HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993 Ordinance No. 009ORDJNANr'E NO . :J_
SERIES OF .1193
BY AUTHORITY
OOUNCIL BILL NO. I!
INTRODUCED BY OOUNCIL
IIDIBER HATHAWAY
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OP
ENGLEWOOD AND THE CITY OP CHERRY HILLS VILLAGE TO PROVIDE A
PORTION OF CHERRY HILLS, KNOWN AS CHERRY HILLS RANCHO, WlTH WATER
SERVICE.
WHEREAS, the uu which i ■ the ■ulioct rl the contract ii curnntly aupplied waler under
contract by Enclewood, throuch the Cheny Hill ■ Rancho S,-; and
VHEREAS, Cherry Hills Villap i ■ t,yinf lo oon ■olidate the water di■trict■; and
WHEREAS, the Cheny Hill■ Rancho Water Di ■trict woald like lo diuulve the di ■trict, if
tho City of Enclewood would agree lo maintain the -line• in Iha Cheny Hilla Rancho
Water District; and
WHEREAS, Enelewood has the ability and authority to enter into oon tneta for the aele of
wator and water aervico ■ outside the City limits of Enclewood under Section 124, Article )CUI
of the Englewood Home Rule Charter; and
\VHEREAS, the City of Enrlewood necotiated Ynth Cheny Hilla VilJace in order lo develoµ
this A,reement which wu approved by the EncJewood Water and Sewer Board on November
12, 1991;
NOW , THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO, AS FOLLOWS : ·
~-Th• A,reement to provide a portion ofCheny Hills Villare, known u Cheny
Hills Rancho, ,.,;th water aervico in hereby ac:eepted and approved by the F..nclewood City
Council and the Mayor ia authorww\ to uec:ule and the~ Clari< to atteat and aeaJ the
Agreement for and on behalf of i.he City of EncJewood, Colorado.
Stwmll. The Agreement To Provide A Portion Of Cheny Hills Village With Water
Ser vice generally conu.ina as follows :
I . Englewood agrees lo furnish water within the Contract Service area known u Cherry
Hills Rancho. Enelewood represents that it hu a autrJCient amount of pot.able water to
serve the service area. Such water shall be n quality and in quant.itiea as to provide
water aervices similar to thoae fumiahed to water uaen inaide Enclewood, without any
discrimination against the users in tho Service Atta, •~cept as apecifically provided
by th• A,reement and by ordinances of the City u:iatinc u al the date of the AgreemenL
2 ., All of the p i pes, valvea, and other app~rtenan ... , includinc fire hydrant&, uaed in the
distn"bu tion of water to the usen in the Service Atta ahall hereinafter be referred to u
.. facilit ies."
3 . Cherry Hilla by the Acnement sra,ita and conwy1 t.o E111lewood a lic:en11, but not
ownenhip, over all tho water iervice faciliti11 in the Service Area t.o which Cherry
Hilla bu acquired ownenhip. Cherry Hilla qree1 that it will not uen:!11 any
dominion wh~ over any of water aervice faciliti11 in the Service Area which are
inoonsiatent with tho perform,mce by Enclewood of ita riJl,ta and obliption1. It i1
1:;reed that "license; u utetl in the Acreement, shall mean the ript t.o UM, connect,
disconn,,ct, modify, rehabili tate, es-tend , enlarp1 nplace, convey, abandon or
otherwi II di1po11 of ,my a·•d all of tho water aervico facllitl11.
4. Cherry Hills qree1 that it will uaume ownerahip of any ul1tlnr -1.er maln1 and
facilitie s in the Sen-'ce Area. Any additional tervice faciliti11 needed to eerve the
Service Area by reason of new construction or ezpanaion of the Semce >ru, ah a!! be
constructed t.o then current City of Enii!ewood atandarcb by Cherry Hilla, and Cherry
Hill s agreea t.o aeaum e ownership of said facilitin upon deecli111 to Cherry ills by the
property owners. Ownership shall be acquired by written conveyance and each such
conveyance muat be opprvved by Engl r Nooe! in writinr.
