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HomeMy WebLinkAbout2010 Ordinance No. 007• • • ORD L'\ANC NO. _J_ SERIES OF 2010 COIITR.\ r 1.J. "?.1 --.t.o/O BY AUTHO RITY COU LL BILL 1'0. 2 L>,TRODUCED BY CO 'NC IL ~I E~1BER \'IL 'l AY, RDL \NCE APPP r1 1·rNG AK L'<TER ,OVERN 1E:-ITAL AGREE~! \'T ESTlTLED "CA SE NO . 0%Al33 C·J ,t~!O\' :-fE RF SI AGREF~1E\'T'. BETWF E 'FARMER RESER\'OIR AKD IRR!,~1\TIO .. CO\!l••'<Y AN D !JL:RLI TDN DITC II , R!,SERVO IR M'U LAND cmli'A 'Y : EAS T .__11u, RY CRE EK \'A LLEY \\'ATER AND SANlTAT IO ' DIST R.I CT: l-!E l\RYI.Y 1'N IRRI • I;,.~ DISTRI CT: ~TED \\.A TER . 'D SANITAT ION DISTRICT: CITY (.>1 Tl h)I ·1 • ': C ~..-OF BR IGHTON : !TY AND CO . 'TV OF DENVER. ACTI:\G !; { \.'-1',TI IRO:.J \·l ITS BOARD OF \\' ,TER COMM IS !ONER : T IV ' OF LOCI-IB L!~: O! •·. H AiJAMS C,O . rr,· \\'ATE R AND SA 'IT ATION DI TR ICT AND TH E (TTY or L:--IGLE\\1O D. C I ORAl)O WH EREAS , in 200 2, the Fan ncrs Re servoir and lrnga11 on ompany (FRICO). 1he Burhng1 n Dit ch Rc scr.•oir and Lund Co mp an) (Burlington). the !·Icnrylyn Irri gation D1 stn ct. the Uni ted \\';ncr nnd Sn1111au on Di stncl nnd E11s1 Cherry Cree~ \\':ucr :ind Snniuumn Di strict (ap pli cants) filed apphcm1ons to change the wate r nghts wh ich d1, en at the 13ur\111~wn C anal hc:1dg111c : an d \\'I 11:.RL~\S. these.· nght~ also 1ill s1,.•vcral rc,cr,01r:,, a, \\ell a1,, d1vcrt111~ \\ :11c1 ror unmcdiatc use dunng ti n. 1m1.mt1 crn sc:1son. and WI I ER FAS. th1. ,,u>,1:r nglm m qu cs uon ha,L" a hiswr~ ,,f p\cr-d\\cr~H'll.!,, ,,!11 ch m.1urc i:.ng \c,,ood· ng.hts: and \\'H LRl:.:\S. Ill subsequent ca:-c!-;-ind rulings thL" \\'mer Co un ha s !,,.C\ crcl~ cut hack the water n ghl !-l,fllu: npplicn nt s. w En gl ewood's bcn cfi t. :md a sc n L's o :1ppca b haH~ resulted: and \\'I IERI \~. om: l' •··\\·aw: (Oun m\111gs is hcmg dbputcd hy E11glc,,·0od. Dcnn:r and the applicants . wlu!.'.h pn: ... :d thc apph..:a nt s from pumpmg cfnucnt from f\lctro Sewer mto th e Burli ngton l an .. t. c;1u,111g. lh.1\\ 11:-tu.:;.1111 n:scr\'1.1in, l l' fill sl0wc1. :ind thcn.:!Prc affct·tmg l·ngkw1wd ·s kl cll 1111 nphts· and \\"ltH{I \S. tlu: pumpmg from ~krn, SL'wcr. wh1d1 h:h hi:i:n u ... cd ,111.:L' Jl)fl\, hcndits I n~lc\\'Ol•d. and \\'I !FRI \S, l·n~h:w1111 d. I >cmc1 :md thc 111l1t:r appl1calll, an.· _10 11111 ,· appe:1!111~ tht: 1111mg; an J \\'I lbJO :AS . Ln~h.:\\Ood \\ 11l L:t 1nti.:,1 scpnr.ncly other ru\mp wluch t:UI had, 1\'. ngh1s: :md \\'Ill· REAS. the passa~c llf tlu!I prnpo :-·J Orchnan.:c· \\ 111 authonzc l·ng\cwn ,id w enter tht ··Case \Jo U9SA I 33 onunon lntcrcs1 Al.!rccmcn t" will cn.tbk biclcwnod's lcl.!,li cou n,cl to sha re ,1ra1cg1c-. "1th Demer and th e nth~r appl!ca n1 s conccmmi;. th e appeal c,f ihc t-i t c1w Pu mp ruling . gramin~ pcmu c.s ion for thc panics w work 1ogc1hcr for tlu!,, spi.:.:1fi..-ln,g:nmn 10 cxc hangi.: 1nfonna ti on and sha re cost-. an<l :,trat cgy'. 9 b ii NOW, THEREFORE. BE IT ORDArNED BY THE C[TY COUNC IL OF T l-IE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS : Section I. The lnt ergoYemmental Agreement en ti tled "Case No . 