HomeMy WebLinkAbout2 - Minutes, 6/21/04CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING SUMMARY FORM
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Water Resources Adv~sory Board
DATE OF MEETING: June 21, 2004
NAME/TELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SiTMMARY: Robm Madel, 303-441-4073
NAMES OF MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT:
BOARD MEMBERS - Ken Wilson, J~m Knopf, Gil Barth, Jeannette Hillery, Bart Miller
STAFF - Ned Wilhams, Robm Madel, Bob Harberg, Carol Linn, Joanna Crean, Bronwyn Weygandt
WHAT TYPE OF MEETING (BOLD ONE) [REGULAR~ [SPECIAL] [QUASI-NDICIAL]
Agenda Item 1- Call to Order.
The meehng was called to order at 7 02 p m
Agenda Item 2- Meehng Mmutes
Meetmg mumtes from May 17, 2004
J~m Knoo( motioned to approve the minutes from May 17, 2004 as written.
Ken Wilson seconded the motion.
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion. Bar[ M~ller had not vet amved
Agenda Item 3- General Public Participation
There was none
General Public Particioation was closed.
Agenda Item 4- Staff Presentation, Public hearing and WRAB recommendat~on regardmg the 2005
Proposed Utilitles (Water, Wastewater and Stormwater/Flood Management) Budget, includmg the 5-year
Capital Improvement Program and the Monthly Utdity Rates.
Carol Lum gave a bnef presentahon about the CIP and budget recominended by the staff The budget mcludes a
3% water rate mcrease, a 20°/a wastewater rate mcrease and a 3% stomi water ~ncrease The ~ncreases were
d~scussed The rate mcreases wdl result m a$45 per household mcrease pec yeaz Lmn also reviewed pro~ected
budgetadd~hons
Bob Hazberg bnefly rev~ewed the CIP, the pro~ec[s bemg recommended for the CEAP process, pro~ects that will
requue spec~fic approval from the WRAB and staff master plamm~g and fmanc~ng efforts
Public Part~cipation
There was none
Public participation was closed.
Ken Wilson motioned to recommend the budget and CIP to the Plannmg Board.
Gd Barth seconded the motion.
The vote was 5-0 in [avor o( the mohon.
Agenda Item 5- Staff Presentat~on, Pubhc hearing and WRAB recommendation on the combined
WRAB/staff water rate structure altemative.
The staff reviewed the "complex" water rate structure requested by the city council There were several issues
that st~ll needed resoluhon between the staff and the WRAB Those rtems mcluded lot s~ze (standard versus
specific) and the appeal process
Pubhc Partic~pation
Peter Maver, 1339 Hawthorne Ave., Boulder, said that he met w~th B~ll DeOreo and Chuck Howe and
discussed the complex rate structure Theu preference is to mclude specific lot s~ze Mayer feels that the staff will
have to make an extra effort up front to collect lot size data and deal mth appeals but ulhmately rt will subside
They also bel~eve that the mdoor allotment ~s very lugh and rt won't encourage a lot of mdoor conservahon
Mayer asked the staff to collect commerc~al mformahon by customer category because that is ulhmately the only
fau allocahon Mayer discussed usmg monthly Evapotranspuahon (ET) values ~ns[ead seasonal values as
prev~ously discussed
Public Participation was closed.
Water Resaurces Advuory Board
Summary Mrnutes
June 21, 2004
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The WRAB and staff discussed monthly versus seasonal ET values, spec~fic versus standazd lot s~zes and how to
rate the commercial mdustnal accounu The WRAB favored us~ng monthly ET values They also dec~ded that
speafic lot size ~s worth the extra effort requued m settmg up SFR accounu Finally, the WRAB decided to
recommend the staff s proposal for commercial and mdustnal water tates wdh a review after five yeaz's worth of
data collechon on customer category
Joanna Crean remuided the WRAB that they were making a recommendahon on the "complex" structure at tlus
meetmg and would choose between the complex and the simpler structure at the July WRAB meehng
Ken Wilson mot~oned to use spec~fic lot size and monthly ET values in the complea rate structure
that will return to the WRAB on July 19 for a tinal recommendation.
Bart Miller seconded the motion.
The vote was 5-0 m[avor of the moUon.
Agenda Item 6- Non Agenda Items.
Matters from the Staff
• Ned Wilhams discussed the upcomuig heanng on the Boulder County 1041 Pernut for wastewater
dischazge The counTy comimss~oners aze considertng addthonal treatment requuements
• Ned Wilhams mformed the WRAB that construct~on had started on the Boulder Reservou Water
Treatrnent Plant Williams also announced that the bid opemng for the Diagonal Water Lme Pro~ect was
comuig up soon
• Ned W~ll~ams announced that the Lakewood Pipelme pro~ect would be subm~tted to the City Council as
an agenda item at the July 6 council meehng The staff vnll be ask~ng for duechon from the counc~l to
revise the Forest Service easement Staff will also ask the council to accept the noncomphant pipelme
with condihons attached
• Ned Wtlliams confirmed July 24 as the date for the WRAB tour of the Silver Lake Watershed The tour
will start at 8 am and w~ll conclude at approx~mately 3 pm
Matters from the Board
• hm Knouf announced that he and Ken W~lson aze gomg on the Northern Colorado Water Conservancy
Distnct western sechon tour on June 30
Agenda Item 7 - Ad~ournment
G~l Barth mohoned to ad~ourn the meeting.
Ken Wilson seconded the motion.
The vote was 5-0 m favor of the mo[ion.
The meehng was ad~ourned at 9 10 p m
Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting:
Monday, July 19, 2004, 7 p m, regular meehng, at the C~ty Mutuc~pal Sernces Center conference room
MINUTES NOT APPROVED BY WRAB
Minutes approved by
Date
Water Resources Adv~sory Board
Summary Minutes
June 21, 2004
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