5 . Cherry Hilla agrees to acquire right1-of-ways or eaaementa required by construction
of additional facilities, where the facilitie1 are situated on private property or the
easement is not of sufficient aiie to allow proper operation, maintenance, and repair
of the facilities. Cherry Hills agrees that Englewood is not oblipted t.o enJarce any
exi s tinc facilities.
6 . Englewood agrees to operate, maintain, repair and raplace at: facilitin which come
under its dominion in the Service Area to the extent that 1uch maintenance i1
necessary to the fumishinJ of potable water service proviJed for in the Acraement
and to operate, maintain, and keep a complete invent.o,y of 111ch physical f'acillties as
are necessary or desin,ble to accomplish the obliptions it bu undertaken for Cherr;
Hills as set forth in the Agreement. Nothing in the Agreement lhall require
Enclewood to uperade or enlarge any exillinJ facilitin or to aceept a license or
repair and maintain any faci!it;e s of which Cherry Hills has not accepted ownenhip
with Englewood's written app·:oval.
7. Englewood may establish, impose and collect fees for the water oervice it provides
user& in the Service Area which shall be known u "water aervice charges.• In
addition, Englewood may at any time impose other 1uch rates, lolla, charpa or
combinations thereof, for granting a user the right lo take water throup the aervice
facilities. These charces ab~II be known u "water connection charp1" which i1 a
charge se parate from the water service charce, and one does not include the other or
any part thereof.
8. Method, of collection and achedules of fees for -ter aervice and connection charces
Englewood shall apply to all usen in the Service Area and 1ball be similar lo those
imposed by Enelewood to other outside City Areaa .
9 . It ii mutually agreed that over the duration of the Agreem ent change1 will be
required in the water service charges for the Service Area. It is therefore llgreed that
Enelewood may modify the charces for water service provided herein, in ill
di scretion, provided :
A . Englewood 1hall give public notice as required by the City of Enclewood
Ordinance to make any change s lo the water service or water connection
charges.
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B. Englewood ah ■ll h■ve nuenable dlacnt.ion to Hlabliah ■nd app!y, criteria for
determininc, for bot.h I.he ayatema inaide and outaidt Enslewood, I.he rate
atructure, I.he nece11ary plant, I.he pl ■nt value, ■nd the operation, mainten■nee
and depreciation coats.
All the ceneral rule ■ and recu)ationa ■nd amendments thereto placed in force by
Englewood concerning t.he operation, condit.iona >f Mrvi .. , and procedures relating
to the installation of new main linea and t.a pa of I.he Englewood Municipal Water
System, shall be u l'ully enforceable in t.he Service Ana II inaide Engle wood .
Cherry Hills reteina the full rich! to make and enforce rule ■ not incor.liatent wit.h
Englew,IOd'a rulH to Sovern use, of water in I.he Service Area. Cherry Hilla qrees
by the e-.ercise of its authority to auist Enelewood in enforcine its ordinaneea and
ru!es applicable to the provision of water aervice includinc thoN m■de to protect the
purity and safety oft.he water supply, to pn,vent wute of water in tbe Service Aru, to
ar ire t.hat t.he installation of water supply facilitiea are tot.he at.ndard• of
Englewood, and to aaaure collect.ion of delinquent accounts.
Determination of the needs and requin,ments of Englewood and its inhabit.nu with
respect to its water syst.e.m is a fact to be determined by the Englewood City Council at
Its di scretion, to be uercised from time to time as occasion ma,y requin,. Englewood
intends to maintain a ,..ter 1upply adequate to meet the needa of it.c inhabit11.1ts and
approved an,as dependent on Englewood fo r auch supply, and acree• to use 1.ll
reasonable means to maintsjn a 1urplu1 of water from which to furnish Cherry Hills
a nd other contractual users with potable water for normal use. However, t.here are
dttu·mstanees which make it uncertain whet.her the supply can alwa,y1 be adequate.
fn times of short.see of available water for any reason, aervice to uaen out.ide
Englewood Dlust be curtailed and, in the happening .of such .'Vent, ahall be curtailed
on the follo-..ing basis, the fint listed curtailment being adopted to meet the least
serious situation and the succeeding curtailments beine adopted in addition u the
situation becomes more serious, and the last auch curtailment to be invoked only to
meet the gravest pos sible si tuation and one which every reasonable precaution will be
taken to avoid:
A . Restriction of irrigation .
