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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 02/03/1965MINUTES OF THE MEETING OF THE WATER BOARD HELD FEBURAY 3, 1965, AT 3:00 O'CLOCK AND 7:30 O'CLOCK P.M. IN COUNCIL CHAMBERS. Present: President Ward Fischer, Vice President Frank Ghent, Acting Mayor L. J. McMillan, Secretary John Bartel and Board member Fred Fait. Also present were City Manager R. F. Boos, Admininstrative Assistant H. D. Lynch, Assistant City Attorney A. E. March, Jr. and Council members Lorraine Quinn, and R. L. Colwell and several members from Parker & Underwood, Nelson Haley, Patterson & Quirk, J. T. Banner and Associates and the Fort Collins -Loveland Water District. The following memorandum was read at length: MEMORANDUM FOR WATER SERVICE COORDINATION BETWEEN MUNICIPALITIES AND WATER DISTRICTS • The information contained herein has been prepared to outline basis concepts for a subsequent agreement to insure mutual cooperation of all entities for the ultimate benefit of water consumers. It is further in- tended to reflect policies which will insure protection to both the mun- icipality and the district. Under the provisions contained herein, the City would agree not to provide water service to any area, individual, or property located within the confines of the legal outer boundary description of the district. The district would agree not to place a mill levy or other form of taxation, until or unless adequate revenues cannot be otherwise obtained, on any property within said district. to accomplish the above aims, the following provisions are required: 1. For these areas abutting on the corporate limits of the City, and where said area has a water tap density equal to or greater than one tap per gross acre, the district agrees to relinquis h water service to said area if the city, at its sole descretion, desires to provide service to said area, under the following conditions: a, There must be a residual active tap d6asityswithin'the, balance of the service area of the district equal to: (1) 650 Active taps to and including the year of 1970 (2) 800 Active taps after 1970 b. The assessed valuation in the district must not be less than dollars for each $1,000 in bonded indebtedness against said district. 2. Irregardless of tap densities occurring in any given area, the city shall not have the right to water service for any • area where the total tap density, in a rectangular tract of ground with a base dimension measured along the corporate limit line and with the other dimension equal to the distance from the corporate line to the furthest extremity of the city service area, has an aggregate tap density of less than one- half tap for each gross acre. 3 The district agrees that any new water facilities required within a distance of one mile from the corporate limit line, shall be constructed in accordance with the then existing standards for water system construction within the city9 Further, the district agrees that for any area within the district, where a plat is prepared and approved for a subs• divisionof said area with dedicated streets, et cetera, having a lot density yielding not less than one tap per acre, the water system facilities must conform to the then existing standards for construction of water system improvements within City of Fort Collins. 4. The City agrees to pay the district for any of said districts lines, 6" or smallerAlaiameter, that are within a service area taken over by the City. The total price to be paid the district by the City shall be based on the depreciated value of these lines, as determined from the initial unit bid price paid by the district to the contractor, and where depreciation shall • start from the official date of acceptance of said line by the district. Depreciation shall be based on a straight line ratio, with the full service life, for these purposes, being established as: a. Plastic Lines - 30 years b. Asbestos eement Lines - 40 years 5. In the event that the City takes over lines, 611 or smaller in diameter, currently belonging to the district, and whereby said situation will result in a reduction from the current full delivery capacity of the district's system, the City agrees to augment the district supply capacity through city mains to the boundary point of the service area separating said entities. Said delivery capacity shall be provided, if required, at no cost to the district. However, the City shall be entitled to the return to its system, at some point, of a like quantity of water as provided to the district, if said water is provided from the city's source of supply. 6. The district, at its sole descretion, shall consider purchase of water for use within the district from the City on a wholesale basis, where said delivery of water will be in the best interests of all parties concerned. 7. Nothing contained herein shall be construed to limit the district • to the construction of any facilities within the now existing district limits. Also, the district shall have the right to expand its boundaries at its sole descretion in any direction v or in any manner it sees fit, except within a one mile limit • from the then existing corporate limit line. Further, the district shall have full and complete right and authority, at its sole descretion, to issue any bonds or to incur any indebtedness of any nature that it deems necessary to expand or enlarge its system or its boundaries for the purpose of providing proper and adequate water service. 8. In the event that the district expands its boundaries, additional taps secured in the annexed area shall not be construed as part of the taps. specifically mentioned in Item 1-a of this memorandum. After considerable discussion the Fort Collins Water Board presented the following proposal which was read at length: PROPOSALS OF WATER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVES AT MEETING HELD ON FEBRUARY 3, 1965 Parker and Underwood submitted the attached memorandum. Basically, paragraphs 1 and 3 are total unacceptable as the effectively blocked the growth of the city or made it dependent upon the growth of the water district. The district, though discussions, finally proposed as follows: • 1. That the City annex property adjacent to its boundaries though same formula yet to be determined but based upon a cost per square foot to the subdivider to be paid to the district to compensate them for lost revenues. The district wanted some assurance also against strip development somewhat as contained in paragraph 2 of the attached proposal. 2. Up to Horsetooth Road the City could serve any area outside of the "outside boundaries" of the district. 3. Areas within the district up to Horsetooth Road would be initially served by the district bud, any subdivision development would contain water distribution systems complying with Fort Collins standards. When a density equaled on tap per area, within the area up to Iorsetooth Road, the district would relinquish service to the City, and would again be somehow compensated. 4. All.areas beyond Horsetooth Road would be served by the district only and the district refuses at this time to make any plans for future frowth of the City in this area. This would therefore be subject to future negotiation. After lengthly discussion nothing was agreed to.