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BY AUTH ORITY
ORDINANCE NO. &
SERlES OF 2009
COUNCCL BCLL NO . 11
rNTRODUCED BY COUNC CL
MEMBER OAKLEY
AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN AMENDMENT TO THE 1990 BIG DRY CREEK
INTERCEPTOR AGRF EMENT REGARDING FEES .
WHEREAS, th e Big Dry Creek Bas in Intercep tor is a maj or trunk line se rvin g the Southgate,
South Arapahoe, South Englewood Sanitatiun Distri cts and pan of the City o f Eng lewood fo r
sani tary sewer transport ; and
WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council approved entering the Big Dry Creek Basin
Interceptor Agreement between Englewood , Southgate Sanitation Di strict , So uth Arapahoe
Sanitation Distri ct and the South Englewood Sanitation Di strict No. I, by the passage of
Ordinance No . 30, Series of 1990, which in~l ud ed "line and advance tap fees" for capital
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WHEREAS, the Englewood City Council authorized the passage of a Resolution in 2004,
establishing repair, mr imena nce and rehabilit ation fees for Big Dry Creek Basin Intercept or; and
WHEREAS , the t:nglewood City Council approved an amendment to the 1990 Big Dry Creek
Interceptor Agreement penaining to those maintenance fees, by the passage of Ordinance No . 26,
Series of2007; and
WHEREAS, after the completion of three capital project s, Southgate Sanitation Di strict
reassess ed the condition of the interceptor and detennined th at the interceptor has capacity
adequate to meet the existing and future demands and that no funher capita l projects are needed
so L~at Southgate tenninated the Advanced Tap Fee collection for capital projects and disbursed
the unu sed tap fee capital revenues to the panicipating districts; and
WHEREAS , under the 1990 Agreement, th e ori ginal financial arrangements lo fund the
repair, maintenance and rehabilitati on program provided for sc heduled periodic increases; the
next inc rease is to be effective for the 2009 billing period when the per thou sand gallon charge
will increa se from $0 . I 08406 to $0 .159 I 23 ; and
WHEREA S, th e Englewood Water and Sewer Board reco mmended approval of these
amendments at it s Februa ry 3, 2009 meeting;
NO W, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNC IL OF THE CITY OF
ENG LEWOOD , COLO RADO, AS FOLLOWS :
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Section I. Tl "· Cit y Cou ncil of th e Ci ty of Eng lewood , Co lorado hereby auth orizes amendin g
the 1990 Big Dry Creek Intercept or Agreement by accepting the line and tap fee refund an d
increas ing the repai r, mnintennn ce and th e re habi lit ati on pro gram fee to $0 .159123 per th ousand
gallons per sing le famil y equiva lent.
Introd uced, read in full, and passed on first reading on th e 4th da y of May , 2009 .
Publi shed as a Bi ll for an Ordi nance in th e City 's officia l newspa per on the 8th day of May , 2009.
Publi shed as a Bill for an Ordinance on the City 's offici al webs ite begi nning on the 6th day of
May, 2009 fo r thirty (30) days .
Read by title and passed on fin al rea ding on the 18" day of May, 2009.
Published by title in the City's offi cia l new spa per as Ord inance No .Li, Series of 2009, on
th e 22 nd day of May , 2009 .
!, Lou cri shia A. Elli s, Ci ty Clerk of th e City of Englewood, Co lorado, hereby certify that the
ab ove and fo rego in g ts 1.;.rue copy of the Ordi nance passed on fina!Jea d,ng and pub li shed by
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• COUNCIL COMMUNICATION
Dal e:
May 4, 2009 I
Ag enda It em:
11 a i I
Subj ect :
Big D ry Cree k Interceptor Fina nces
Initial ed By:
U tiliti es D epartm en t I
Staff Source:
Stewa rt H . Fon da, Direc to r of U tiliti es
COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTION
Bi g D ry Creek Basin Interceptor Agree ment b etween th e City o f Englewood, So uth ga te San itati on
D is trict. So uth A rapa hoe San itation D istrict and th e So uth Englewnnd Sa nitati o n Di stric t No. 1 was
approved by Council as Ordin ance No. 30, Se ri es 19 90.