B. Prohibition of irription except for commercial greenhouses.
C . Proh ibit.ion of every use ucept for domestic uae and of esaential industry.
D . Proh ibition of all use outside Englewood ucept c!omestic uaea.
E . Prohibition of ■11 uses outsid e Englewood. It i1 un,:entood that curtailmants
A.B,C above shall be applied to cu •,tomen in si de t.h • city limits befon, the City
shall impose curt.ailment. D and E . Englewood will not implement
Subparagre.ph E herecf unless and until it haa implemented Subpo, .irr oph D aa to
all service areas withir, and without Englewood and that Englewr,od will treat
Cherry Hill s as fa vo rably as it treat, any other aervice IN!a outside of
Englewr,od. ,
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12. Not withatandin1 any other term or provwon in tho Apoom .. t, it ii ll)ICiflcally
undentood and arreed that En1lowood may llllll)lnd tho makinJ r4 any new main
extenlion1 and tep1 in the Service Area, provided hoWIYIT, that EncJuwood 1hall be
oblipted to uerciae thi1 ri,tlt of 111aponaion .._.,iformly &IIIOIIJ alt r,roea outaide
Enelewood which are 1imilorly aituated. Englewood qree1 to pnwide written notice
to Cherry Hill, in tni1 matt.er II fftr in advaue u practicable.
13 . .\II water fumi1hed by Englewood under the A,reement i i on a leaaehold bui1 for
the ult of the water uaen in the Service Area. Such leaaehold ii for all the various
uses for which Englewood hu been decreed the ri,t,t to appropriat.l water. Such ript
does not include any ript to make a 1uc,:e11ion ofuae1 ofauch waw and upon
completion of the prima,y use of the water, all dominlo·, over the wat,,, IO luaed
n,verts completely back to Englewood. Escept al herein and apeciflcally o+..herwiae
provided, all property ripta to the water to be fumiahed by En(lewoo. · are reaerved by
Englewood. However, nothing herein ahall be deemed or construed crutine an
obligotion on Englewood to separate aaid water from any material added to it in uae
or as creating any obligation on Engle'Nood regarding purification of the total mua
aft.er use. Nothing contained herein 1hall be deemed to impose on the watu uaera any
obligation, if it ui1ta, shall not arise out of an)'thin1 contained in the Acreement. It
is mutually agn,ed that there is no obligation on Cherry Hilla or on the water aaen
with respect to creatin1 any particular volume of return now from water delivered
hereunder.
14 . All s ervice facilities inatalled or replaced in the Service Area, ahall be in1talled
pursuant to the rules, rt1<Ulotions and 1tandard1 of Englewood and ahall be 1ubject to
all rules, ret;'lllations and policies (0Vemin1 their Ille.
15 . No enlargement of the Service Ana or any other amendment of the Acreement shall
be made unless it is made by mutual agreement. Such amendment may not be
unreasonably withheld by either party.
16 . Cherry Hills agrees that it will neither directly or indirectly furnish, nor authorize
the furnishing, of any water service within the Service Area or throueh use of an)' of
it.s facilities except as herein provided. Thin limitation dot1 not include applications
fo r use of groundwater wells within the Service Area.
1 i . It is agreed that for failure of Cherry Hilla to perform the Agreement in all its
essential parts, Englewood may be cauaed to terminate water 1ervice in part or in
whole to the Service Area . Prior to 1uch termination, Engltwood ahall provide
written notice to Cherry Hills of the deficiencies and provide adequate timt to correct
these deficiencies.
18. All amendments to the Agreement muat be in writine ligned by the (Ovemine bodies
of both entities, no agent or employee may modify the Agreement or bind the
respective parties.
19 . The parties shall not be deemed to have agreed that the benefits and obliptio1. 1
created by the Agn,ement have been modified by any amendment hereafter made to
the constitution or laws of the State of Colorado or the Charter of the City of Englewood
unless such modifications have been agree;! to by both parties.