09SA 133 Commoc, Int eres t Agreemem·· is hcrct-y accepted and approved by th e Englcwo d City Council nnd is attached hereto as "Exhibit A··. Section 2. Th e David Hill of Berg Hill Greenleaf & Ru scit i for the ity of Englewood is au1~1orized 10 sig.1 sa id Agreement for and on bchnlf of 1hc City of Englewood . lmroduced , rr .din full , and passed on first reading on the 16th day of Febr"ary. 20 10. Pu blished o," Bill for an Ordi nance in the it y's official newspaper on th, 19" day of February. 2010. Pu blished as a Bill for an Ordinance on the Ci ty's official we bsite beginning on the 17th doy of February , 2010 fo r thi n y (30) day s. Rea d h) tlll c and passed on final rea ding on the I" day of March. 2010 . Pub li sh ed by tit le in th e City·s official new spaper as Ordinan ce No.'}_, Ser ies of 2010. on thc5"' day of March . 201 0. Published h~ 1itlc on th e Cit~ 's nfficml wch i.itc ht.:ginnrng 0 11 thl' 3111 day of March. 201 0 for thin y (30) cla 1·s. / "~:~,0 \ L.,,u crishi a A. Ellis. City Clerk ( .lam es K . \\'0o dwarcl. t-.fayor I. Lou enshi a A. Ellis. City Clcrh of th e it y ,,fEnµlewood, Co lorado. hereby ecnify that the ahovc and fo regoi ng is a ru e copy of th e Ordi nan ce passed on fin al rea 1111g an d pub.i shed by lltk as Ordinance o. ' , Series ot 2()1 0. / Jf}(dv ,1uJL I .ouc ri slua A. Ell is • • • E X 7 B ) T • A ~1st Nn. OiJ SA 133 om mon ln1 crc sl Aµrcc mcnl • • This omm •rn Int erest Agree ment is entered intn by and between the undersigned co un sel on I i1 air of their respec ivc clients as of thi s 18th da) of 1 ovember. 2009, an,i amcndtd J1,.J1·; 15. }(110 to add the rown of Lochbuie as a party: amended January JC/. 2010 to add 1.,~ out h Adams ount)' Water and _ an nation District as a pany: and amen<!-: cebruary _. }010 to add paragraph 8 and the Ci t) of Englewood as a pan ). s ubj ect t, •he provi sion s or paragraph 8. \\1ilT"AS , cuch or the undersig ned counsel is representin g an Appellant in ase o. 09S '-. 1,3 . which is currently pe nding in the olorado Sup reme Coun. and the und ersigned co un sel and their client s believe and an ti cipate that , on the bas ,s of currently avai lable information. the nature of Case No. }009S . 13 3 and the relauonship amo ng th e client s will present variou s commo n lega l and factual iss ue s and a mutuality of inte rest in COltnection with the Appeal ( .. th e App~a, .. ): and v-·11 · REA •. the under signed counsel wish to continue to pur sue their separate but common interests tn the Appeal and to avoid any suggestion of waiver or the co nfidentiality or immunit~ or communication~ and document s prot ected h~ th e attorney- client pri, ilcge. the atwnwy's worh product d,,ctrinc or any other appli cable privilc,: or im munity l'i.~-a-\'is potential\) advcrsl.' partit.:s: and \\'l \ERE.A.S. in l,rder to pur ..1r th e common int crc ~m, cffectin:l~. the under signed h:wc also ea ch concluded that. fro m time 10 time . their intcrcc.ts will be hes. served h) sh aring docu ment s . fa tua l matcri.1I. mental impr ess ions. mem nra nd a, int crvic·\\ rcpons. appellate stra tegi es and other infonnmicon. incl uding th,· confidence s reach clie nt -all of which will he rea ft er he referred lll a:. the ,,C mmon lnter c:st fv\a tcria ls 0 : and \\ 0 \ II RI'/\'>. ii is 1he purpos e or thi s i\grcem cnt 10 en su re thal an" e,ch:mgc and ·or dis.