A Res olut ion was passe d October 18, 2004 est ab li shing maint enance fees fc Big Dry Creek Bas in
Intercepto r.
Co unci l ap proved an Ordinance o n March 19, 2008 fo r th e mai ntenance fee of $0.108406 p er
th o usa nd ga ll o ns for th e Big Dry Creek Interce ptor.
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Th e En glewood Wa ter and Sewe r Boa rd , at its Febru ary 3, 2009 m ee ting, recommen d ed Co un cil
approval, b1• O rdina nc e, of a Big D ry Creek Interce pto r maintenance fe e increase l o $0.159 123 per
th o usa nd ga ll o ns.
BACKGROUND , ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED
Th e Bi g Dry Cree k Bas in Interceptor is a major tru nk li ne servi ng th e So uthga te, Sou th A rap ah oe,
So uth En glewood sanit ation dis tri c ts a,1d part o f th e City of Englewood for san itary sewer transport.
The intercepto r begin s at Clarkso n and Orchard , run s n o rthwes terl y alo ng Bi g Dry Creek to Sa nta
Fe D rive, and th en no rth to th e Littl eton/Englewood Was tewater Treatm ent Pla nt.
In 1990 the Ci ty of Englewood entered in to the Intercepto r Bas in Ag reement (IB A) with So uthgate
Sa nitati on Dist rict, alon g with oth er connec tin g sa ni ta ti o n dist ri cts. At the tim e of the agreem ent,
eight capi tal co nstructi o n p rojects were anticipated. Lin e and adva nce d tap fe es for c apital
con struction, a lo ng w ith a sma ll charge for repair and maintenance, we re es tab lis hed. After
completi o n of three cap ital projec ts, So uthga te Sa nitati o n D is tri ct reassessed the condit io n of th e
int erce ptor and deter mined tha t it has capaci ty adeq uate to mee t the ex istin g an d future demands
and that no furth er ca p ital projects are nee ded. Under th e 1990 Agree men t, funding must now be
provid ed to p roceed with a repair, mai ntena nce, and reha bil itation program .
FINANCIAL IMPACT
Th e original financial arrang emen t scheduled periodic inc re ases; th e ne xt one is l o be effective for
the 2009 billing period . Th e per th ousand ga ll on charg e will increase fr om $0.108406 10
$0.159123. The typical res id ential customer will see th eir bill go fr om $9 .00 per yea r to
approximately $1 2.00 per yea r.
When th e Big Dry Creek Interce ptor fund started to distribute its unus ed capital m onei ' lo the
agreement's members, the En glewood Waler and Sewer Boa rd determin ed that ii would us e that
money lo pay th e 1,626 inside City, non-sanitati on district customer's Big Dry Creek Interce ptor
maintenanc e fees for a peri od of time. This will continue until those funds are depleted.
UST Of ATTACHMENTS
Letter fr om Southgate dated November 5, 2008
Water and Sewer Board Minutes from February 3, 2009
Bill for an Ordinance
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Southgate
Wa ter & Sa ni ta tion Di stricts
3 722 East Orchorrl Road
Centen nial , Colora do 80121
Telephon e (303 ) 779-026 1
FAX (303 ) 779-0220
Mr. Stu Fonda
City of Englewood
1000 Englewood Parkway
Englewood , CO 80110
Re : Big Dry Creek Interceptor Agreement
Dear Stu :
November 5, 2008
In 2006 we implemented a restructuring of the financing for the Big Dry Creek
Interceptor. On the basis of a twenty frve year projection of rehabffltation needs the annual
BIA Line Charge was increased (effective 2007) to $0 .108406 per 1,000 ganons of winter water consumption .
That finance restructuring scheduled periodic increases in the BIA line Charge . It is time to implement the increase effective for 2009 .
Please adjust the BIA line Charge to $0 .159123 per 1,000 gallons of winter water consumption .
For your convenience I have attached a copy of the 12/28/06 BIA financing spread sheet.
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WATER AN D SEWER BO ARD
Ml IU TES
February 3, 2009
The mee tin g 1•·a5 ca lled 10 order at 5:04 p.m .
