HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 01/27/2005Fort Collins Utilities Water Board Minutes
Thursday, January 27, 2005
City Council Liaison Water Board Interim Chairman
David Roy Reagan Waskom 484-3333
Staff Liaison Secretary
DeEtta Carr 221-6702 Leslie Mooney 416-2703
Roll Call:
Board Present
Interim Chairman Reagan Waskom, Steve Balderson, John Bartholow, Eileen Domfest, Johannes
Gessler, Gina Janett, Rami Naddy, Debra Sweetman and Doug Yadon.
Absent
Ted Borstad and Jim Finley
Visitors
Pati Caputto and Linda Sherrod
Staff
Patty Bigner, Dennis Bode, DeEtta Carr, Steve Comstock, Carrie Daggett, Joe Frank, Kevin
Gertig, Jim Hibbard, Cliff Hoelscher, Brian Janonis, Kevin McBride, Leslie Mooney, Mike
Smith, Dennis Sumner and Wendy Williams
Meeting Convened
Interim Chairman Reagan Waskom called the meeting to order at 3:00 p.m. He stated that he
would like to reverse the order of items 3 and 4 on agenda so that the new board members can be
introduced.
Approval of Minutes
Chairman Reagan asked if there were any corrections or additions to the minutes of the
December 2, 2004 meeting. Board member Doug Yadon made a motion, seconded by Board
member Rami Naddy to approve the minutes. The motion passed unanimously.
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Introduction of New Board Members: Steve Balderson, Eileen Dornfest, Johannes Gessler;
Reappointment of John Bartholow
Board member Steve Balderson, stated he is presently employed at Hewlett Packard and has
lived in Fort Collins since 1985 and has been employed in the facilities management area. He
has been in contact with utilities from a user perspective.
Board member Eileen Domfest stated that she is a geologist at a local engineering firm in town,
has lived in Fort Collins for four years and came here from Ohio. She stated that she is
interested in water issues and wanted to become more involved in the community.
Board member Johannes Gessler stated he has lived in Fort Collins since 1966. His background
is in civil engineering, specifically floodplains, water supply, long term planning and financing
issues. He is retired from Colorado State University.
Board member John Bartholow, stated he has been on the Water Board for a several years, has
served on the Larimer County Environmental Advisory Board, and U. S. Geological Survey
concerning water issues particularly water temperature and how that affects aquatic
communities.
The remaining board members and staff also introduced themselves to the new members
Public Particivation
Interim Chairman Reagan Waskom stated that in December, 2004, the City Council adopted a
resolution which amended the Boards and Commissions Manual and requires a time for public
participation at every meeting.
Pati Caputto — President of Clean Water Advocates, a non-profit organization formed in the
summer of 2003 after the City Council voted to continue fluoridation. She stated their goal was
to educate the public on the risks of water fluoridation and to get the issue on the ballot for a
public vote. The committee has been successful in getting the issue on the April 5'election
ballot. She expressed her concerns regarding the cumulative levels of fluoride being consumed
by the general public and the potential health hazards for babies under the age of six months.
Linda Sherrod =Vice President of Clean Water Advocates stressed the importance of getting
the information out to the general public regarding potential health hazards to infants.
Stormwater Quality Program — Kevin McBride
Kevin McBride, Senior Stormwater Engineer reviewed the six program areas of the 2004
Stormwater Annual Report as it relates to the Colorado discharge permit requirements. The
permit requires the following six programs:
1. Public Education
2. Public Participation/Involvement
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3. Illicit Discharge Detection and Elimination
4. Construction Site Runoff Control
5. Post Construction Stormwater Management
6. Pollution Prevention/Good Housekeeping at Municipal Operations
Kevin explained that the presentation is for the Board's information and presents an
opportunity to give feed back to staff.
Board member Johannes Gessler asked if any activities of the Discovery Center were included
in the public participation program. Kevin replied that they use the Poudre School District as a
sounding board for educational activities at the Discovery Center and Spring Creek.
Board member Gina Janett asked if there were any pollution prevention measures being taken
in various areas where animal wastes are discharged into the storrwater runoff. Kevin replied
that staff's expertise is mainly related to urban runoff.
Interim Chairman Reagan Waskom asked if there was any stormwater quality monitoring data
that shows that these activities have had an impact. Kevin replied that they do have data from
the construction site runoff program.
Interim Chairman Waskom thanked Kevin for his presentation.
Staff Reports
Treated Water Production Summary & Water Supply Outlook — Dennis Bode
Dennis Bode, Water Resources Division Manager, explained the snotel graphs and noted that
the snow pack for this date at Joe Wright Reservoir and Deadman Hill is higher than for any of
the last five years. He also explained the tables that show supply scenarios for 2005-06 and
indicated that supplies are expected to exceed demand by about 33 percent if we have a
severely dry year. He concluded that supplies for the City this year are in good shape.
Halligan Reservoir Update — Cliff Hoelscher
Cliff Hoelscher, Special Project Manager, reported that the agreement with the Halligan
partners for permitting was finalized on December 3, 2004. He stated that the selection for the
third party consultant is expected to be in April, 2005.
Committee Reports
Legislative, Finance, Liaison Issues
Board member John Bartholow stated that the committee did not meet but would like to
schedule a meeting with Brian Janonis to talk about fluoride issues.
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Engineering Committee
Board member John Bartholow stated that the committee had met and talked about chronic
wasting disease. He stated that the topic is so complex that they would like to have another
meeting to discuss it further.
Other Business
Review 2004 Annual Report
The Board reviewed the annual report and approved it with revisions.
Committee Vacancies
Interim Chairman Waskom stated that there are several committee vacancies and urged the
new board members to decide in the near future which committee they would like to join. He
added that they can be on all four committees or just one.
Fluoride Issue
Board member Gina Janett requested minutes and any information pertaining to the Water
Board's recommendation to Council on the fluoride issue. She stated that she was not on the
Board at the time and wished to have a little background information on the decision.
Meter Tampering
Board member John Bartholow requested that the subject of "meter tampering" be put on the
next agenda.
Adjournment
The meeting adjourned at 5:00 p.m.
Leslie Mooney, Water Board Secretary