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20 . It i1 undentood and ..,.ea to by Enslewood and Cheny Hille that Enslewoocl dOltl "°' hold it.self to be a public utility or ~ to the •ntrol or the Public Utilitle•
Commiaaion oflhe Stata ofO1lorado for any purpNI wh~,-. The A,rNment and
all parts the~are subject to ■pplicable decision■ of the Supreme Court of the Stale or
:.:o!oudo J'eiar,ling lack of juri ■diction or the Public Ub1itin Commission over
: .... ,icipal waler ay1lem1 and the ■upply or water therefrom to Ulen outside City
11mit1 .
21. Ch•ny Hill• agree• that there are not any anticipated modillcation, to the current
UM! or the land and the present zoning restriction, within the &rvice Area during the
duration or the A;:recmenL Jr the current land ue1 or zoning in the &rvice Area i•
cl,anged or modified, Englewood hu no obligation to provide additional waler
oerviee beyond that required al the time of the aierung of the AgreemenL Cherry
ilill• .gree1 to ■ubmit in writing to Englewood any propoull on zoning or land UH
chances and the propo .. d effect, if any, on water demand prior to approval or any
chani:e in land uoe or zonini: in the Servi C'! Area.
22 . '.so assignmen t by Cheny Hill• or its righll under the Agreement 1hall be binding on
llnglewood unle11 Englewood shall have uoenled to such an 1111ignmanl in writing.
23 . Ea<1 , one of the benefi ~• and burden• of the Agreement llhall inure to and be bindini:
upon the respective legal repreoentatives, 1ucce11ora a,1d uaign1 or the parties
hereto.
24 . Th e term or the >ceement shall be for ten (10) years, begiMing with 1iud effective
date of the Agreem,nL Unleos either party notifies the other that ii wi,?ie■ to
t,nninate the Agreement, in writing, not less than one year prior to the termination
tla te or the Agreement it will autor. ·tically be continued for four (4) additional Ten
(10 ) year terms.
25 . Chen;· Hills shall have the ability to levy appropriate and legal charge, on the water
bills sen t to the customen within the Service Area. Enslowood qree1 to bill and
collect s uch charges and reimburse them to Cheny Hilla. Enslewood llhall have the
a bi lity to charge Cheny Hills a water administration fee to bill and collect any such
charges .
26 . Th e Agreement specifically supenedes the Distributon Contract No. 7, with Cheny
Hill s Ran cho which was signed on June 6, 1966.
27. The parti e• ag,-ee that all prior water oervice agreements including the one dated :
Jun e I , 1989, ure hereuy revoked and 1uperoeded by the Agreemenl
Introduced , read in run , and passed on fint reading on the 16th day of February, 1993 .
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Published as a Bill for an Ordinanos on the 18th day of February, 1993.
Read by title and palled on final readinc on tl1e lat day of Mardi, 1993.
Published by title as Ordinance No .1.. Serie, of 1993, on the 4th day of March, 1993.
ATTEST :
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Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk
I, Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colorado, hereby certify that the
above and foregoing is a t?!f copy of the Ordinance passed on final reading and published
by lille as Ordinance No.+ Seriea of 1993.
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Patricia H. Crow
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AGREEMENT TO PROVIDE A PORTION OF CHERRY HILL'> VILLAGE
WITH WATER SERVICE.
THIS AGREEMENT ia entered thia __ day of ___ ~ 199~ by and betwNn
the CITY OF E NGLEWOOD C"Enclewood") and the CITY OF CHERRY HILL'> VILLAGE
("Cherry Hills").
WJTNESSETH:
WHEREAS, Cherry Hills desires to provide for a aatiafactr,ry and dependable water
supply and service for use .within the desi111ated area of the City of Cherry Hills Villace,
and
WHEREAS, the area ia currently aupplied water by Contract by En1lewood throu,h the
Cherry Hills Rancho System, and
WHEREAS, Englewood has the ability and authority to enter into contracts for the aale of
water and water services outside the City limits of Enelewood wider Section 124, Artkle
XIII of the Englewood City Charur,
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual ae,eements and covenants
hereinafter contained, the parties hereto sere• as follow s :
1. Englewood agn,es to furn ish water within the Contract Service Area ("Service
Area"), identified in Attachment A and made a part of this Ae,Nment hereto, for all
uses and purposes for which Englewood has appropriative Jishta . Enelewood
represents that it has a aufficient amount of potable water to aerve the aervice area.