Memb ers presc111 :
Memb ·a ah s1:n t:
Also pres ent :
Burns , Cass id y, Wiggins , Woo dw ard,
Oakley, Hab en icht
Clark, Mo ore. Hi gday
Stew an Fonda , Director of Uti liti es
I. MINUTES OF TH E .l A.','U ,, 'l '1' : 1, 2009 MEETING AND PHONE VOTE OF
JAN UA RY 21, 200 9 .
The Englewood Water and Sew er Board received a copy of the minu tes of the Janu ary 13,
2009 meetin g and phone vote of January 21 , 2009 approving th e meetin g minutes .
2. SOUTHGATE CONNECTOR'S AGREEMENT -I sr AMENDME NT .
The 1988 agree ment with South~at e was executed wit h an effective date ofNovembe· 16,
19 88 for an initial term of three years plus six autom ati c three year rene wa ls. Thi s
agreement wi ll ex pire on November 16, 2009 .
Southgate and th e City of Eng lewoo d are mutu all y agre eab le to ex tend th e co ntrac t usin g
an add en dum to keep the existing Co nnect or's Agreement as writt en. The add end um
wou ld ke ep th e ex ist ing Connector 's Agreement as writte n bul extend th e con1ruc1 by the
same terms as originally proposed, with th e exc eption of chan ges to th e Section 7
langu a;ie, as recomm ended by th e City Atto rne y's office , 10 distinguish betwee n Cit y and
enterpri se funds .
Mr. Bums moved ;
,tr. Habenicht seco nded :
Ayes;
Nnys :
Members absen •
Motion pass r rl .
3. BIG DR',' 'PLEK INTE RCEPTOR.
To recomm end Co un ci l approval of a Bi ll
for an Ordinan ce approving the Sou th ga te
Co nnector s Agre ement -First Ame ndme nt.
Bums. Cass id y. Wiggins, Woodward.
Oakley, Habe nic ht
No ne
Clark , Moore·, Hi gday
Th e Big Dry Cree < Basin Interceptor is a major trunk lin e servi ng th e Southgate , So uth
Arapahoe , South Englewood an~ "an of th e City of Englewood Sanitation Districts for
sanitary sewer transpon. The interceptor begins at Clar~so n and Orchard , runs
nonhwest erly alon g Big Dry Creek to Santa Fe Drive and nonh to th e
Littleton/Englewood Wastewater Treatment Plant.
In 1990 th e Ci ty of Englewood ent ered mto th e Interceptor Basin Agreement (IBA ) wi th
Southgate San itati on District , ,long wi th other con nec tin g sanitation districts . At the
time of th e agree ment , eight cat•ital co nstru ction projec ts were anticipated . Line and
advanced tr p fees were estab li shed for cap it al consttuc ti on alo ng with a small charge fo r
repair and maintenance. Afte r three capital proj ec ts were co mpl eted. Southgate
Sanitation District reassessed the condition of the interce pt or and determined that the re is
adequat e capacity t0 mee t th e existing and future demands and th at no funher capital
projects are needed. !.J nd er the 1990 Agree ment , fund ing mu st now be pro vided to
pro ceed with a rep air, mai ntenan ce and rehabi litati on program.
The ori gi na l financial arrangement sc hedu led peri od ic in creases ; with th e ne xt one to be
efTective for the 2009 billing peri od . The per-thousand gallo n charge wi ll increase from
$0 . I 08406 t J $0 .159 123 . The typica l res id enti al cus tome r will sec th eir bi ll go from
$9.00 per year to SI 2.00 per year.
Mr . Bums moved:
Mr. Woodward seconded: To recommend Co uncil app rova l of the Big
Dry Cree k Int ercep tor finance charge
in crease to $0 .15 9123 per thou sand gal lon s.
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Ayes ;
Nays:
Memb ers absent :
Motion passed.
Bums , Cassidy. Wigg in s. Woo dward.
Oak ley, Habe ni cht
None
Clark, Moore, Higday
4. SEWER BACKUP REMEDIAT ION .
Lega ll y, the Ci ty of Englewood is not und er any obligation to do site cleanup during a
main-c aused sewer backup . Englewood's responsibi li ty extends 10 making a goo d fa ith
effo n 10 reasonabl y maintain the sewer main s. 11 was noted that any coverage provid ed
by a resi den t's homeowner 's in surru;ce polic y usuall y requires a specia l rider.
