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HomeMy WebLinkAboutWater Board - Minutes - 05/23/2002City Council Liaison Chuck Wanner Staff Liaison DeEtta Carr 221-6702 Water Board Chairman Water Board ViceChairman Tom Sanders 491-5448 John Morris 491-0185 Secretary Vicki Mesa Roll Call Board Present Tom Sanders -Chairman, John Morris -Vice Chairman, Ted Borstad, Tom Brown, Jim Finley, David Lauer, and Doug Yaden Board Absent Bill Fischer, Rami Naddy & Robert Ward Staff Present Dave Agee, Patty Bigner, Dennis Bode, Laurie D'Audney, Kevin Gertig, Jim Hibbard, Brian Janonis, Gale McGaha-Miller, Mike Smith, Ellen Switzer, Wendy Williams and DeEtta Carr Guests Present Carrie Daggett — Assistant City Attorney, Al Jakubauskas, Dale Moorehouse, Michael Oberlander and Corkie Odell Meeting Opened Chairman Tom Sanders called the meeting to order at 3:10 p.m. Minutes Approved John Morris made a motion to approve the minutes of the April 25, 2002. Ted Borstad seconded the motion. The minutes were approved unanimously. Floodplain Variance for Odell Brewery Carrie Daggett, Assistant City Attorney, gave a brief presentation and description of the City Code as it relates to Flood Plain Variances. Marsha Hilmes-Robinson gave a brief explanation of the application for a variance to the floodplain regulations made by Odell Brewery, 800 East Lincoln Avenue. She stated that the variance request was to allow brewery vehicles to remain parked on the site overnight in designated areas and not be anchored or enclosed in a building. A second request was to waive the requirement for dryland access to the building. She stated that the City's regulations are above and beyond the FEMA minimum requirements, therefore the Section of the City Code that addresses hardship does not apply to this property. She stated the Boards options were: (1) deny the variance request based on the regulations in the City Code and require dryland access is required; or (2) grant the variance request to waive the dryland access requirement. A condition of the variance was offered by the Applicant Fort Collins Water Boars inutes Page 2 May 23, 2002 stating that when Lot 2 develops, the Applicant would be required to meet the dryland access requirement. Marsha introduced Mike Oberlander from Northstar Design and Corky Odell from Odell Brewery. Mike Oberlander introduced himself and gave a brief description of the expansion. He stated that they are not proposing changing the existing access, noting the actual access point is in the floodplain. He stated that in a 100-year storm only 1/2 foot to 7/1Oth of a foot of the property would be under water. He stated that their justification in requesting the variance is that stormwater standards allow for over 6 inches of water over the crown of a street in a 100-year flood. He reported that the building sits 2 feet above the floodplain and because improvements are not being considered at this time, they are asking the Board for a variance. He stated that when development or expansion would occur, dryland access would be achieved by the location of a second driveway on the site. Mr. Oberlander addressed floatable material issues, commenting that pallets are not stored on the site and the only thing that would be in the floodplain (in the parking area) are delivery vehicles and vans. He stated that they are not asking the Board to ignore the Code, but to allow parking be provided in specific areas that pose the least risk. Marsha stated the staffs recommendation was to approve the variance request because of relatively shallow flooding in the area, slow velocity and street criteria in the area. Therefore, the trucks do not pose a significant risk. Corky Odell responded to questions from the Board and stated that she does not anticipate any future development for approximately 5 years. Ted Borstad asked if the Board could waive the requirement for floatables to only allow vehicles and not store pallets. Marsha stated the owner has agreed to not store pallets. She spoke of the difficulty in raising the area, noting the height of the loading docks. She stated that it was not possible to locate another area on the property to store the vehicles. Corky Odell stated that 6 vehicles would be the maximum number that would be on the property. She stated that when expansion occurs it would be on Lot 2, which would be elevated to meet the dryland requirement. David Lauer made a motion to approve staff s recommendation for both dryland access and floatable issue. The motion was seconded by John Morris and passed unanimously. Introduction of New Members Tom Sanders asked the new Boardmembers to introduce themselves and share why they were interested in becoming a Water Board member. Jim Finley introduced himself and spoke of his reasons for wanting to serve on the Board. He stated he works in the environmental consulting area. He also spoke of his background in Fort Collins Water BoarQ mutes Page 3 May 23, 2002 working with water issues. He stated that his concerns and interests are related to water supply and distribution. Doug Yadon introduced himself as a Civil/Geotechnical Engineer and a 22-year resident of Fort Collins. He reported that he is involved in the Water Resources Committee and stated that with the growth in the area, water supply and water quality is a major interest. Fluoride Technical Study Group Update Tom Sanders requested that staff update the Board on what the fluoride technical study was doing. Kevin Gertig stated the group is continuing to review the technical and scientific data received and stated the schedule is very aggressive to meet the timeline. He stated there are public meetings scheduled for July. Tom Sanders asked if the Nadick Report was being used for a comparison. Kevin stated the Nadick Report was not being used at this time as the group is focusing on Tier 1, research reviews and compilations by nationally known bodies, and Tier 2, peer reviewed a published analyses. Tom Sanders stated that he disagreed with not using the Nadick report, stating that the report is exactly what they were trying to accomplish. Tom asked if the US Public Health Service was in Tier 1. Patty Bigner stated staff would provide copies of all the materials being reviewed to the public if requested. She stated that information was provided to the Technical Study Group via the website. She spoke of the website available for public review and comment. Tom Sanders questioned if the research he saw from overseas was being reviewed. Kevin responded to Tom's questions stating that there was research materials used from other countries, not all materials were United States materials. He clarified that the report was to be presented in September to the County as well as the City. Tom Sanders stated that the Board would get the report in September and review it and then submit the Boards recommendation to Council. He stated that the first report requested by Council did not contain information on health issues, however they are now being reviewed and considered - it's a different set of criteria. He urged the Board to get up to speed as soon as possible and read everything available. Treated Water Production Summary Dennis Bode reported the water projection for April was 2,291 acre-feet, which was 6% above average for April. He stated that May has also been dry. He stated this is a typical variation for this time of year. Committee Reports Tom Sanders asked the new boardmembers to select a committee of interest. Fort Collins Water Boars. _inutes Page 4 May 23, 2002 Conservation and Public Education David Lauer reported the committee met earlier in the day with staff to discuss various ways to voluntarily limit water and reviewed various strategies for compulsory restrictions in 2003. He stated the draught is severe and staff is presently looking at ways to inform the public on ways to limit the use of water. He stated that they are using several different methods, i.e., media, and utility bill inserts to provide information to the public. He stated that the Committee discussed Anheuser-Busch and its use of water and the possibility of raising rates for commercial users. He stated that Anheuser-Busch and CSU are just a few of the City's large water customers. He stated the Committee reviewed various incentive programs that might be instituted in the future. He stated that according to information received by the CBT they have approximately 145% of their quota available for this year and next year. Laurie D'Audney mentioned the ads running in the Coloradoan. She stated the summer ad campaign was two -fold, urge citizens to reduce water use by 10% and provide tips on conservation methods. Laurie noted the Parks Department has committed to reducing its water usage by 10%. Other Business Tom Sanders spoke of the 2001 Drinking Water Annual Report stating that it was an excellent report and thanked all involved for their efforts. Mike Smith stated Dennis Bode would give a presentation on the Water Supply Policy at the City Council Study Session on June 4. Adiournment The me g a ' at 4:15 p.m. Tom Sanders, Water Board Chairman aLLB& ca n DeEtta Carr, Water Board Liaison