Such water shall be a quality and in quantities u to provide water aerviceJ aimilar to
those furnished to water usen inaide Enclawood, without any dlacrimination
a,ainst the users in the Service Area, ucept u apecifcally provided by this
Agreement and by ordinances of the City ofEnclewoo,I · xistinr as of the date of this
Agreement.
2 . All of the pipes, valves , and other appurtenances, including fire hydrants, used in the
distribution of water to the users in the Service Area shall hereinafter be referred to as
"water iervi ce faciJitjes • or •racilities ."
3 . Cherry Hills by this Agn,ement grants and conveys to Englewood a license, but not
own ership, over all the water servica facilities in the Service Area to which Cherry
Hills has acquired ownership. Cherry Hills agrees that it will not e~erciae any
dominion whatsoever over any of water service facilities in the Seriice Area whi~h
are inconsistent with the performance by Englewood of its rishts and obligations
hereunder. It is agreed that "license," as used in this ·Aereem,:,t, llhall mean the
right to use, connect, disconnect, modify , rehabilitate, extend, enlarp, replace,
convey, abandon or otherwise dispose of any and all of the ~·ater aervice facilitiu.
4 . Cherry Hills agrees that it will assume ownership of any eidstinr water mains and
facilities in the Service Area. Any additional service facilities needed to serve the
Service Area by reason of new construction or expansion of the Service Area, llhall he
constructed to then current City of Enelewood standards by Cherry Hills, and Cherry
Hills agrees to assume ownership of said facilities upon deeding to Cherry Hills by
the property own.ra. Own1nhip ahall ~A acquind by writt.n conveyance and each
such conveyance mwt be approved by the City of Enrlewood In writine.
5 . Cherry Hills agreu to acquire riiit,ts-of-ways or easements requi·red by construction
of additional facilities, where the facilities are situated on private property or the
ea5"ment is not of sufficient size to allow proper operation, maintenance, and repair
of the faciliti c•. Cherry Hills agrees that Enrlewood is not oblieated to 1nlure any
existing facilities .
6 . Englewood agrees to operate, maintain, repair and replace all fncilities which come
under its dominion in the Service Area to the extent that such maintenance is
necessary to the fumishine of potable water service provided for in this A,reement
and to operate, maintain, and keep a complete inventory of such physical facilities as
are necessary or desirable to occomplish the obliptions it has undertaken for Cherry
Hills as set forth herein. Nothing in this A,reement shall require Enelewood to
upgrade or enlarge any existinir facilities or to accept a license or repair and
maintain any facilities of which Cherry Hills has not accepted ownenhip with
Englewood 's written approval.
7 . Englewood may establi sh, impose and collect fees for the water aervtce it provides
users in the Service Area which shall be known as "water ••rvice charres." In
ad dition, Englewood may at any tim• impose other such rates, tolls, cha~• or
combinations thereof, for eranting a user the right to take water through the service
faciliti<s. These charges shall be known as "water connection ch&llle•" which is a
charge separate from the water service charge, and one does not include the other or
any part thereof.
8 . Methods of collection and schedules of fees for water aervice and connection charges
Englewood shall apply to all usen in the Service Area and shall be similar to those
imposed by Englewood to other outside City Areas.
9 . It is mutually aereed that over the duration of the Aereement chanres will be
required in the water service charges for the Service Area. It is therefore agreed that
Englewood may modify the charges for water service provided herein, in its
discretion, provided :
A . Englewood shall give public notice as required by the City of Englewood
Ordinance to mak e any changes to the water service or water connection
charges.
B. Englewood shall have reasonable discretion to eatablish and apply criteria for
dell rmining, for both the systems inside and outside Enrlewood, the rate
structure , the necessary plant, the plant v::-J ue, an cl the operation , maintenance
and depreciation cos ts.
