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Water Board Minutes
December 7, 2017
Fort Collins Utilities Water Board Minutes – SPECIAL MEETING & WORK SESSION
Thursday, December 7, 2017
Water Board Chairperson City Council Liaison
Brett Bovee, 970-889-0469 Wade Troxell, 970-219-8940
Water Board Vice Chairperson Staff Liaison
Kent Bruxvoort, 970-219-2832 Carol Webb, 970-221-6231
ROLL CALL
Board Present: Chairperson Brett Bovee and Board Members Steve Malers, Jim Kuiken, Phyllis
Ortman, Michael Brown, John Primsky, Lori Brunswig, Andrew McKinley, and Rebecca Hill.
Board Absent: Jason Tarry.
OTHERS PRESENT
Staff: Carol Webb, Adam Jokerst, Donnie Dustin, Caleb Feaver, Kerri Allison, Jason Graham,
Matt Fater, and Dean Klinger.
Members of the Public: None
Meeting Convened
Chairperson Bovee called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m.
Public Comment
None
Approval of November 16, 2017 Board Meeting Minutes
Board Member Michael Brown moved to approve the November 16, 2017 meeting minutes
with one minor correction.
Board Member Phyllis Ortman seconded the motion.
Vote on the motion: It passed unanimously 8-0 with 2 abstentions
Vice Chairperson Kent Bruxvoort and Board Member Rebecca Hill abstained due to their
absence at the November meeting.
Right-of-Way Conveyance for the Proposed Sharp Point Drive Extension
(Attachments available upon request)
Caleb Feaver and Dean Klinger of the City staff’s Engineering Capital Projects team
summarized the proposed Sharp Point Drive and Nancy Gray Avenue multi-modal connection
project, which has been on the City’s Master Street Plan for nearly 20 years. In recent years, the
connection has become a priority due to recent developments to the south. Emergency services
including Fort Collins Police and the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office are located very close to
this project, and will benefit greatly from having multiple ways to access neighborhoods and
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businesses. The project will also provide a bike and pedestrian connection to the Poudre Trail
north of the railroad tracks.
The specific item that staff asks Water Board to consider is the conveyance of a portion of the
Sharp Point Drive right-of-way that is currently owned by the City’s Utility Department. An
easement previously existed in this area, prior to the adjacent land purchase by the City’s Utility
Department. Staff desires to have the Sharp Point Drive right-of-way conveyance completed in
early 2018 to minimize schedule risk and ensure the project can be bid for construction in the
spring of 2018.
Project website: https://www.fcgov.com/engineering/sharppoint.php
Discussion Highlights
Board members commented on or inquired about various related topics including
why Great Western Railroad Company opposes the project (potential for accidents; the City
disagrees); traffic flow and status of Nancy Gray Road (staff indicated it is a collector street);
resident notification (staff stated residents had been informed and there was a public comment
process); floodplain issues (property is not in the floodplain); concerns about Liberty Commons
School in the vicinity and safety issues with more traffic (staff indicated traffic safety measures
will meet all standards); whether the agreement meets Utilities’ needs (Water Reclamation and
Biosolids Manager Jason Graham indicated yes and that the details of the agreement will ensure
the Utilities are made whole. A valuation of the property was completed and it is a fair exchange
given the improvements the Streets Program will make to the right of way).
Board Member Steve Malers moved that Water Board recommend to City Council
approval of staff’s proposal to designate a portion of Sharp Point Drive as Right of
Way. This portion of Sharp Point Drive is currently owned by The City of Fort Collins
Utilities, a portion of Tract A, Prospect Industrial Park (no physical address).
Board Member Kent Bruxvoort seconded the motion.
Vote on the motion: It passed unanimously, 10-0.
Approval of Northern Integrated Supply Project (NISP) Work Session Council Memo
(Attachments available upon request)
Chairperson Brett Bovee summarized the memo by Water Board to be sent to City Council
regarding recommendation for NISP.
Discussion Highlights
Board members commented on or inquired about various related topics, including memo
revisions by board members; voting on the memo; positive impacts regarding who would benefit
from the project; negative impacts (support for the mention of reducing carbon emissions); a
suggestion to include a comment on the cost of addressing flood related impacts (staff stated
those costs have not yet been quantified); negative impacts to recreational activities on the river
(biggest impacts on vegetation, not on more dry-ups in the river; staff mentioned the