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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 01/24/2002City Council Liaison Chuck Wanner Staff Liaison DeEtta Carr 221-6702 Water Board Chairman Water Board ViceChairman Tom Sanders 491-5448 John Morris 491-0185 Secretary Vicki Mesa Roll Call Board Present Tom Sanders -Chairman, John Morris -Vice Chairman, Ted Borstad, Joe Bergquist, Tom Brown, Paul Clopper, Bill Fischer, David Lauer, and Rami Naddy Board Absent David Frick and Robert Ward Staff Present Dave Agee, Patty Bigner, Dennis Bode, Kevin Gertig, Jim Hibbard, Brian Janonis, Bob Smith, Mike Smith, Dennis Sumner, Wendy Williams and DeEtta Carr City Council Liaison Chuck Wanner Guests Present Al Jakubauskas and Dale Morehouse Meetin¢ Opened Chairman Tom Sanders called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. Minutes Approved John Morris made a motion to approve the December 6, 2001 minutes. David Lauer seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. Fluoride Technical Study Group Update Rami Naddy gave a brief update on fluoride. He stated there were two public meetings scheduled for Thursday, January 31 and Wednesday, February 13. He stated the meeting format would be explaining the purpose of the task force followed by public input. He mentioned the various ways that are being used to make the public aware of these meetings. Stormwater Project Prioritization Process Jim Hibbard gave a power point presentation on the stormwater project prioritization process and commented that the intent is to make the process easily understandable. He spoke of how the projects are ranked and noted that right-of-way acquisitions are at the top of the list. Fort Collins Water Boarc. _inutes PAGE 2 January 24, 2002 He stated the projects are ranked on the following three concepts: Benefit/cost ratio Number of structures that can be removed from the floodplain Number of street over toppings eliminated Jim reported on how the projects would be scored and ranked. After ranking, he stated that it was necessary to use a logic check. Ties would be decided based on other criteria such as benefits for water quality, construction scheduling and budget timing. He stated that staff is in the process of receiving Council's and public input. He spoke of the need to be objective when evaluating and ranking projects. Jim clarified that the old process contained five criteria, stating it was very subjective. He stated the proposed system is generally based on a system being used in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He responded to questions from the Board and stated that one of the criteria considered, but eventually eliminated were public complaints; residential vs. commercial structures; water quality impacts; development pressure; legal implication; and project location. Tom Brown questioned the logic of double -weighting the "structures removed" criteria. Jim responded that although projects need to be cost effective, what's important is removing homes from floodplains. The value of the individual structures will vary from area to area. David Lauer stated that it is a philosophical statement by staff and the Water Board on the ratings system; we place a higher value on health and human safety. Tom Brown suggested ranking all the criteria equally. Jim stated that they discussed separating commercial vs. residential structures, but stated most structures in the basin were residential. Tom Sanders stated that the ratings were pretty good but spoke of the political implications. David Lauer asked if electric substation and the hospital were considered as critical facilities. Jim stated that flow movement was taken into consideration and that projects are always looked at to make sure there isn't a negative impact downstream. Jim will be presenting this to the Council to receive their input. Also, there will be public outreach and staff will be holding meetings with particular neighborhoods. Staff Reports Treated Water Production Summary Dennis Bode stated that in December, 1,625-acre feet were used, which is just above the projection for the month. For the year, we ended at 100% of projection, even with precipitation below normal. Fort Collins Water Board _nutes PAGE 3 January 24, 2002 Committee Reports There were no committee reports. Tom Sanders asked everyone to look at the committees they are assigned to and asked that anyone wishing to be removed from a committee or anyone wanting to be removed from a Chair or Vice Chair position to speak up. Conservation and Public Education committee asked for an additional member and Ted Borstad volunteered. After a discussion regarding combining the Liaison committee with the Legislative and Finance committee, David Lauer made a motion to combine the two committees. Tom Brown seconded the motion. Bill Fischer offered an amendment to the previous motion that the Board try combining the committees for one year to see how it would work. The original motion passed unanimously. Other Business Tom Sanders spoke of the upcoming Tri-City meeting that we are hosting. We will need to determine where it would be held and to choose a speaker. Tom suggested one of the topics be the Halligan Project. Mike Smith stated that he was not ready to talk about the project because they are still studying and deliberating it. Other topics suggested were fluoride and water system security. After a discussion, Tom Sanders made a motion to hold the Tri-City meeting at the Country Club. The motion passed unanimously. The date would tentatively be Thursday, May 23. Adjournment The Board meeting adjourned at 4:54 p.m. Tom Sanders, Water Board Chairman QGNI DeEtta Carr, Water Board Liaison