HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 05/30/1972WATER BOARD MEETING
• May 30, 1972
7:30 P.M.
A joint meeting of the Water Board and the Fort Collins City Council was
held in the Council Chamber on May 30, 1972, at 7:30 P.M.
Present: Ward Fischer, Chairman
Norman Evans
Everett Richardson
W. G. Wilkinson
Fred Feit
Harvey Johnson
Owen Moore
Also: Karl Carson
J. W. N. Fead
William Lopez
Mabel Preble
Charles Peterson
Tom Coffey
Arthur March, Jr.
Charles Liquin
Mike DiTullio
Roy Bingman
Carl Houck ) Representatives of
• Dwight Sayles ) Black $ Veatch
Absent: Verna Lewis
Item I ENLARGEMENT OF THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WATER BOARD
Chairman Ward Fischer opened discussion by asking Council what function
Council desired of the Water Board. The Board felt it was not effective
in its present status and would like to be more active and expand its
activities into the sewer utility and sewer capital
The Board further recommended additional personell in the administration
to handle sewer and water indormation and to have such personell available
to them with information. The City Attorney pointed out that the water
and sewer utility was so spread out that even he did not know to whom
to go for what information.
As a result of this discussion, the Water Board and City Council agreed
that additional engineering staff was needed in the water and sewer utiiity
and that the City Attorney should prepare the necessary material for
adding to the function of the Water Board matters concerning Sewage and
the Sewage Disposal System of the City, and the matter to have Council
action.
Item II IMPROVEMENT OF SEWAGE DISPOSAL PLANTS No's I AND II
Public Works Director, Charles Liquin, expounded on the Sewer Capital
to Program proposal dealing with the above.
It was the consensus of the Water Board that in that they did assume they
would be required to provide recommendations on the sewer system as well
as on the water system, time to study the sewer system and sewer capital
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information would be desirable prior to the Council approving the Black
and Veatch contracts.
ITEM III CONTRACT WITH BLACK AND VEATCH - WATER CAPITAL PROGRAMS
Public Works Director, Charles Liquin elaborated on the subject as
explained in the agenda. His recommendation was that the design proceed
for the pressure reducing in the future.
The Water Board waived the recommendation in that Council had previously
approved an engineering proposal and the action at this time would be to
approve the additional sections of the existing contract.
At the time Plant No. II was discussed, the internal pressure problem was
expanded upon.
Mayor Carson expressed concern as to whether the City was getting its
moneys worth in past capital improvement expenditures. He included the
inability to properly operate the sewer plant and the cost of correcting
the pressure problem. He was assured by Board member, Everett Richardson,
and Councilman Fead, as well as representatives of Black and Veatch, that
the pressure problem was not that easy to solve and what money the City
has spent, to date, on the pressure problem was not money wasted.
Item IV BITTINGER AND ASSOCIATES--WODWARD CLEVENGER INVESTIGATIVE WORK ON JOE
WRIGHT RESERVOIR
Public Works Director Charles Liquin explained the item as outlined on
the agenda and recommended that Bittinger and Associates be relieved of
any further design or investigative services at the reservoir site but
that they be allowed to continue handling permits and easements.
Board member Everett Richardson was asked to prepare the recommendation
from the Committee for the selection of the Engineering
firm for the design of the Joe Wright Dam and Reservoir and submit same
,to the City Attorney for preparation and submission for Council action.
Item V MICHIGAN DITCH
Public works Director Charles Liquin reported to the Board that the
Michigan Ditch is in operation with a recording gauge at the Parshall Flume
at Cameron Pass. He further recommended that the City now assume the
responsibility for the reconstruction and that Bittinger and Associates
be relieved of any further responsibility on the Michigan Ditch other than
the obtaining of the necessary permits and easements so the City would
have a legally approved system.
No action was taken on this recommendation.
Item VI PLANT INVESTMENT FEE STUDY
Copies of the Plant Investment Fee Study were passed out and further
discussion followed. The Water Board requested time to conduct the
study of both the sewer and water plant investment fee and time to come
back to the Council with their recommendation.
ITEM VII INSTALLATION OF FIRE HYDRANTS AT NEW ANNEXATIONS
This item was not taken up by the Board.
Item VIII SEWER AND WATER RATE
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This item was not taken up by the Board.
With nothing further to discuss, the meeting adjourned.
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Secretary