HomeMy WebLinkAbout2 - Minutes, 07/18/2005CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING SUMMARY FORM
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Water Resowces Adviso Boazd
DATE OF MEETING: Jul 18, 2005
NAMFJTELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SLTMMARY: Robin Madel, 303-441-4073
NAMES OF MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT:
BOARD MEMBERS - Kenneth Wilson, Jim Knopf, Robin Byers, Bart Miller, Gil Barth was absent
STAFF - Ned Williams, Dou las Sullivan, Paul He ler, Flo d Bebbler, Robin Madel, secret
WHAT TYPE OF MEETING (BOLD ONE) [REGULAR] [SPECIAL] [QUASI-JUDICIAL]
Agenda Item 1- Call to Order
The meetin was called to order at 7:00 .m.
Agenda Item 2- Meeting Minutes - May 16, 2005 and June 20, 2005
Both sets of minu[es were approved as written.
Jim Knoaf moved to approve the May 16, 2005 minutes as written.
Robin Bvers seconded the motion.
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion.
im Kno f moved to approve the June 2Q 2005 minutes as written.
Bart Miller seconded the motion.
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion.
Agenda Item 3- Continuation of the June 14, 2005 consolidated public hearing on the Valmont Butte
Proposals and the Community and Environmental Assessment Process (CEAP) Report related to the
proposed Fire Training Center and Biosolids Recycling Center with consideration of a final
recommendation.
Ned Williams and Douglas Sullivan gave a brief presentation about the history of biosolids composting
and the Valmont Butte site. Williams reviewed the public process that has been conducted and Sullivan
reviewed the staff recommendation ro the WRAB.
WRAB Questions
Boazd questions covered the following topics:
• Non-mone[ary benefits of piping versus trucking biosolids;
• Accounting for the future costs of energy;
• Anticipation of regional use of the biosolids composting facility;
• Use of the finished product
• The Biddle property as an alterna[ive to the Valmont site;
• Increased solids productions with Activated Sludge sys[ems;
• Noise and odor controls with cenVifuges;
• Board and City Council review of the Valmont land acquisition;
• Sta[us of the current land application program; and
• Reconciliation of comments received at the tribal consultations.
WRAB Deliberations
The board provided edits ro the "WHEREAS" statements within the resolution, then discussed the
suggested motion language provided by the s[aff. There was discussion of and support for the staff
recommendation for conskuction of a biosolids recycling cen[er loca[ed at the Valmont Bu[te site.
Robin Bvers moved that a recommendation be sent to City Council from the WRAB that the
Biosolids Recycling Center be constructed at the Valmont Butte site as proposed in the
CEAP document with the changes previously noted to the "WHEREAS" statements of the
resolution.
im Kno f seconded the mation.
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the mofion.
Agenda Item 4- Public participation and WRAB comment
Public Participation was closed.
There was none.
Agenda Item 5- Matters from Staff and Board
Matters from the Staff
Ned Williams s oke about the followin :
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• A recommendation to the WRAB to read the Utiliues Annual Report;
• A reminder to the WRAB that the rour of the Silver Lake Watershed is on Sept 17;
• An announcement of a community meeting on the Fourmile and Wonderland Creek floodplain
mapping study;
• A future WRAB agenda item regazding the Boulder Feeder Canal Trail CEAP;
• A reminder about the articles on fluoridation that were emailed ro WRAB members;
• Prepazation of a Weekly Information Packet memo regazding the Lakewood Pipeline vacation of an
old easement; and
• The stams of the Silver Lake Ditch issue between the staff and the ditch owners.
Matters from the Board
• Jim Knopf asked about the status of [he vendor for the billing system softwace. Ned Williams provided
an upda[e.
• Robin Bvers asked about the status of the Water Budget Pilot Study. Ned Williams said that the study
had collected two months of data. Staff will present preliminary data at the August WRAB meeting.
• Ken Wilson asked if staff was requesting that a WRAB member attend the Aug. 16 City Council
meeting in support of the staff recommendation on Valmont Butte and the Biosolids Recycling Center.
Ned Williams encouraged board member suppor[ at the meeting. Wilson said that he would be able ro
attend the meetine.
Agenda Item 6 - Adjournment
Jim Knopf moved to adjourn the meeting.
Bart Miller seconded the motion.
The vote was 4-0 in favor of the motion.
The meetin was adjoumed at 922 p.m.
Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting:
Monday, Aug. I5, 2005 -7 p.m., regular mee[ing, 13`h Street Conference Room, 1720 S. 13`~ S[.
DRAFT: MINUTES NOT YET APPROVED BY WRAB
Minutes approved by:
Date:
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