Mr. John Bo ck , Utilities Manager, appeared 10 discuss the existing policy of cleaning up
after a sanitary sewe r backup ca us ed by a blockage in th e Englewood sewer main . 11 has
been th e Uti liti es Depanmen i's policy 10 provide aid in the form ofa "gross cleanup,"
which is basically water/sewer extraction , sanitizing and making drywall flood cu ts for
mold prevention . The issue of replacing carpel , tile or linoleum was discussed .
The Board rev iewed thi s policy and discussed changes, if any, an d what should be
included in cleanup effons. The Board concurred that th e exis ting po li cy be continued
and provisions made 10 include replacing carpel and/or tile or linoleum that has come
loose . Mr. Bock noted that the propen y owner must sign an agreemen t authori zi ng 1hr
cleanup services and the agreeme nt outlines what is included the gross clean up. Mr.
Woodward suggested an anicle discussing sewer backup remediation be in cl ud ed in the
next "Pipeline."
Mr. Habenicht mov ed;
Mr. Bums seconded:
Ayes;
Nays:
To colllinue th e ex isting policy of providi ng
gross cleanup for residents durin g a main -
caused sewer backup and includ e replacing
carpet and /or til e or lin oleum that has come
loose .
Bum s, Cass id y, Wiggins , Woodward,
Oak ley, Habenicht
None
Memb ers ab se nt : Cla rk , Moore, Hi gday
Motion passed .
5. WATER TREATMENT PLANT RESID UALS.
The Board received a lette r from CDM dated Janua ry 21 , 2009 discu ss in g a review of th e
most recent data for naturall y occ urrin g radioactive materi al in Englewood water
treatment pl ant residual samples . Mr. Bill McCormick, Operations Superintendent ,
appeared to discuss the results and noted that the dat a supported continuation of the
current practice of disposal at the Foothill s Landfill. Bill noted that the State has given
their preliminary approved and Foothills has agreed to honor existing hauling rates.
6. WA TER RIGHTS UPDATE .
The Board received fro m David Hill , Englewood's Water Attorney, water right s upd ates
dated January 13, 2009. Stu discussed deve lopment s in water liti gation cases in which
Eng lewood is involv ed.
7. SEWER LINING PROJECTS .
Mr . Bill McCormick discussed quot es rece ived for sewer lining projects for 2009. The
sewer utility will be lining 960 feet of clay pipe wi th cured-in-place linin g. The projects
are the lining of 310 feet of sewer main at Flo yd and Delaw are and 650 feet in the 2900
block alley betw ee n Bannock and Cherokee. Wi ldc at Civil Service s was the winning bid
at $34 ,340. Another project is possible at Fox and Mansfield with th e same contractor.
At this location a manhole must be installed first to accom mod ate the project. The
contractor will honor the same per-foot-price for the third project.
8. ECONOMIC STl.MULUS LOANS .
Stu discu ssed the pote ntial State revolvin g loans . It appears th at th e bond mark et ma y be
more advantageous than the state revolving loans to fund such future proj ec ts as th e
ultraviolet disinfection system at th e Allen Water Treatment Plant.
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9, PRETREATMENT ORDINANCE.
A local busin ess owner appea red before Cou nci l 10 object 10 th e pendin g pretreatment
ordinan ce generated by th e Litt leton/Englewood Wastewater Treu,\men t Plant. Hi s
concern is that the prop osed hex av alent chromium sta ndard would be cost prohibiti ve for
hi s bu sin ess. Stu noted that hexava lent chro mium is a po renti all y cancer-causin g
compound and carries an EPA fine ofup to £30 ,000 pe r <lar, Wastewater treatm ent pl ant
staff will be responding to hi s co ncern s.
The next Englewo od Wa ter an d Sew er Boa rd will be hel·J Tuesday, March JO, 2009 at
5 :00 p.m. at th e Community Deve lopm ent Con fer~nce Ji.oom.
Res pect full y submitted,
Ct' ~t,z
Cathy Burrage
Reco rding Secretary