HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-28-2016 Final WRAB Minutes_SignedCITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING MINUTES
Name of Board / Commission: Water Resources Advisory Board
Date of Meeting: 28 March 2016
Contact Information of Person Preparing Minutes: Rene Lopez 303-413-7149
Board Members Present: Vicki Scharnhorst, Dan Johnson, Mark Squillace, Lesley Smith, Mike
Barnes
Board Members Absent: None
Staff Present: Jeff Arthur, Director of Public Works for Utilities
Joe Taddeucci, Water Resources Manager
Douglas Sullivan, Acting Principal Engineer for Water, Wastewater and Stormwater
Tom Settle, Water Treatment Manager
Steven Buckbee, Engineering Project Manager
Michelle Wind, Drinking Water Program Supervisor
Kevin Clark, Engineering Project Manager
Eric Ameigh, Sr. Project Manager
Joanna Bloom, Source Water Administrator
Kate Dunlap, Source Water Quality Program Coordinator
Justin Greene, Finance Data Analyst
Ken Baird, Utilities Financial Manager
Annie Noble, Acting Principle Engineer for Flood and Greenways
Rene Lopez, Board Secretary
Consultants Present: None
Meeting Type: Regular
Agenda Item 1 — Call to Order 18:02 p.m.]
Agenda Item 2 — Approval of the 22 February 2016 Meeting Minutes [8:05 p.m.]
Motion to approve minutes from 22 February 2016 as amended.
Moved by: Squillace Seconded by: Barnes
Vote: 5:0
Agenda Item 3 — Public Participation and Comment [8:06 p.m.]
Public Comment: none
Agenda Item 4 — Information Item — Capital Improvement Program [8:07 p.m.]
Ken Baird, Joanna Bloom, Kevin Clark and Joe Taddeucci presented this item.
Executive Summary from the Packet Materials:
As part of the city's annual budget process, Utilities develops a six-year planning budget, this year for
the time period of 2017 through 2022. Within this process, funds are appropriated for the first year,
2017. The Water Resources Advisory Board (WRAB) role in this process is defined in the Boulder
Revised Code; "... to review all environmental assessments and capital improvements conducted or
proposed by the utilities division." This agenda item is intended to initiate this process by providing:
Background information
❖ Anticipated CIP highlights
❖ Schedule of key milestones
For reference, this packet includes materials from the adopted 2016 Utilities Budget and the 2016-2021
Utilities Capital Improvement Program (CIP) which was approved by City Council last fall. This
information can be found in Attachment A — Water Utility, Attachment B — Wastewater Utility and
Attachment C -Stormwater / Flood Management Utility. In addition, the citywide CIP document (2016
Annual Budget Vol. II) and other budget documents can be found in a links on the following webpage:
https:/ibouldercolorado.gov/budget.
No formal action by the WRAB is requested at this time. WRAB recommendation on the CIP will be
scheduled for the June 20 meeting. A public hearing will be scheduled for both the May 16 and June 20
budget discussions.
WRAB Discussion Included:
• Wittemeyer ponds — cost benefit analysis
• Enterprise funds for each utility
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Barker Dam pipeline lining
Rate increase — average cost per single family
Agenda Item 5 — Information Item — Carter Lake Pipeline [8:41 p.m.]
Joe Taddeucci presented this item.
Executive Summary from the Packet Materials:
In establishing the 2017 capital improvements program (CIP), the City of Boulder must reach a final
decision regarding participation in the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy District's (hereinafter
Northern) Southern Water Supply Project II (hereinafter Carter Lake Pipeline). A decision is required in
2016 because the project schedule requires 2017 funding for final design, and because final design
cannot proceed for other project participants until Boulder's involvement is determined.
The purpose of this item is to present an overall summary of the project and provide WRAB an
opportunity to ask questions or request additional information prior to making a June recommendation
on the 2017 CIP.
WRAB Discussion Included:
• Feedback on CIP public open house
• Discussions regarding future water use trend projections
• Bond rate discussions
• Cost benefit analysis requested
• Top 10 reasons to proceed with the project requested
Agenda Item 5 - Matters from Board: [9:56 p.m.]
o Johnson
■ Look at ways of generating revenue in excess of today's revenue
■ Rate structure this fall
o Smith
■ Recourse for selling water to fracking companies
■ Discussions on the water main break isolation times from the Norwood main
break
Agenda Item 6 — Matters from Staff: [10:10 p.m.]
• Polling board members for summer schedules
• Civic area memo to council
• Officially recognize Vicki's contribution to WRAB
Agenda Item 7 — Future Schedule [10:13 p.m.]
■ Water supply memo in April
■ Water efficiency plan moved to later in 2016
■ 4 mile creek for GAC
Adjournment [10:15p.m.]
There being no further business to come before the Board at this time, by motion regularly adopted, the
meeting was adjourned at 10:15 p.m.
Motion to adjourn by: Squillace Seconded by: Johnson
Motion Passes 5:0
Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting:
The next WRAB meeting will be Monday, April 181h 2016 at 7:00 p.m., at the City's Municipal
Services Center, 5050 East PearYSt., Boulder, CO 80301
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An audio recording o �ee full meeting for which these minutes are a summary, is available on the Water
Resources Advisory Bjnard web page.
httvs://bouldercolorad gov/boards-commissions/water-resources-advisorv-board-next-meeting-agenda-and-packet
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