HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 04/22/1969k • 4Fil 22, 1969
MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD Held April 220
• 1969, at 3:30 P.M. in the City Manager's office.
Present: Vice President Evans, Board members Everett
Richardson, Owen Moore, Dugan Wilkinson, Fred Feit and Harvey
Johnson. Also City Manager Coffey, City Engineer Bingman, Super-
intendent of W ater and Sewer Eddie Hilgenberg and Secretary John
Bartel.
Due to the expiration of Vice President Frank Ghent's
term, it was required to appoint a new Vice President. Motion
was made by Wilkinson, seconded by Richardson, That Norman Evans
be appointed Vice President to replace Frank Ghent. The Chairman
put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
At the Council meeting held March 6, 1969, and due to the
expiration of the term of office of Frank Ghent, Everett V. Richardson
• was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The matter of the City's excess water being priced for
the rental to the community farmers, was discussed. Motion was
made by Fait, seconded by Wilkinson, that the Horsetooth water rental
price of $3.75 per unit, be established for the 1969 season. The
Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
Motion was made by Moore, seconded by Wilkinson, that the
price of North Poudre Irrigation Company be $20.00 per share plus
$5.00. The Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
Motion was made by Wilkinson, seconded by Moore, that
Pleasant Valley and Lake Canal be $45.00 per share plus $5.00. The
Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
Motion was made by Wilkinson, seconded by Johnson, that
• Arthur Irrigation Ditch Company be $3.25 per share plus $5.00. The
Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
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Motion was made by Moore, seconded by Wilkinson, that
Larimer County Canal No. 2 be $45.00 per share plus $5.00. The
Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
Motion was made by Wilkinson, seconded by Feit, that th=
Mountain and Plains Irrigation Company be $5.00 per share plus $3.00.
The Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
Motion was made by Wilkinson, seconded by Fait, that New
Mercer Ditch Company be $29.99 per share plus $5.00. The Chairman
put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
Motion was made by Wilkinson, seconded by Feit, that Warren
Lake Reservoir Company be $22.00 per share plus $5.00. The Chairman
put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
The balance owned by the City, there was no recommendation
made to establish the rental price.
Due to the absense of the Director of Public Works, the
City Manager explained the pngress being made on the new trailer
lot being installed in the new Harmony District. It is progressing
and will be necessary to build approximately 21!� miles of 15" water
line and 1'2 miles of 27" sewer line. This construction work will
be built by the developer and an agreement prepared whereby the City
will pay back to the developer as connections are made to the line,
also these sizes are over sizes for this development in anticipation
for further growth. The City will absorb the percentage of increase
in the cost of constructing larger lines necessary to supply this
development. The Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
The matter of cost per acre foot of water required by the
ordinance on annexations, was discussed. Motion was made by Moore,
seconded by Fait, that the cost per acre foot of water with annex-
ations, where water is not available, be increased to $200.00 from
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$140.00. The Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted.
• The City Manager gave a very fine report on the progress
on the Windy Gap, Six Cities progress, and that he and Norman Evans
represent Fort Collins. He indicated forming a sub -district and
in order to form a sub -district, as required by the Bureau of
Reclamation, a petition containing 500 signatures of residents of
the district that do not use water for irrigation must be presented
and he felt that by May 15th the Attorneys and the Engineers re-
presenting the six cities, would have an agreement and forms nec-
essary to proceed.
With nothing further to discuss, the
Board
padjourned.
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