Minutes - Water Resources - 5/21/2007CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
ROARDS AND COMMISSIONS MEETING SUMMARY FORM
NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Water Resources Adviso Board
DATE OF MEETING: May 21, 2007
NAME/TELEPHONE OF PERSON PREPARING SUMMARY: Kaaren Davis, 303-441-3229
NAMES OF MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT:
BOARD MEMBERS -Jim Knopf, Robin Byers, Bart Miller, Kelly DiNatale, W illiam DeOreo
STAFF - Ned W illiams, Randy Crittenden, Annie Noble, Suzanne Givler, Bob Harberg, Carol Linn,
Kaaren Davis- Secreta
WHAT TYPE OF MEETING BOLD ONE (REGULAR SPECIAL UASI-JUDICIAL
Agenda Item 1- Call to Order
The meeting was called to order at 7:08 p.m.
Agenda Item 2- Meeting Minutes -Apri-16, 2007
Motion: Byers-to accept the meeting minutes with corrections
Seconded: Miller
Vote: 5-0 in favor, Passed
Agenda Item 3- Public participation and comment.
-Sheila Horton- PO Box 17606. Boulder Area Rental Housing Association. Expressed concerns about
the new Water Budget billing system, related to inaccuracies in the information about properties on which
the budget is based. (Presented handouts to the board.) Staffexplained adjustment petition process which is
available to property owners in such situations.
-Mitchell Tacy- Representing Tebo Development- Expressed concems about the Commercial/Industrial
Water Budgets relating to the method of calculation for the budgets which he asserts produces budgets that
are not adequate to the needs of the wstomers without moving their usage charges into the highest cost
categories. Inquired about changing AMU to historic usage. City staff explained that this is not possible
unless the city's Rules and Regulations are modified. Staff further explained the process for Rules and
Regulation changes.
-Don Wilson-515 Northstar Ct. - Owcer of residential rental properties & on Board of Boulder
Tomorraw. Expressed appreciation of the polite helpfulness of City staff. Expressed concem about the
Water Budgeu related to the vaziable length of the billing cycles. Staff explained that the system is such
that it automaticalty adjusts the budgets for length of time in billing cycle.
Agenda Item 4-5
Matters From Staff -
• Key Issues for City Council- Williams Presented. If WRAB would like to provide comments to
CMO on Community survey, this is thc opportunit~-. info must be returned by May 30`~.
o DiNatale: Irrip,ation Ditches.
o De Oreo: reliabiliry of utilitir.s system in power outages.
o Byers: Suggests sustainability study will go on for a long time. Put on agenda for next
month and put some[hing together.
o Flood study session canceled. Will be rescheduled.
o Minutes- moving to digital minutes. Moving to action minutes for printed minutes.
o No WRAB recommendation was made.
Matters from Board -
• DiNatale: How shall we deal with speaker times? Knopf. In past have been flexible. Williams-
Bylaws specify 3 minutes unless exceptions aze made. DeOreo: should try to be flexible.
• Byers: State put out warning not to eat certain fish from Carter Lake due to high mercury levels.
Since our water comes out of Carter, should look at water qualiry issues there. Can we get an
update?
• DiNatale: Flat budget on commercial water budgets does not work. Needs some flexibility.
Recommend some retroactive readjustment.
• Knopf: What do we need to do with public process to deal with this quickly? Williams- Suggest
that WRAB make a recommendation to Council and Mana er to start a ublic rocess. Staff is
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laying some groundwork for commercial/industrial but was not on staff work program to change
things this year.
Motion:
DiNatale: WRAB recommend the City Manager / City Council implement rules changes as soon as
practical in the water budgets to 1) provide for monthly variations in commercial, industrial and
institutional water budgets, 2) to allow for variation in commercial/ industriaV institutional irrigation
use for acwunts not having irrigation meters 3) to provide for retroactive credits to all users that
receive adjustments to their budgets, credits calculated from the beginning ot January 2007.
2"a: DeOreo
Vote: 5-0, Motion Passes
Motion:
DeOreo: Recommend City Manager/ City Cauncil implement rules changes as soon as practical in
the water budgets to allow for amendments to multi-family water budgets to accommodate indoor
common area usages. Further that any credits issued for amendments be calcuiated retroactively to
the beginning of January 2007.
2"d: Miller
Vote: 5-0, Motion Passes
Agenda Item 6- Update on Fluoridation Processes, Fluoride Products and Costs.
Crittenden and Givler presented an update on Fluoridation methods, products and costs.
WRAB questions and comment:
• WRAB would like to hear from the other group who supported the agenda, would like to see a
cost compazison, and would also like to look at whether or not there should be a next step or a
recommendation regarding the altematives presented and/or the practice of fluoridation in general.
Public Hearing:
~ Randy Weiner- 1942 Broadway, Boulder. Ran the drinking water initiative. Regardless of the
populaz vote, boazd and City Council have a responsibiliry not to take actions that are detrimentat
to the populace. Boazd can also recommend at any time that Ciry Council put issue directly on the
ballot. FDA has not approved fluoridation. Recommends Board not support fluoridation.
Agenda Item 7- Update on the Integrated Evaluation of Boulder Reservoir Water Treatment Plant
Source Water Protectioa and Treatment Improvements Study.
Hazberg with Noble presented an update on the evaluation of source water protection for Boulder
Reservoir, including additional treatment and the Carter Lake Pipeline Project. Staff would like to know if
there is a consensus from the board on the results of the scoring and ranking.
WRAB Discussion: Consensus from the board is not possible at this meeting but members will present
their viewpoinu for consideration and final recommendation will be sought at the next meeting.
Conclusion: Those WRAB members who wish to will provide their rationale for any differences in scoring
they would have chosen to the consultant (Black & Veatch) who will do a second analysis and present the
results to the board at the time the board will be asked for a recommendation. Members of WRAB who
wish to will also provide their perspectives on the options presented.
Agenda item 8- Draft Utilities 2008 Budget and CIP.
Linn and W illiams presented the draft budget and CIP. Staff will retum to the board in June for a
recommendation on these items.
- Changes in reserve policies.
- Rate increase 5% Water, 3% Wastewater, 3% Stormwater proposed.
Less than what was anticipated last yeaz.
Agenda Item 9- Discussion of schedule for future meetings.
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Agenda Item 10- Adjournment
Motion: Motion to adjourn by DeOreo
Seconded by: Miller
Vote: 5-0 in favor, passed.
Meeting adjourned at 11:29 PM
Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting:
The next meeting will be Thursday, June 28 - 7 p.m, special meeting, Municipal Services Center, 5050
East Peazl Street unless otherwise decided by staff and the board.
These are summary minutes. Audio tape~s` for full record aze available through Central Records.
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