\o,urc .,f the l\,mm,m Interest ht erials co nt empl at ed her ein docs nut diminish in ,m, wa, tht e11nl id cn11.1lit) of th e ' ·0 111111011 Int erest ~ \at erials and J ue, n,'1 rnn"i\ul, a waivL:r (.li an y pri'"ikgc 111 1mmt~!111:. othawt,L' a,·ailahk 11 I~ 11 I Fl(\ I ORI AC,RIT11 a. toll ows: 1. L,ccpt as expre ss!, sta ted Ill wn1mg h> tht clll\\rar). an) and all Comm on l111c rest ~ \aterial s ,,htaincd hv an, or the under sig ned counsel lrom each other an d lll aach other's cl ient arc being pro\'id ed so lcl\' for internal use of th e cli ent s and th eir ,·,,un ·I and shall remain cnn !idcnt ial and shall be prote cted from di sc losure 10 ml) thn , p rt)' hy the cu mm on int erest p1 h ilc~e. jo1nt-dclcnsc· pnv1lc gc. the client s' .1norncy-cli e,,. pri, ikge. th e anurncys work 1wJ11c t ,i.,rni ne ,mJ all ,,th er apph cah lc p1ivilc gcs and 11nmuni11es ..\11 Com mon Interest \,ne ri 1!s shall he used sokl) 111 conncc 1iu n \I ,1h the .\ppcal. \\1 ,r,:?ll'Jl llll Ill 2. Neither the uncersi gn ed counsel nor their respective client s shall disc lose Com mon Interest ~laterials to an yo ne not a signatory to this Agreement (except the undersigned co unsel's client represen tati,,es, firms , or undersigned counsel's emp loyees or age nts ) wi thout first obtai ning the v-Titten conse nt of all ounsel who arc parties to this Ag reement. The parties hcreb; consent to the u;~ of res earch and draft, that they prov ide to eac h oth er in their respective briefs to be filed in the App eal. It is expres sly und erstood that noth ing contained in this Ag reement shall limit th e right of any of th e un dersi gned to disc lose tu any one as th ey sec fi t any of th eir ow n doc uments or in fo rm ation , or any docume nt s or in formation obtained independent ly an d not pursuant to thi s Agree m ent. by the undersigned. 3. All 1,erso ns permitted acce ss to Com mon Int eres t Mat erials sh~II be advisee\ that th e Common ln tcrc t Mate ria ls are pri vi leged and s ubject to the tem1s of thi s Agreeme nt. 4. If any person or enti ty requests or demand s, by subpoena or otherw ise, any Co mm on Inte rest Materi als fro m any of the und ersigned or the ir cl ient s, th at co uns el will immediate ly notify all co un se l who are pt111i es to thi s Agreement whose cl ient s or who themselves may have ri gl ll s in sai d mnlc ri al s, and Ci'ch cou nse l so notifi ed will take all reaso nab le steps necessary to permit the assc n ion ,,f all applicable right s. pri vil eges and inummit ies with respect to such Co mmon Int erest Mater ials. includi ng pe rm ittin g th e other affected pa n ic s a reasona bl e opportunit y to interve ne and he heard. 1nd oth erwise coo pera i ing full y with th e other affe cted partie s in uny judicial proceed in gs relati ng to th e discl os ure of Common Interest Mater ial s. 5. No thi ng in thi s Agreement sha ll oblign tc an y sig natory to share or com mun icnt e any Co mm on Int ere st Ma teria ls or ind ependentl y obta in ed or created materi als wi th any ot her sign~uory hereto . 