HomeMy WebLinkAbout2 - Minutes, 08/15/2005CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING SUMMARY FORM
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Water Resources Advisor Board
DATE OF MEETING: Au . 15, 2005
NAMEl1'ELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING Si7MMARY: Robin Madel, 303-441-4073
NAMES OF MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT:
BOARD MEMBERS -Jim Knopf, Robin Byers, Gil Barth; Bart Miller and Kenneth Wilson were absent
STAFF - Ned Williams, Kazen Medde, Dave Love (consultant), Bob Harberg, Chris Rudkin, Jean Gatza,
Robin Madel, secretar
WHAT TYPE OF MEETING (BOLD ONE) [REGULAR] [SPECIAL] [QUASI-JUDICIAL]
Agenda Item 1- Cal- to Order
The meetin was called to order at 7:00 .m.
Agenda Item 2- Meeting Minutes - July 18, 2005
The minutes were held over because, oF the three board members that were in attendance, only two of them
at[ended the July 2005 meeting and there was not a uorum available to vote for a roval.
Agenda Item 3- Public participation and WRAB comment
There was none.
Public Partici ation was closed.
Agenda Item 4- Staff presentation and WRAB recommendation on Federal Emergency
Management Agency (FEMA) changes to floodplain mapping for Fourmile Canyon and Wonderland
Creeks.
Karen Medde and Dave Love discussed the Fourmile Canyon and Wondedand Creeks Floodplain Smdy.
Medde diswssed the impact of the study results on each creek and the public process that has been
conducted to date. The staff asked the board to recommend approval of the study to the Planning Board and
City Council so that they could recommend [he study to FEMA for review and adoption. The board made
several recommenda[ions about the presentation of the study results.
Questions
Board questions covered impacts to real estate, the process for adoption, inpu[ received from Boulder
County, implica[ions on land use, the level of expertise required fot recommending the study, and changes
to the language of the staff recommendation in the agenda memo.
Public participation
There was none.
Discussion
The boazd members said that they felt comfortable with recommending the study for review by FEMA but
did not feel comfortable wlth approving the [echnical merits of [he study since they are not a boazd of
technical experts.
Robin Bvers moved that the WRAB recommend submittal of the Fourmile Canyon and
Wonderland Creek studies to the Planning Board, City Council and FEMA for applicable
review, subject to insertion oF the city of Boulder and county of Boulder boundaries.
Jim Knopf seconded the motion.
The vote was 3-0 in favor of the motion.
Agenda Item 5- Staff briefing on the preliminary Community Environmental Assessment Process
(CEAP) for the Boulder Feeder Canal (BFC) trail.
Chris Rudkin and Jean Gatza presented an update on the status of the BFC vail CEAP. Jean Gatza
diswssed the next part of the process for the CEAP and said that the CEAP would be finalized soon. The
water quality staff has focused on impacts to the water supply. The city staff recommendation is to proceed
with the trail building and with a package of mitigation efforts.
The item will be brought ro the WRAB on Sept. 19, 2005 for a public heazing and recommendation. Ned
Williams asked the board if they would be interested in conducting a joint boazd meeting on this topic since
there are so many boards imolved. The response ro that was mixed and not definite either way. Robin
Byers requested receipt of the CEAP by Sept 8, 2005.
Further discussion covered the type of federal review the trail might require and the possibility of installing
a i eline to conve wa[er for the cit of Boulder and other interested arties.
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Agenda Item 6- Staff briefing on the status of the Summer 2005 Water Budget Pilot Program.
Chris Rudkin provided a review of the progam. Rudkin reviewed the background of the study and said that
the staff has been getting a good response from people who aze aware that they are in the smdy. Rudkin
said that so far no one seems to be confused. WRAB questions covered ET and lot calculations, the nature
of the surve and how it will be desi ned, and data anal sis
Agenda Item 7- Matters from Staff and Board
Matters from the StaR
• Ned Williams spoke about the Valmont Butte issue being discussed at the City Council meeting on
Tuesday, Aug. 16.
Matters from the Board
• Jim Knoof spoke about an email he received from Steve Pomerance regarding the PIF issue and a
lawsuit that Pomerance has discussed.
• Robin Byers asked about the status of the Silver Lake Ditch issue. Ned Williams provided an upda[e
and said that at some point the issue will have a public meeting and will receive board involvement.
• Robin Bvers asked about the poten[ial acquisition of Xcel Energy services for energy Vansmission.
Byers asked if another advisory board would be formed. Ned Williams said [hat i[ is roo far in [he
future [o know what the ublic oversi ht would be.
Agenda Item 8 - Adjournment
Jim Knopf moved to adjoum the meeting.
Robin Bvers seconded the motion.
The vote was 3-0 in favor of the motion.
The meeting was adjourned at 9:00 .m.
Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting:
Monday, Se t. 19, 2005 - 7 p.m., re ular meeting, 13~' S[reet Conference Room, 1720 S. 13~' St.
DRAFT: MINUTES NOT YET APPROVED BY WRAB
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