10 . All the general rules and regulations and amendments thereto placed :n force by
Englewood concerning the operation, conilitions of ■ervice, and procedures relating
to the in stallation of new main lines and taps of the Enelewood Mw1icipal Water
System, shall be as fully enforceable in the Service Area as inside Englewood .
Cherry Hills retains the full riiit,t to ma•e and enforce rules not inconsiltent with
Englewood 's rules to go ~ern uses of water In the Service Area . Chen)• Hills agrees
by the ,xercise of its autl,ority to assist Englewood in enforcing its ordi,,ances and
rul es ap~licable to the pnwision of" ,ter service including those made to '?roted the
purity ,nd safety of the water supply, to prevent waste of water in the Service Are>!, to
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auun that the inatallation of watar 111pply facilitiM an to the 11:ancluda of
Enetewood, and to aa,ure collection of delinquant accow,ta.
Determination of the need• and requiremenll of Enelewood and ill inhabitanll with
reape<t to its water 1y1tam ii a fact to be determined by the r.n,lewood City Council at
ita ditcretion, to be eureiaed from time to time aa occuion may nqaire. Enelewood
intend• to maintain a water eupply adequata to meet the needt ol'ita inhabitante and
approved areu dependent on En1lewood for 1uch 1upply, and_,,.., to UH all
reaaonable mean1 to maintain a 1urplua of wat■r from which to fumiah Cherry Hill ■
and other contractual u ■er■ with potable water for normal u■e . However, there are
circumstances which make it uncertain whether the 1upply can alway ■ ba adequate.
In times of shortage of available water for any reuon, ■ervice to u■er■ outside
Englewood must be curtailed and, in the happenina of such event, wll be curtailed
on the following besi1, the flr■t listed curtailment beina edopt■d to meet the least
serioua situation and the 1uccaedinc curtailmenta being adopted in addition as the
sit11ation becomes more ■erious, and the last euch curtailment to be invoked only to
meet the gravest possible situation and one which every reasonable precaution will be
taken to avoid:
A . Restricti on of irrigation.
B. Prohibition of irrigation except for commercial 1Tffnhouse1.
C . Prohibition of every use except for domestic u■e and of .: .. ntial industry.
D . Pro'n ibition of all use outside Englewood except domestic Ull '-
E. Prohibition of all u■es outside Enclewood. It is under■tood th;t curtailmenta
A,B,C above shall be applied to customer■ inside the city limita before the City
,hall impose curtailments D and E . Enclewood wm not implement
Subparagraph E hen!of uni us and until it hu implemented Subparqraph D u to
all sel"\;ce areas within and without Englewood and that En,i,•wood will treat
Ch,rry Hills as faVtJrably u it tn1ll any other oervice area out.,lide of
Englewood.
Not withstanding an y other tem1 or provision in this Acnemer.t, it ii, 1pecifically
understood and agreed that En1lewood may 1u1pend the makinc ,fa, y new main
extensions and taps in the Service Area, provided however, that ~lewood 1hall be
obligated to exercise this right of suspension uniformly among all ar~ .. outside
'Englewood which are similarly situated. Eni:lewood ai:rees to provide WT itten notice
to Ch erry llills in this matter as far in advance as practicable.
All water furnished by Enclewood under this Ac,eement is on a laa■ehold buis for
the use of the water user■ in the Service AreL Such leasehold is for all the various
use s for which Englewood hu been deaned the ri11!tt to appropriat■ water. Sw:h rii:ht
doe~ not include any right to alte a sw:ceuion of ·11.1e1 of ■uch watar and upon
completion of the primary u■e of the water all dominion ovar the water ao leued
reverts completely back to En lewood. Except u henin and specifically otherwi ■e
provided, all property rights to the water to be furnished by Englewood are n ■erved by
Englewood. However, nothing herein shall be deemed or construed creatinc an
obligation on Englewood to separate said wate,· from any material added to it in uae
or as cnating any obligation on Englewood rei:anling purification of the total mass
after use. Nothing contained herein sha11 be deemed to impose on the w~ter usera any
obligation, if it exists, shall not arise out of anythin g contained in thi s Acnement. It
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i1 mutually -,-d that there ia no obliption on Ch""7 Hilla or on the -I.er nun
with rupec:t to crutins any particular volume of return now from watar delivertd
hereunder.
