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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 01/21/1969• Wanuary 21, 1969 MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD Held January • 21, 1969, at 4:00 P.M. in the City Manager's office. Present: President Ward Fischer, Board members Norman Evans, Owen Moore and Fred Feit. Also present were City Manager Coffey, Director of Public Works Liquin, Director of Water and Sewer Eddie Hilgenberg and Secretary John Bartel. President Ward Fischer opened the meeting and immediately referred it to the Director of Public Works Charles Liquin, who presented a memo which was read at length: January 22, 1969 TO: The Mayor and City Council FROM: Tom Offey, City Manager RE: LaPorte Water and Sanitation District. The acquisition of the LaPorte Water and Sanitation • District's water facilities as discussed with the LaPorte Water and Sanitation District b y Mr. Liquin on January 14, was discussed with the Fort Collins Water Board at a meeting yesterday afternoon. The Water Board recommended that the City of Fort Collins proceed with their efforts to acquire the District, and that the enclosed terms of the agreement as recommended by Mr. Liquin be used as a basis for the acquisiti on. The LaPorte Water and Sanitation Dis- trict requests that a proposed agreement be subjitted to them for their consideration on February 11. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Tom Coffey City Manager January 22, 1969 TO: The City Manager, Tom Coffey FROM: Charles Liquin, Director of Public Works RE: LaPorte Water District TERMS OF AGREEMENT 1. The City will assume the operation and maintenance of the water facilities of the District in their entirety. • 2. The City will assume the current bonded indebtedness of the District, said indebtedness being approximately $27,000. 3. The City willrelieve the District of the current four mill levy assessed for bond amortization. 4. We will initiate the billing and collection operation of the District. 41 Jan Vy 21, 1969 5. The City will honor any current contracts and agreements of the LaPorte District. • 6. At the beginning of the second quarter following the transfer, the City will reduce the existing water rates to the LaPorte customers to existing rural water rates of the City of Fort Collins. 7. The LaPorte customers willbe classified as rural City of Fort Collins water customers and will be subject to existing and future ordinances, rules and regulations of the City of Fort Collins. The LaPorte Water and Sanitation District will furnish to the City the following: 1. A map of the District showing the make, size, and location of all water mains. 2. The location of each existing water service to a property so far as such information is available. 3. The name, address, property description, and size of service to each existing customer. 4. A certified statement that all outstanding bills and claims agdnst the District have been paid with the exception of the bonded indebtedness. • 5• The District will furnish to the City anly pipe, fittings, meters, tapping machines or miscellaneous tools owned by the District. 6. The District will transfer ownership of any and all water rights, which they now own, to the City of Fort Collins. 7. The assignment of any and all easements and right-of-ways affect- ing the water system. This agreement will be made and entered into by the City of Fort Collins at the early convenience of the LaPorte Water and Sanitation District subject to the LaPorte Water and Sanitation District transferring the four mill levy now in effect in the water system to the proposed sanitary sewer system and said LaPorte Water and Sani- tation District will cause their sanitary sewer system to be connected to the City of Fort Collins sanitary sewer system at a location con- venient to both parties. And, further, that the LaPorte Water and Sanitation District agrees to dis contiuue the considerationcf an oxidation pond sewage treatment facility. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Charles Liquin Director of Public Works Motion was made by Owen Moore, seconded by Norman Evans, that the • proposal be; approved in principal. The Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted. • Wanuary 21, 1969 Also the Director of Public Works stated that the pro- posed trailer court southeast of the City upon which will be built spaces for 622 trailers, has become more of a reality every day and that the owners have requested the cooperation of the City Engineering Department in relation to water and sewer services. The following engineering proposal was presented and read at length: January 22, 1969 TO: The Mayor and City Council FROM: Tom Coffey, City Manager RE: Engineerin g contract for Following the recommendation of Mr. Liquin, the City has requested engineering proposals for updated studies of our present water system and its future capabilities. In discussing this matter with the Water Board, it is highly recommended that our Water system be placed on a computer, which will allow us to conveniently alalyse our present system as well as the affect a-V water district acquisition may have on our water system and the affect that an our - side demand, similar to the trailer court on Harmony Road, pre- viously discussed with you, may have on our system. Proposals have been received for this study, and it is recommended by the Water Board that the City Accept the proposal of Morton W. Bittinger and Associates as enclosed herewith. Respectfully submitted, /s/ Tom Coffey City Manager Morton W. Bittinger and Associates Water Resources Engineers January 15, 1969 Mr. Charles Liquin Director of Public Works City of Fort Collins P. 0. Box 58o Fort Collins, Colorado Dear Chuck: • Thank you for your letter of December 31, 1968, in which you explained the needs of the City of Fort Collins in planning for water system expansion. Since receiving your letter and visiting with you, Mr. Gffey, and Ed Hilgenberg�on January 7, we have endeavored to find the best computer program and facilities for making the • Joary 21, 1969 analyses which you desire. We have tested out a computer program • which is capable of handling a water system considerably larger and more complex than the present Fort Collins system. Therefore, this program would be capable of analyzing the Fort Collins system for many decades into the future. The computer storage requirement of this program, however, makes it necessary to use a fairly large computer such as that available on the CSU campus. The present computer facilities at the First Natiaal Bank would not bessufficient to handle this program although we understand a new installation expected next summer may be of sufficient capacity. We agree with you that it would be to the City's advantage to develop a computer model of the water system which could be kept up to date and ready to use for an analysis whenever any new condition or alternative needs to be studied. Once the initial development of such a model has been completed, the future aalyses can be made very quickly and economically. We are interested in helping you develop this oEpability and therefore propose the following: (1) We will adapt our computer program for analysis of the Fort Collins water system. We will intend to have this completed by the time input data are tabulated and key punched, say in four to six weeks. (2) We will outline on a map of the City system the lines we propose to use in the analyses and go over this with you and Mr. Hilgenberg to confirm the degree of system refinement which should • be used in the analysis. (3) We will set up and furnish to you data tabulation forms for listing the size and length of lines, junction elevations, age or hydraulic characteristics and rates of water usage from each line. If peak rates of water use from certain lines are in question, it may be desirable to make runs with several rates in order to determine the sensitivity of the pressures within the system to various rates of water usage. This same procedure should probably be followed in new area in which the ultimate population density may be uncertain at this time. (4) After completion of the data tabulation, this material will be placed upon punced cards or tape and used as input for the analyses. (The approximate number of card to be punched is equal to the number of lines, plus the number of junctions, plus the number of loops). It seems probable at this time that the City fabilities for punching the data on tape and the First National Bank's facilities for transferring this to magnetic tape may be used prior to input to the CSU machine for computations. (5) The model of the existing system will be tested against fire flow tests and adjustments made on assumed frict on losses where necessary in order to insure that calculated pressures correspond with measured pressures. • (6) We will determine, in consultation with you, the runs that are desired at this time. This would include the analyses which you nentioned in your letter of December 31 as well as other analyses (such as disastrous fire situations) and alternatives in pipe sizes and peak water usage at various points in the system which may be desirable. • • January 21, 1969 • • (7) These ana],yses will be run and results provided to you inreadily usable form in as ma-V copies as you desire. (8) We propose to work very closely with puand your staff in the development and use of this model so that you will be fully aware of its capabilities and therefore be able to take full advan- tage of its potential value. We propose to do the above work at our standard fee schedule. We estimate that the total cost to the City for this, including com- puter rental for several runs as mentioned above, should be no more than $6,000.00. Of this amount, the computer and associated data processing equipment rental would probably be between $750 and $1,000. As suggested at our meeting last week, we advise that you apply for non-profit organization rates on the CSU computer, which are about 75% of what we pay as commercial users. If you have any questions which I have failed to answer in this proposal, please let me know. Sincerely yours, /s/ Morton W. Bittinger After discussion, motion was made by Evans, seconded by Moore, that same be accepted. The Chairman put the motion which was unanimously adopted. With nothing further to discuss, the Board adjourned. Secretar