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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 07/22/2004City Council Liaison David Roy Staff Liaison DeEtta Carr 221-6702 Fort Collins Utilities Water Board Minutes Thursday, July 22, 2004 Water Board Chairman Water Board Vice Chairman Tom Sanders 491-5448 Tom Brown 295-5968 Secretary Leslie Mooney 416-2703 Roll Call: Board Present John Bartholow, Ted Borstad, Jim Finley, Bill Fischer, Gina Janett, Rami Naddy, Tom Sanders, Debra Sweetman, Reagan Waskom and Doug Yadon Board Absent Tom Brown Visitor Mark Linder Staff Patty Bigner, DeEtta Carr, Donnie Dustin, Jim Hibbard, Cliff Hoelscher, Brian Janonis, Leslie Mooney, Mike Smith and Wendy Williams Meetin¢ Convened Chairman Tom Sanders called the meeting to order at 3:05 p.m. Approval of Minutes Chairman Sanders asked if there were any additions or changes to the minutes of the May 27, 2004 meeting. Board member Reagan Waskom, made a motion, seconded by Board member Jim Finley to approve the minutes. The motion passed with two abstentions. Water Board Meeting Minutes July 22, 2004 Page 2 Update on Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District — Gene Schleiger Gene Schleiger of Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District, reported that Horsetooth Reservoir is only 13.3 feet below full and the district has approximately 195,000 acre feet left in the system and has only delivered a little over 60,000 acre feet total this year. Gene stated that the District appreciated the cooperation of the City with putting on the Children's Water Festival which turned out to be a big success. The Board asked Gene about the possibility of a policy change to disallow cities to carryover water from one year to the next. He responded that he thought the current 20% carryover was an acceptable amount and didn't think it would change either way. Out of City Utility Request for Spring Green — Roger Buffington Roger Buffington, Utility Development Review Manager, stated that the city code states that any out of city water or wastewater requests for service must be reviewed by the Water Board and Planning and Zoning Board for recommendations to the Utilities General Manager. The proposed subdivision is located east of Overland Trail and south of the Poudre River and consists of 56.3 acres of which 17.9 acres will be developed for 27 residential units. The water service for the proposed development would be provided by an existing 16 inch main in Overland Trail and the wastewater service by an existing 12 inch sanitary sewer within an easement on the northeast part of this property. The Board asked whether the Laporte Sanitation District would have jurisdiction over these hookups. Roger replied that currently the City has a contract with the Laporte Sanitation District to maintain lines and treat the water and wastewater. Mike Smith, Utilities General Manager, stated the City has tried on several occasions to resolve the issue of whether to take over the Laporte service area but the District's attorney has not been responsive. Mark Linder, owner and developer of the property, stated there would be a public health benefit from this plan because there are failing septic systems all along the route of the proposed main extension and the leaking systems are discharging into the groundwater which eventually runs to the Poudre River. The second main benefit would be as a community separator because a large amount of acreage included in this project will be mined for gravel and then turned into water storage which will provide a separation between Fort Collins and Laporte. The Board discussed the feasibility of recommending approval and whether it would set a precedent for future requests. Mike Smith replied that it would not set any precedents nor would it affect any outcome with negotiations with the District. Water Board Meeting Minutes July 22, 2004 Page 3 Board member Bill Fischer seconded by Board member Jim Finley that the Water Board recommend the Utilities General Manager approve the out of city service request for water and sanitary sewer service for the Spring Green development. The motion passed unanimously. Staff Reports Halligan Reservoir Update — Brian Janonis Brian Janonis, Water Resources and Treatment Services Department Manager, stated staff has contacted over fifty local agencies to offer to inform them of the project. They have also had some meetings with the Nature Conservancy, Division of Wildlife and their water consultants to do some aquatic habitat modeling on the main stem and the north fork of the Poudre River to Halligan. Board member John Bartholow submitted a recommendation to the Board to submit to City Council, the views of the Water Board as it relates to future negotiations with partners of the Halligan Reservoir project. Board member Bartholow made a motion, seconded by Board member Gina Janett to send a memorandum to Council to alert them to take advantage of opportunities and give direction to staff to negotiate with our partners and, for example, gain regional support for no main stem dam, align policies that further regional water conservation, demand management and environmental goals that may further the chances that Halligan remains a viable option in the permitting process, or other items that Council may wish to promote to further regional planning and cooperation even if on non -water issues. The motion failed. Yeas: 3, Nays: 7 Treated Water Production Summary & Water Supply Outlook — Brian Janonis Brian Janonis stated that the Utilities peak day demand for water was in 1989 and it has never been exceeded. The expected demand for July was about 91% of projected demand. Committee Reports Legislative, Finance, Liaison Issues — Board member Gina Janett_stated they had discussed liaison issues and whether it was feasible to have someone represent them at meetings. The Board agreed that it is important. Board member John Bartholow stated that Terri Bryant, the Finance & Budget Manager, made a presentation to the committee regarding capital and operating expenses of the water, wastewater and stormwater utilities. He said upcoming discussions will be about plant investment fees and the committtee also set a standing meeting date of the second Thursday of each month at 3 p.m. Water Board Meeting Minutes July 22, 2004 Page 4 Adiournment The meeting adjourned at 4:55 p.m. Mooney, Water B*d Secretary