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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 03/27/1973WATER BOARD MEETING 0 • Present: Absent: Staff members present and Lewis. March 27, 1973 4:00 P.M. Ward Fischer Norman Evans Dugan Wilkinson Fred Feit Harvey Johnson Owen Moore Everitt Richardson Brunton, Liquin, March, Reynolds, Bingman, Kost City Manager Brunton opened the meeting by stating the City has received many requests for water and sewer in the Northwest area, the Foothills property and in areas served by the various districts. Therefore, he requested Water Board input to establish guidlines in working with the districts and the pos- sibility of the City making plans to build Sewage Treatment Plant No. 3. City Attorney March stated the City did have the ability, under State Statutes, to take over from the districts in areas that are within the City limits. Chairman Ward Fischer, reviewed the Board's recommendation of the exten- sion policy by stating it was to refuse to extend services where we did not want development, and although they had recommended a limit, by drawing a blue line, they might recomuend a variance if it met with the approval of the planners. Director of Planning, Donald Reynolds, agreed in principal with Mr. Fischer's statement. Mr. Reynolds then presented a series of topographical maps with overlays which indicated areas considered acceptable for single family, low density development, based on environmental and geological factors, some of which tra- versed the 51/40 line. The specific areas considered in these maps and overlays were, Alvin Miller's undeveloped property, Venture property, Brock property and other properties between the 51/40 line and the Foothills. aefialphoto maps of the Allard property and Michie property were reviewed in considering future negotiation with abutting water districts. City Attorney March pointed out the possible problem of combining water with the districts for return flow use. Director of Community Development, Roy Bingman, stated the City had received county referrals from the LaPorte area. City Attorney .jarch stated that since the City had taken over the LaPorte Sanitation District, he felt the City had an obligation to supply service to any new development within the district; and although it was not a contractural obligation, it was a moral obligation. After considerable discussion of developments in LaPorte area, abutting water districts in the area, water district internal problems, trailer court sewage drainage into Horsetooth Reservoir, and the ultimate control lJ �J 11 E 0 being Plant No. 3. A memorandum from Mr. Bingman was reviewed and these and the above items reviewed below. No. I. Alvin Miller's undeveloped property. Recommendation - not to serve with the exception of that small section of land termed acceptable to the planners, and only for low density, as opposed to the high density proposed. No. 2. Brock property. Recommendation: Enter into negotiation with the abutting water district; serve sewer only; and tie a condition that low density be used, also not to allow development on the slopes. No. 3. LaPorte area. Recommendation: Implement Water Extension Policy. No. 4. Michie-Allard properties. Recommendation - Take all or none. No. 5. Violently oppose - expansion or formation of new districts. No. 6. City Attorney to investigate elimination of districts within City boundaries. No. 7. Frank Saracino. Recommendation: Implement Extension Policy. No. 8. Michael Lane Area. Recommendation: City Manager to submit letter to property owners in the area - setting up a meeting to discuss what it would cost to change from district to City water (not part of the recommendation, but included in the discussion were the deficiency points given the City on the fire rating for these kinds of areas). No. 9. Dick Urbom/Smith. Recommendation: City will serve if the properties annex. No.10. The recommendation on all items was to provide for orderly growth, both inside and outside the City. No.11. Woodward Governor. Recommendation: Not to extend any additional services until they annex. No.12. Goehring estate. Delayed one week. Water rates for rental of surplus water set, with the exception of the rental rate for Water Supply and Storage, the rates for all other water was the assessments plus 5% for handling. Horsetooth water remained at $5,25 per unit. Mr. Johnson will recommend a rental price for Water Supply and Storage. Meeting adjourned at 5:30 P.M. Secretary • iaZCr Bru.�ton ::,oeting of tie :, L,tJe^ ... nou,dC: on Wed:iesa,�y, March i4, 1973. Dr. Norman Evans and Ci�y Managcf 3runton reported that a request for $10,000 contribution to the sub -district had been lowered to $6,000. Reluctance on the part of the Water Board toward any additional contribution until such time as a commitment was made from the remaining five or four cities wa.9 expressed. Chairman Ward Fischer will draft a letter for the City Manager, expressing some of the concerns of the Water Board relative to a commitment, which will then be sent by the City Manager to the five cities, addressed to the various City Managers. Item II. City Manager Brunton stated he had been talking with Carl Houck of Black and Veatch about the rate study, and because of the time lag between the initiation of the study and the current date, they would require an additional $18,700 to complete the study, as documented in man hours required. His personal preference was to authorize the additional expenditure, adding the City still need to pass a rate increase and study the oversizing participation. The Board inquired if the staff could complete the study taking the data now available from the consultants, and it was the concensus that they could. It was also pointed out what an outstanding job the consultant had done when the PIP rates were discussed with the contractors. Chairman Ward Fischer stated the Board and Staff could take the data available, make certain assumptions and negotiate with Black and Veatch for about one weeks work and have the study completed. The City Manager stated he would discuss the recommendation with Mr. Houck in the morning, and convene another Water Board meeting on Monday, March 26, at 4:00 P.M. Item III. Director of Public Works reviewed a proposed agreement on raw water requirements in which Arthur Irrigation and Larimer No. 2 meter was involved. It was the recommendation of the Board not to accept water not now acceptable in this proposal; further, the entire situation of acceptable water would be reviewed in the near future. The Board adjourned at 5:00 P.M. Secretary