6 . In the event any undersigned cou nsel determi nes that his or her client no lon ge r ha s, or will no longe r have. any mutu alit y of interest in the suhjcct mutt er of this Ag ree ment , such cou ns el will promptly no tify the othe r unde rsigned coun se l of hi s o r her wit hdrawal from thi s Ag reem ent. which will the reup on be tcnni nated as to that cli et11 ; pro vid ed , however. that snch tenni nat ion shall n t affect or impair the ob li gatio ns o f co nfide nt ia lit y with respect to Common lt11 erc st Mmcnals pr,·viousl y furnis hed pur suant to thi s A~rcemcnt: and this Agree ment shall c@ti nue as to all other pan ics. If a pa rt y to thi s /\grccmcn L ,1dopts un adverse position tm cer1ain is:rnes in the Appeal. 1ha1 pm1y may continue as a party hut will onl y havi;.• HCl.'.L'SS to the Common Int erest tvla1cr iul s pertain ing excl usively to th e issues on whi ch th ut party is align ed with the other parti es. Th e part)' v, hose posit ion is or hci;o nu:~ ad vcrsl' must immediat e!) noti fy in writing th e 1th cr panics of its adverse pos iti on so that nu furth er Co mm on Int eres t Material s will be provid ed regardi ng those.· iss ues, and sha ll ret urn any Co mm on lnttrc st Materi als tha t do nl,t pertain exc lusively to iss ue s on whi d1 th e pa rty remain s aligned wit h other th e panics 10 thi!-i Ag.re cmcnt. -. Shou ld any cl ient choose to with<l r;"' fro m thi s Ag reement. he or she shall prov ide pr ior wri ucn not ice to the othe r cl ient s. in whi ch case thi s Agrc L·mcnt shall no longer he 1110062(\Ql !X..K I I)::! • • • • • operati\'e as to th e withdrawing client and hi s or her counsel. but s hall co nt im,c to pr te ct all Co mmon ln1eres1 ~la1erial s disclosed to th ·.·ithdrawing client and it< cut•,sel pri or to such withdrawa l. The withdrawing clier.1 and hi s or her counsel shall promp1 ly return al l Com mon lmeres1 Materi als and sha ll cont inue 10 be bound hy the ob li ga ti ons of confidc nti al i1 y wi1h res pect 10 omm on Interest ~lat erials previo usly furnished pursuan1 lo thi s Agreement 8. ·n,e 11 y ofEngle\\'ourl is ,,:i J_· a pany to thi s Agreem ent insofar us i1 penains to th e Metro Pumps issue. fl i, ,,, ll'l>,l" ; nnd ag re ed that on all other iss ues in the appeal, th e City of Englewood is adverse 10 th e Applicant s as well as any other pa11 i~s to th is Ag ree ment who are align ed wi1h or ma y suppon the App licams appeal and , therefore. that th e ity of Eng lewood and the other pan ics to thi s Ai;ree mem are only emering int o thi s Ag,ee ment as i1 relat es to tho se Co mm on lntere sl Materials that pertain 10 th e Metro Pun1p s iss ue . For purposes of thi 5 Agreement , the "Metro Pumps iss ue" means the appea of th e Water Co urt 's m ling s set fo rth in paragraphs 136-180 of its Findi ngs of Fact , 'onclusi ons of Law , and Order entered on Sep1embe r 5. 2008 and in para graph s 33, 34. 3b and 37 of th e \\'ater Co.u1's Finding s of Fuc , Co nclus ions of Law . and Decree . dated Ma, 11. 2009. 