HomeMy WebLinkAboutWORK SESSION SUMMARY-03/24/2020-Work SessionUtilities
electric · stormwater · wastewater · water
222 Laporte Ave.
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522-0580
970.212.2900
V/TDD: 711
utilities@fcgov.com
fcgov.com/utilities
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: March 30, 2020
TO: Mayor Troxell and Councilmembers
FROM: Lisa Rosintoski, Deputy Director, Utilities Customer Connections
Carol Webb, Deputy Director, Utilities Water Production Division
THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager
Kevin R. Gertig, Utilities Executive Director
RE: March 24, 2020 Work Session Summary - Land/Water Nexus Building a Resilient
Community
Bottom Line: The purpose of this item was to highlight large-scale landscape transformations in
Fort Collins. There is a notable movement away from wall-to-wall Kentucky bluegrass to water-
wise, biodiverse landscapes.
Attendees: Carol Webb, Katie Collins, Lisa Rosintoski, Abbye Neel. All Councilmembers were
present and participated via conference call.
Question to Council:
What supporting water efficiency projects, services, or resources would Council like to
see prioritized?
Key Discussion Points:
Councilmembers supported expanding services and resources to support landscape
transformation projects.
Appreciation for resilient-landscape aesthetic throughout Fort Collins (e.g. medians, XIP
residential)
DocuSign Envelope ID: 8A56106C-34D1-4051-A139-49F76CFFDE39
4/1/2020
4/1/2020
4/1/2020
4/1/2020
4/1/2020
Identified the following to be prioritized:
o Prioritize collaborating with neighboring service providers so services are offered
throughout the community.
o Continue to support and expand the number of landscape transformation projects
occurring on City sites.
o Increase educational (e.g. tours, classes) and program (e.g. rebates) support for
resilient landscapes.
o Leverage partnerships (e.g. CSU) throughout community to support programs and
promote training opportunities for landscape contractor community.
o Explore how Land Use Code can be modified to incorporate water conservation
practices and better align water and land use.
With proper irrigation and weed management practices, projects can be established in a
few years.
Next Steps
Staff will research and explore opportunities to support these projects in mobile home
parks.
Staff will explore opportunities to collaborate with neighboring water districts on
landscape transformation programs and/or services.
Staff will continue to work on reevaluating how water tap fees are evaluated to ensure
projects have adequate water based on their landscape.
cc: Katie Collins, Water Conservation Coordinator
Abbye Neel, Water Conservation Specialist
DocuSign Envelope ID: 8A56106C-34D1-4051-A139-49F76CFFDE39
Utilities
electric · stormwater · wastewater · water
700 Wood Street
PO Box 580
Fort Collins, CO 80522
970.212.2900
V/TDD 711
utilities@fcgov.com
fcgov.com/utilities
M E M O R A N D U M
DATE: March 27, 2020
TO: Mayor Troxell and Councilmembers
THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager
Jeff Mihelich, Deputy City Manager
Kevin R. Gertig, Utilities Executive Director
FROM: Meagan Smith, Water Resources Engineer
Carol Webb, Water Resources and Treatment Operations Manager
RE: March 24, 2020 Work Session Summary: Water Supply Vulnerability Study
At the March 24 Work Session, Utilities staff presented an overview of the Water Supply
Vulnerability Study (Study). The presentation discussed the impetus for the Study, gave a brief
description of methods utilized to develop new tools and datasets, presented a subset of results,
and reviewed next steps leading to an update of the Water Supply & Demand Management
Policy. All Councilmembers were present via teleconference and Utilities staff (Meagan Smith,
Carol Webb, and Donnie Dustin) was available to respond to questions. Key points or questions
made by Councilmembers were:
The presentation gave a good overview of the project and how we are tying together
climate change and our water supply
City Council supports the inclusion of water conservation efforts in water supply
planning and modeling moving forward
City Council appreciated the inclusion of other water districts and regional partners in the
Study
Concern of increase to percent of years experiencing restrictions by expanding current
water utility service area boundary.
o The vulnerability scenarios modeled in the Study included the risk of an
unplanned for increase in demand of 20%. This scenario shows a need for
restrictions in 25% percent of years modeled. This is an increase of approximately
15% over the results shown in the presentation.
CC: Donnie Dustin, Water Resources Manager
DocuSign Envelope ID: CCB98720-9F26-485D-B3F7-FE13BF9A7D01