HomeMy WebLinkAbout1992-025-02/18/1992-BACKGROUND WATER QUALITY STUDY COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY HORSETOOTH RESERVOIR IGA RESOLUTION 92-25
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO ENTER INTO AN INTERGOVERNMENTAL
AGREEMENT WITH COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY FOR A
HORSETOOTH RESERVOIR BACKGROUND WATER QUALITY STUDY
WHEREAS, activity in and around Horsetooth Reservoir may be impacting the
quality of raw water supplies; and
WHEREAS, microbial growth in Horsetooth Reservoir may impact water
treatment processes; and
WHEREAS, information regarding water quality is essential to maintaining
the quality of water for domestic uses; and
WHEREAS, for the aforesaid reasons, the Council of the City of Fort Collins
has determined that it is in the best interest of the citizens of the City that
a Horsetooth Reservoir Background Water Quality Study be conducted; and
WHEREAS, the cost of said study is $34,800, and said funds are budgeted and
available in the Environmental Services Budget of the Water Fund; and
WHEREAS, Article III, Section 16 of the City Charter provides that the
Council may enter into agreements with other governmental bodies for the
performance of cooperative or joint activities.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
as follows:
Section 1. That the Mayor be, and hereby is, authorized to enter into an
intergovernmental agreement with Colorado State University for the performance
of the Horsetooth Reservoir Background Water Quality Study in consideration of
the payment by the City of a sum not to exceed Thirty-Four Thousand Eight Hundred
Dollars ($34,800) .
Section 2. That the Mayor may, upon the recommendation of the City Water
Utilities Director, extend the agreement one (1) additional year and make such
modifications to the agreement as may be necessary to protect the City's interest
and to provide for water quality planning and management.
Passed and adopted at a regular meeting of the Council of the City of Fort
Collins held this 18th day of February, A.D. 1992.
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City Clerk