HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 10/19/1964• MINTTmFS OF THE MF?TING OF TH7 FORT COILTNS iATFR "OARD H'I:LD MONDAY
OCTORER 19, 1964, AT 7:30 O'CLOCK IN THE COTTNCIT CHAMBERS.
Present: President Ward Fischer, Board Iiember Fred Feit, Mr. J. T.
Banner, and Mr. Harry Johns, Consulting Engineers of Boettcher and
Company, Mayor Johnson and Harold Lynch, Acting City Manager.
Mr. Banner presented a report on the costs of water improve -
meets and methods for financing.
Mr. Fischer asked if method of determining flat rate, num-
ber of rooms, etc., is best or should it be based on land area
of lot.
Pr. Banner thought that land area should be the best but
stated that many cities ised the same method that we do.
Mavor Johnson asked Mr. Banner if he knew what Boulder
'.Tniversi.ty is paying Boulder for water. Mr. Banner replied
• that he did not know the amount.
Mayor Johnson nointed out that C.S.U. is getting water be-
low cost and should nay its own water. Members of the Board
concurred. on this.
Mr. Fischer asked Mr. Banner for his views on methods for
determining flat rates and whether meter users should continue
using -Wore than the flat rate users. He also asked what rates
the TTniversity should nay.
Mr. Banner stated that flat rates will have to increase
aprroximate77T 50 After discussion by members of the Board,
motion was made by Fischer, unanimously approved t'nat Mr.
Banner be instructed to reconi-end a rate schedule based on the
40 Following:
1. Flat rate be based on land area and living units.
2. Meter users ray aoproximatel,r same as flat rate, plus a
little more for costs of bookkeeping and. meter readin;.
• 3. That C.S.T_T. pay same rate as others.
4. If a major industry should come into town, we would have
to make senarate consideration at that time.
Mr. Fischer asked Yr. Banner about the various water
districts and Mr. Banner said that it seemed best for cities
to enter into a contract with the districts and in effect take
over or buy out the districts as developers develop lard in
the district charge an additior_al tap fee to liquidate the
debt al7eIr.st that property and annex it. Fie also pointed out
that he has studied their systems and does not recommend ever
using the district lines.
15,1. Fanner also presented data on a sewer program as
planned. Aoproxi.mately 16,000 -ersons will be taken off the
old sewage ^lent and transferred to the new plant.
Acting City Manager Lynch explained that the request of
Lanaholf and Means for 3/4" water tap in the :.Test Fort Collins
'Ia— ter District is pending. This item was referred to the Water
Board by the City,* Council at, the October l5th Council meeting.
T^oti.on was made by Fischer, seconded by Feit, t�iat the tap be
granted if the property is removed from the *eater district or
if the district agrees to the Ci':y sunnlyi.ng the water. The
:motion was unanimously carried.
Mr.. "ischer also advised nutting forth a charter amendment
at the next 7ereral election establishing the 6Jater Board within
the charter.
There
being no further discussion, the
meetingadjourned
until the
next meeting of the Water Board on November 2, 1964 at
7:30 P.M. in the Council Chambers.