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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES-07/25/1974-SpecialT • k COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS SPECIAL MEETING July.25, 1974 - 1:30 P.M. Council members present: Bowling, Fead, Gray, Reeves, Russell and Wilkinson. Absent: Councilwoman Preble. Staff present: Brunton, Cain, Bingman, March and Lewis. A Special Call for this meeting had been signed by Council members Bowling, Fead, Gray, Reeves, Russell and Wilkinson on July 23, 1974 at 2:40 P.M. (Record in Central Files). Councilwoman Preble previously gave notice she would be unavailable for a special meeting dates from July 12, 1974 to August 3, 1974. (Record in Central Files). City Clerk Verna Lewis read the resolution at length. Councilwoman Reeves stated it was her feeling that the Council had certain responsibilities to the Western slope in terms of water diversion and Council had certain responsibilities as a State and as a nation with regard to the salinity problems, and although the legal opinion that was given. says that it is federal responsibility and therefore there is no legal binding pro- blem as far as the State of Colorado and. the cities are concerned, she .thought that Council did have a responsibility in terms of the salinity problems that will develop within the Colorado River Basin, and sb& personally does not feel that the City ..should be diverting water from the Western Slope. She had no problems at all with Platte River and she realizes that if Windy Gap does go through, that the water will be used, but she found it very difficult to support the transmountain water diversions. Councilwoman Gray stated she felt it was the best solution to a couple of bad alternatives, because it seemed to her that the only other alterna- tive was to use up agricultural water and dry up the agricultural land. Mayor Fead stated he Jolieved there were other alternatives that may be brought forward to solve the salinity problem, such as the importation of water from other basins to augment some of the other flow. Bill Hansen, Consulting Engineer, spoke to his concern that the City should retain some right in the Windy Gap Project., City Attorney March spoke to the City's objective in developing water,as he understands it, qL§ the development of water which the City now has. Further a provision in the Agreement that if Platte River does make any other use of the water that is assigned to them, the City has first right of refusal. Councilman Bowling made a motion, seconded by Councilman Russell, to adopt the resolution. Yeas: Council members Bowling, Fead, Gray, Russell and Wilkinson. Nays: Councilwoman Reeves. 1 1 1 34 25 ' RESOLUTION 74-72 OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS APPROVING AN ASSIGNMENT TO PLATTE RIVER POWER AUTHORITY WHEREAS, heretofore the City of Fort Collins has participated along with the Cities of Loveland, Estes Park,_Greeley, Longmont and Boulder in a venture to acquire and develop additional waters from a project known as the "Windy Gap Project", and WHEREAS, the Municipal Subdistrict of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District (hereinafter referred to as the "Subdistrict"), was formed 00 to develop such waters for the Cities participating, and :z7 WHEREAS, the Subdistrict has extended to the six participating Cities the preferential right to sign an allotment agreement for the waters to.be developed• from the Windy Gap Project, and WHEREAS, the Platte River Power Authority is an agency and instrumentality of the City of Fort Collins that supplies the electrical power and energy requirements of the City, and WHEREAS, the Platte River Power Authority has requested that, if the City makes a determination that it does not desire to execute an allotment contract with the Subdistrict for its water utility, the City assign its prefer- ential right to enter into such allotment contract to the Platte River Power Authority, and WHEREAS, the Water Board of the City of Fort Collins has made a study and has recommended to the City Council that the City of Fort Collins not enter into an allotment agreement with the Subdistrict in connection with its water utility but that the City assign its right to enter into such allotment agreement to the Platte River Power Authority, and WHEREAS, it is the opinion of.the City Council that the recommendation of the Water Board should be followed, and WHEREAS, an assignment from the City of Fort Collins to Platte River Power Authority has been prepared and approved by the City Attorney and the City Manager. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS that the right of the City of Fort Collins to a preferential share of one -sixth (1/6) of the waters developed by the municipal subdistrict of the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District be assigned to the Platte River Power Authority, an agency and instrumentality of the City of Fort Collins, to be used for the pro- duction of electrical power to meet the energy requirements of the City of Fort Collins. ' BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the assignment prepared and presented to the City Council be, and the same hereby is, approved ancaccepted; and the Mayor 26- 61, and City Clerk be, and they hereby are, authorized and directed to execute said assignement for, and on behalf of, the City Fort Collins. Passed and adopted at a Special Meeting of the City Council on this 25th day of July, 1974. ATTEST: '49yor City Clark Adjournment Councilman Bowling made a motion, seconded by Councilman Russell, that the Special meeting adjourn. Yeas: Council members Bowling, Fead, Gray, Reeves, Russell and Wilkinson. Nays: None. G j �. ATTEST: City Cleric— o 1 1 Z6--