HomeMy WebLinkAbout2 - Minutes 05/21/07CITY OF BOULDER, COLORADO
RnARDS 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, 303-4413229
NAMES OF MEMBERS, COUNCIL, STAFF, AND INVITED GUESTS PRESENT:
BOARD MEMBERS -Jim Knopf, Robin Byers, Bart Mille~, Kelly DiNatale, William DeOreo
STAFF - Ned Williams, Randy Crittenden, Annie Noble, Suzanne Givler, Bob Harberg, Carol Linn,
Kaaren Davis- Secreta
WHAT TYPE OF MEETING BOLD ONE REGULAR SPECIAL QUASI-JUDICIAL
Agenda Item 1- Call to Order
The meeting was called ro order at 7:08 p.m.
Agenda Item 2- Meeting Minutes -April 16, 2007
Motion: Byers-to accept the meeting minutes with corrections
Seconded: Miller
Vote: 5-0 in favar, Passed
Agenda Item 3- Public participation and comment.
-Sheila Horton- PO Box 17606. Boulder Area Rental Housing Association. Expressed concems 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 boazd.) Staff explained adjustment petition process which is
available to property owners in such situations.
-Mitchell Tacy- Representing Tebo Development- Expressed concems about the CommerciaVlndustrial
Water Budgets relating to the method of calculation for the budgets which he asserts produces budgets that
are not adequate to the needs of ihe customers 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. - Owner of residential rental properties & on Board of Boulder
Tomorrow. Expressed appreciation of the polite helpfulness of Ciry staf£ Expressed concem about the
Water Budgets related to the variable length of the billing cycles. Staff explained that the system is such
that it automatically adjusts the budgets for length oftime in billing cycle.
Agenda Item 4-5
Matters From Staff -
• Key [ssues for City Council- Williams Presented. If WRAB would like to provide comments to
CMO on Community survey, this is the opportunity. Info must be retumed by May 30'".
o DiNatale: Irrigation Ditches.
o De Oreo: reliability of utilities system in power outages.
o Byers: Suggests sustainability study will go on for a long time. Put on agenda for next
month and put something 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? KnopE 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 quality issues there. Can we get an
update?
• DiNatale: Flat budget on commercial water budgets does not work. Needs some flexibility.
Recommend some retroactive readjustment.
• ICnopf: 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 cammerciaV industriaU institutional irrigation
use for accounts not having irrigation meters 3) to provide for retroactive credits to alI users that
receive adjustments to their budgets, credits calculated trom the beginning otJanuary 2007.
2nd: DeOreo
Vote: 5-0, Motion Passes
Motion:
DeOreo: Recommend City Managed City Council 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 tor amendments be calculated retroactively to
the beginning of January 2007.
2nd: 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 wmpazison, and would also like to look at whether or not there should be a next step or a
recommendation regarding the alternatives presented and/or the practice of fluoridation in general.
Public Hearing:
• Randy Weiner-1942 Broadway, Boulder. Ran the drinking water initiative. Regazdless of the
popular vote, boazd and City Council have a responsibility not to take actions that are detrimental
to the populace. Board can also recommend at any time that City Council put issue directty 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 Protection and Treatment Improvements Study.
Harberg 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 boazd is not possible at this meeting but members will present
their viewpoints 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 & Veamh) who will do a second analysis and present the
results to the boazd 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 S- Draft Utilities 2008 Budget and CIP.
Linn and Williams presented the draft budget and CIP. Staff will retum to the boazd 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 Iast year.
Agenda Item 9- Discussion of schedule for (uture meetings.
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Agenda Item 9- Adjournment
Motion: Motion to adjourn by DeOreo
Seconded by: Miller
Vote: 5-0 in favor, passed.
Meeting adjourned at 1129 PM
Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting:
The next meeting wi11 be Monday, June 21 - 7 p.m., regular meeting, Municipal Services Center, 5050 East
Pearl Street unless otherwise decided by staff and the board.
These aze summary minutes. Audio tapes for full record are available through Central Records.
Minutes approved by:
Date:
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