14 . All semce facilitiu inltalled or replaced in the Service Ana, shall be inatalled
pursuant to the rcl11, ....,tation1 and 1tandard1 of Enafewood and ahall be IIUbject to
all rulu, resulation1 and policiea eovemlns their uae.
15 . No enlarsement of the Bernet Area or any other amendment ofthia Asnement shall
be made unless it is made by mutual agrNment. Such amendment may not be
un r easonably withheld by either party.
16 . Cherry Hills agrees that it will neither directly or indirec:tly fumiah, nor authorize
the fumiahing, of any water semce within the Semce Area or throu,h uae of any of
its facilities 11cept as herein provided. Thia limitation dou not includa applications
for use of groundwater wells within the Semce Aru.
1;. It is agreed that for failure of Cherry Hills to perform this Agreement in all its
es sential parts, Englewood may be ceused to terminate water semce in part or in
whole to the Service Area. Prior to such termination, Englewood llhall provide
written notice to Cherry Hills of ,ne deficiencies and provide adequate time to correc:t
these deficiencies.
18. All amendments to this Asreement must b:, in writinr •icned by the eoveming
bodies of both entities, no agent or employee may modify the Agreement or bind the
respec tive parties.
19 . The parties ■hall not be deemed to have agreed that the benefita and obliptions
created by this Agreement have been modified by any amendment hereafter made to
the constitution or law1 of the State of Colorado or the Chartar of the City ofEn,tewood
unless mch modification. have been agreed to by both parties.
20 . It is understood and agreed to by En,tewood and Cheny Hilla that En,tewood does
not hold itself to be a public utility or 1ubjec:t to the control of the Public Utilitiu
Commission of the State of Colorado for any purpo1e whataoever. This A,reement
nod all parts thereofare subject to applicable decisions of the Supreme Court of the
State of Color11do reprding lack of jurisdiction of the Public Utilitiu Commiaaion
ove1 · municipal water systems and the supply of water therefrom to Ulen outside City
limits.
21. Che,-ry Hills agrees that there are not any anticipated modifications to the current
use of the land and the present zoning restrictions within the Service Area durins the
duration of this Agreement. If the current land u1e1 or 1onin1 in the Service Ana i1
changed or modified, Englewood hu no obligation to provide additional watar
1ervice beyond that. required at the time of the aipung of this A(reem""L Cherry
Hills agrees to submit in writinr to Englewood any proposala on zonins or land use
changes and the proposed effect, if r.ny, on water demand prior to approval of any
change in land use of zonins in th• Service AreL
22. No anignment by Cherry Hilla of its rights under this Agreement ahall be binding
on Englewood unless Englewood shall have usented to auch an usignment in
writing.
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23 . Each one of the benoflta and burdena of thiJ A,rHment shall inure to and be blncllnc
upon the re1p1ctive lopl rwprnontative1, IUCCUIOn and ualcns of tht parti11
hereto.
24 . The tenn of this A,rttment shall be for ten (10) yean, be(inninc with said tll'tecive
date of this A,rtement. Unle11 either party not:iftt1 the other that it wiah11 to
terminate this A,rHmont, in writinr, not 1111 than one year prior to tho termination
dice of this A,reemant it will automatically be continued for fo ur (4) additional Ten
(10) year terms.
25 . Cherry Hills shall have tho ability to levy appropriate and lepl chlll'(H on the water
bills sent to the customen within the Service AreL Enelewood qre11 to bill and
collect such charps and reimburse them to Cheny Hills. E:, i lewood shall have the
abili ty to charre Cherry Hila a water administration fee to bill and collect any such
chari:e s.
26 . This Agreement specifically supersedes the Distributon Contract No. 7, with Cherry
Hill s Ran cho which wu sirned on June 6, 1966.
27. The parties llf'"te that all prior water service ai:reements includinr the one dated :
June l, 1989 , are hereby re•;oked and supened ed by this Arreement.
