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*anuary 13, 1970
MINUTES OF AN INFORMAL MEETING OF THE WATM BOARD Held
January 13, 1970, at 4:00 P.M. in the Council Room.
Present: Board members Fred Feit, Harvey Johnson and Dugan
Wilkinson. Also CouneR.members Kruchten. and Lopez, City Manager Cof
Assistant City Attorney March, Jr., Director of Public Works Liquin,
Director of Finance Charlie Cain, Superintendent of WAter and Sewer E
Hilgenberg, Planning Director Don Reynolds, Secretary John Bartel and
Ward Fischer.
Also present were Consulting Engineers Morton Bittinger and
William Hansen.
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The meeting was opened by Ward Fischer indicating that he
the City Attorney were discussing an agreement between the City of Fc
Collins and North Poudre Irrigation Company in consideration of a per
.` petual lease of 10,000 acre feet of water. Relative to the annual
charges for this water, it was indicated that on the agreement, they(
be an availability or holding charge of $2.00 per acre feet for the
also, that No th Poudre Irrigation Co. would not be wed for
age or delivered and a charge of $32.60 per acre foot will
-made on water requested by the City. In the agreement there will
clause that the City may terminate this lease upon a three year w
notice, and that North Poudre Irrigation Co. may terminate this ag
ment st any time for non-payment. Attorney's March and Fischer
in accordance with the terms of the proposed agreement.
Consulting Engineer Bittinger was asked how North Poud:
at the charge of $32.60 per acre foot for the requested water.
explained that one share equals approximately 5 acre feet and tY
of $32.60, as agreed to, would assure the City of this amount o
for an indefinite period. At these rate-s , this water would cc
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minimum of $20,000, plus cost of the water requested. It was suggested
that an additional charge of 10¢ to 15X 3per water used be applied to Fort
Collins residents to off -set this rental fee.
The City Attorney made the following comments as suggestions
to the proposed agreement:
1. That North Poudre would deliver requested water any place
in their system.
2. North Poudre would have no right to transfer this water.
3. The agreement would be nul and void unless notified of their
intent.
4. Open end provision.
5. No default without a reasonable lenght of time.
6. That the agreement be placed on an option for at least
one year.
Mr. Harvey Johnson indicated that Water Supply and Storage
get approximately 15,000 acre feet of water yearly. Further discussion
was made that should the area continue to expand and grow at the con-
tinued pace, Fort Collins may build an additional filter plant in the
Wellington area. Ward Fischer stated that North Poudre was quite enthusi-
astic concerning this agreement and would be anxious to get their signs-
ture on some agreement with the City.
With nothing further to discuss, e Board adjourned.
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