9. ll1i s Ag ree ment memori alizes any earlier oral agreement s and in corpo rates any prior \\Titt en agreeme nt s. between or among any of the und crsig1.c d pursuan1 10 whi ch Co mm on Interest Mate rial s have hccn c.,chan gcd. I 0. This Ag reement rnay nDI be amended or mod ifi ed except by a \\Tincn agreement s igne d by eac h signato ry heret o. 11. TI1i s Agreem ent docs no1 create a co mm on interes t nmong or between any of the pani cs wi 1h rcsµcc110 any case or maner Olhcr th an th e Appeal . I:!. TI1i s Agree ment shu ll terminm c when a judgmc111 in Cnsc o. 09 A 113 beco me!: fin:il an d subjcc 1 10 no further appeal. I, n,e cxis1c ncc of 1hi s <\grccmcn1 is llself co nfidential an d will nnt he disclosed 10 a 1hird part, unle ss neccss ar) 10 dcmunsm11 c 1hc privilege or prote ct ion esrnhlishcd or JJrL'M.:r,·cd h~ 1hi ., .-\grL·cmcnt. Fa rmer~ l{rse rl'oir and lr rig:11i on C'u mp :111y and Bu rlington Oi1ch, RL·sc n •oir a11 d Laud C11111p an ) A l-:01 T & AKOL'I. 1..1 . • .l ohn I'. Akolt. Ill John C. :\koh DIETZE AN D DA VIS , P.C. Star L. Waring East C hcn1• reek Vall ey Wa ter and S:111ita i ion Di strict RYLEY C,\RLOCK & APl'LEWIIITE Wi lli am B. To u11ill o11 13r ian M. Nazarenu s Susan M. Cu n is ll cnry lr nn lrng ati on Di strict LAW OFF ICES OF STEVEN L. .IANSSI~ 1 Steven I .. .J ansen ll nit cd \.V at ~r :ind Sanitation llis1ril·t WI II TEI N(; 8:.. SMITH ·,11d .I. Smith C it y o f'Th urntun 1,·i l'TF & JAN K.OWSK I. LL P William A. llil lhouse II DaviJ r-. Jan kows ki • • • • • • CITY Al r RNEY. CITY OF THOR"!TON Denni s A. Han sc,11 C ity of llri Jhton l'ISCH E:.R. RROWN. Hl'.1, l ,.Eli & GU 1N. l'.C . Brcn1 Ban lcn Ciry :ulll Co unlJ of Denver , ac tin g b, and thrnu ~h it s Board of \\'a1c r c ,1mmi ss io11 crs Patri cia L. \\'ell s ascy S. Funk Daniel J. /\mold Tmrn of Lo chhu ir (A pp cll c,·) ~ S 11u1h Adni m, Co un ty \\'atcr a nd ~:rnitati un Di~tri ct (A ppclkt•l IOS I S. \\'In lo IEYFR . II ARRI S01' & WOODR IF. l'.C. !00011::!:(NI IX 1\5 • Richard Mchrcn T h,· Cit .I' of Engkwoud (App clla nUApp cllcc ) BER G. I IIL L, GREE NLE AF & RlJ ITTI. LLI' David ,. I Jill Dat e .Ion N. Hm1 ashe k I leidi C. Pott er • • • OU CIL OMMU I CMIO Dale: Agc ncl .t l tcm: Subj eel: Febr uary 1 h, ~ll IO I\,\ I rR!C() Hurhngton \ \ ,llrr Appc•al l 1w 1/~00YSA 111 ~ lni11,11cd II )': 1 Slaff So urce: U11hti C'~ Depar tm ent SIC\\,lrl 11. Ion ,, IJH"t>c tor 01 U11l 111 es COUNCIL GO,\I. AND PREVI OUS CO'J Cll ACTI ON The En glewood \i\'a lL'r ,m d Sl'\\e1 13oLll I, ,1 1 their October lJ, 2007 111eet111g, reco mmcnc!ed o un cil approv,11 01 th e 101:1 1 Dl'll'll!:,t:.' Con l1dl'nt1ali l) Ag ree ment l or the FR ICO 1U ni1 ed li tigat ion. RECOMMENDED ACT I ON ::,1,1ff relo1rnnends C<111•K1I ,1elop 1 ., hill for ,\11 ordinanct' ,1pprm111g (,1st' o. 09SA 113 ·omrnon lnlc1 e!:i t Agrecmen l. • BACKGROU D, ANALYSI S, AND ALTERNAT I VES IDENTIF l dJ • ln 2002, tlw r,Hllll'I ", Rc!:it>r\011 ,llld lrng,1 lil,:~ (t)llll).111 \ (f RlCO), lht • B1 1rli 11 gton Di tch Rt'!:il'l"VO II .1 11d I, nd ompdll) {Brnlmgt t111), th I l t'nl)I~ ,1 lrrig,1 1ion Distritt, th e U 111tNI VV,1I er ~111d Sc1n it,1 Iion D is!ri..._t ,md I ,H,l ( lwrry C rl~L•k \ V,lll'r ,111d S.:11 11t,1tion D1..t1 iLt (,1pp!k,u1t s) filL~cl ;ipplit .11I0n:, to lh,in Ae the\\ ,\ll'I ngh t!) \\lud1 di, t~II ,II tl w Bwhn gton C.1. ·,11 h,~.iclg,\lt>. Tl ll1!,l' 11ghb abo 111! 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FINANANCIAL IMPACT LIST OF ATTAC HMENTS Bi ll for Ordinan ce • • •