from Water Commission that City Council
approve accepting the grant and entering into an intergovernmental
agreement regarding the project’s Phase 2 services.
9. COMMISSIONER REPORTS
(Committees, event attendance, etc.)
10. OTHER BUSINESS
(Commissioner concerns, announcements)
a. Officer Elections at May 15 regular meeting
i. Chair and Vice Chair
11. ADJOURNMENT
a. 5:30 PM