ATTEST :
Patricia H. Crow, City Clerk
ATTEST :
,Seamry
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Clyde E. Wie(ins, Mayor
CHERRY HILLS RANCHO WATER
SA .. i1TATION DISTRICT
CITY OF CHERRY HILLS
lao, C:Z "5su, er e •
, Mayor
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ATTACHMENT "A"
WATE R CONTRACT SERVICE AREA
February 16, 1993
HIY,TEDBY
STAFF S0C.llCE
IBE'ACJlON PROR&D
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Water and Sewer Board
amtect Cheny Hilb Rancho
Water Agreement
Stewart Fonda, Director of Utilities
Staff seeks Council approval of a Bill for an Ordinance approving an Agreement to provide water
service to the Cherry Hills Rancho area .
FIIMO(lS CXXK:LACnON
None.
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Cherry Hills Village is trying to consolidate its weter districts . The Cheny Hills Rancho Water
Oistri •-:t would like to dissolve the di~trict if the City of Englewood would a3ree to maintain the
water lines in the district curr,~ntly served by Englewood through private systems. Cherry Hills
conveys management. but not ow nership, over all the water service facilities in the service area
to which Cherry Hills Village has acquired ownership and which meet current Englewood
standards. Englewood has supplied water to this area since 1966.
STAFF ANALYSIS
Englewood has negotiated with Cherry Hills Village for an agreement acceptable to both parties.
A draft of the agreement was approved by the Englewood Water and Sewer Board at their
N~mber 12, 1991 meeting.
Englewood may establish, impose and collect fees for the water service It provides tile users In
the service area . Englewood may modify the charges for services, provided th~t public notice Is
given and reasonable discretion is used to establishing the rates i,nd costs .
ORDINANCE NO._
SERIES CIF 1993
BY AU'l'HORITY
A BILL FOR
AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AN AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD AND THE CITY OF CHERRY HILIS VILLAGE TO PROVIDE A
PORTION OF CHERRY HILLS, KNOWN AS CHERRY HILI.S RANCHO, WJTfl WATER
SERVICE.
WHEREAS, the area wh ich is the s ubject of the contract is cum,ntly supplied water under
co ntract by Englewood, through the Cheny Hill, Rancho Sy ,tem; and
WHEREAS, Cheny Hills V,llaee is trying to con101idat.e lhe water di stricta; and
WHEREAS, the Cheny Hills Rancho Water District would like to dia10lve the district, if
the City of Englewood would agree to maintain the water lines in the Cheny Hills Rancho
Water District; and
WHEREAS, Englewood has the ability and autho:ity t o enter into contracts for the sale of
water and water services outside the City limi ts of E:O glhO'ld under Section 124, Article JGII
of the Englewood Home Rule Charter ; and
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WHEREAS, th e City of Englewood negotiated will • Cheny Hills Village in order to develop
th is Agreement whic h was appro,·ed by the Englewooc Water and Sewer Board on November
12, 1991 ;
NOW, T HEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
iNGLEWOOD, COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS:
Ss:www.. The Agr ee ment to provide a portion of Cheny Hill a Village, known as Cheny
Hill s Rancho, with water se rvire is hereby accepted and approved by the Englewood City
Counc il and the Mayor is authorized to ex ecute and the City Clerk to attest and seal the
Agreement for and on behalf of the City of Englewood, Colorado.
Sw.ilm....2 . The Agreement To Provide A Portion Of Cheny Hills Village With Water
Service generally contains as follows:
I . Englewood agrees to fumiah wat er within the Contract Service area known as Cheny
Hills Rancho. Englewood repreaenta that it has a ■ufficient amount of potable water to
serve the service area. Such water shall be a quality and in quantiti es as to provide
weter services si mil ar to those furnished to water users inside Englewood, without any
discrimi nation against the users in the Service Area , except as specifically provided
by the Agreement and by ordinances of the City existing as of the date of the AgreemenL
2. All of the pipes, val ves, and other appurtenances, including fire hy dttlllts, used in the
di stribution of water to th e users in the Service Area ,hall hereinafl.er be referred to as
"faciliLies ."
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