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WATER RESOURCES ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
Monday, July 20, 2026, at 6 p.m.
ACTION MINUTES
Board Members Present:
Amy Broughton, Chair
Katherine Halama, Vice Chair
Joel Smith
Melinda Kassen
Board Members Absent:
Katie Bridges
Staff Present:
Joe Taddeucci, Director of Utilities
Joanna Bloom, Utilities Deputy Director of Policy and Planning
Jon Stoddard, Water Treatment Manager
Chris Douville, Utilities Deputy Director of Operation
Chris Douglass, Utilities Engineering Senior Manager
Chris Olson, Civil Engineering Manager
Stephanie Klingeman, Utilities Financial Manager
Merry Martin, Senior Project Manager
Karen Sheridan, Board Secretary
Invited Guests:
None
1. Call to Order
A. Broughton, Board Chair, called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m.
2. Approval of the Minutes
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M. Kassen moved to approve the June 15, 2026, minutes. J. Smith seconded.
Motion passed 3-0. K. Halama joined meeting after vote. K. Bridges absent.
3. Open Comment:
J. Bloom, technical host, reviewed the meeting protocols.
Open Comment opened at 6:03 p.m.
1. Lynn Segal spoke on her heating and cooling needs and her water use.
Open Comment closed at 6:06 p.m.
4. Capital Improvement Program Introduction
Stephanie, Klingeman, Utilities Finance Manager, and Chris Douglass, Utilities
Engineering Senior Manager, provided a presentation and answered questions from
the board.
A. Staff agreed to add a table showing dam sizes to future presentation slides.
5. Utilities Rate Study Update
Stephanie Klingeman, Utilities Finance Manager, provided a presentation and
answered questions from the board.
A. Staff will provide examples of proposed rate structure scenarios for commercial
users at next Rate Study update.
6. Matters from Board
A. J. Smith requested water supply update.
7. Matters from Staff
A. Water Supply Update, presented by J. Taddeucci.
B. Water Quality Update; Algae Bloom at Boulder Reservoir, presented by J.
Taddeucci.
a. Staff offered to provide update at August meeting.
8. Discussion of Future Schedule
A. August: Capital Improvement Program In -Depth.
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B. September: Capital Improvement Program Public Hearing and Recommendation;
Possible Tour.
C. October: Rate Study Public Hearing and Recommendation; Water Quality Update
The next WRAB meeting will be held on Monday, August 17, at 6 p.m.
9. Adjournment
A. Broughton moved to adjourn the meeting at 7:53 p.m. J. Smith seconded. Motion
passed 4-0. K. Bridges absent.
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An audio recording of the full meeting for which these action minutes are a summary is
available on the Water Resources Advisory Board web page via the Access Meeting
Agendas and Materials link. Water Resources Advisory Board I City of Boulder
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