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Home My WebLink About1995 Ordinance No. 056•• ORDINANCE NO~ SERIES OF 1995 BY AUTHORITY COUNCIL BILL NO . 63 INTRODUCED BY COUNCIL MP-MBER HATHAWAY AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING AN I NTERGOVERNMENTAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES DEPARTME. 1' OF THE INTERIOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY AND THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD, C'u LORADO ENTITLED "DEPARTMENT OF THE IN ERJOR GEOLOGICAL SURVEY J f •l l\'T FUNDING AGREEMENT FOR WATER RESOU RCES INVESTIGATIONS." WHEREAS , the City Council of the City of Englewood , Colorado adop\ed Ordinance No . 32, S•ries of 1995 authorizing payment ofS4 ,100 for the period of October 1, 1994 to September 30, 1995 for maintenance and monitoring; and WHEREAS , th is new agreement req ui res an annual poymen1 of $4 ,000 for the period of September 1, 1994 to December 3 1, 1995, covering the relocation and new instrumentation at the South Pi ette at Union Avenu e gagi ng station : and WHEREAS , a st ream now gage wh ic h is op r•·a ted an d maintained by th e U.S . Geological Survey (USGS ) h a s been in operation '''""' 19911 a t Union Avenue and the South Platte Ri ver; and \VHEREA.S , the info rmati on from the gage 1s crit ica l during low flow periods to determin e if water must be rel eased from Chatfield Reservoir : and WHEREAS , the da ta provided by the gaging station is required by t he State Wate r Commission er in order to mak e rel oa ases from Chatfield Re servo ir during low now situations in which insuffi cien t wate r is available to meet pu mping demands at Union Avenue Pump Statio n ; and WHEREAS , the Engle wood Department of Utilities shares in the annua l cost of operating and maintaining the station on a 50% ba sis, with th e remain ing 50% contributed by the USGS; NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT ORDAI N ED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO , AS FOLLOWS : ~-The • Department of the Interior Ge ological Survey Joint Funding Agreement For Water Resources Inv estigations ·· with the United States Department of the Interior Geologi cal S urvey is hereby accepted a nd approved by the En~l ewood City Council. e Mayor is autho ri zed to execute and th e City Cl e rk to attest and sea l the Agreement fr :· and on behalf of th e Ci ty of Englewood, Col or ado. 5.w.i.an.2 . The Department of th e In terio r O.,ological Survey Joint Funding Agreement For Water Resourc,es Investi gations dated September l, 1995, is attached as "Exhibit A•. IObv Introduced, read in full, and passed on lint reading o, 1he 18th day of September, 1995. Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 21st day of September, 1995. Read by title and passed on final reading on the 2nd day of October, 1995. i'ubl ished by title as Ordinance No .~. Series of 1995, on the 5th day ofOct.ober, 1995. I, Loucrishia A. Eli is, City Clerk of the City of Englewood, Colo rado . h ereby certify that the above and foregdng is a true copJ,;_f the Ordinance pa ssed on fmal rtading and '"''"'°' s, ""' "· o ,a;o,oo No .'!' s.,;,. • "" ~t!flh Loucrishia A. Ellis •• Department of Ille lnllrlDr Geologlcal Surwy Joint Funding A.-,1 FOR WATER RESOURCES INVESTIGATIONS A THIS AGREEMENT ia entered into as of the 1sl day ol Seplember 1995 by lhe GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, ~t UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, party of lhe finl pelt, and lhe CITY OF ENGLEWOOD , party of ihe sea>nd part , 1. The parties herelo agree lhat ••.t,jllCI lo lhe aveiabilily ol eppropriolicns and in 8C00l'dance wilh thei-NOpedive elAl'olties lhere nil be mainlained in oooperaliun to cover Iha cos! of relocalion and new inslrumentalion et the Soulh Platte al Union Avenue gaging station. 2. The follo wing amounls shall be conlribuled to cover all of lhe 0081 ol lhe necessary field and otlice woric direcily releled lo lhis prog ram , but exc luding any bureau level general administralive or accounling work in lhe office cl e~her party. (a) $4 ,000.00 (b) $4,000.00 by the party ol lhe firsl pert during the period September 1, 1994 to December 31 , 1995 by lhe party of lhe second part during the period Seplember 1, 1994 lo December 31, 1995 (c) AddH ional amounls by each party during lhe above period or succeeding periods as may be determined by mutual agreemenl and set forth in an exchange of letters between lhe parties . 3 . Expe ns es incurred in the performance of lhis program may be paid by eHher party in conformHy wHh lhe laws and regulations respectively governing each party, provided thal ,o far as may be mutually agraNl>le al expenses shell be paid in th e firsl inslance by the party of Iha firsl part wtt h appropriate reimbursen,er,• thereafter by the party of the second part. Each party shall furnish lo the other party such stalemenls or reports of expendttures as may be needed to salisfy fiscal equirements . • 4 . The fi eld and office work pertaining to this program shall be under the direction of or subject to periodic review by an authc rized represenlalive of lhe party of the firt~ par' .. 5 . The areas lo be inc luded in the program shall be deie rm!n«l by mutual agreement belween the parties hereto Of their authonz ed representa tives. The methods employed in the field a"'1 offic e shall be !hose adopced by the party of lhe first pa rt to insure lhe required slandards of accuracy subjecl to rnod-:iication by mutual ~greemenl. 6 . Duri ng the progress of the worl< all operalions of etther party pertaining lo lhis pr~gram shall be open lo lhe ins pection of the other party, and ~ the worl< is not being carried on in a ,,-,ui111 1ly salisfaclory manner, etther party may lerrninale l his agreement upon 60 days wmten nolic e to lhe other party. 7 . The original records resulting from lhis program will be deposited in the office of origin of !hose records . Upon request . copies of the original records will be provided to the office of lhe other party. 8 The ma ps , records or reports resulting from lhis pr011ram ••-~II be macie available lo lhe public as promplly as possible . The maps . records or reports normally will be plillislled ~l Hie pa,'t; of the first part . HowAYer, lhe party of lhe second part res erves the righl to publ ish lhe results ol lhis program and , i already published by lhe party of the first part shall . upon reque sl , be furn ished by lhe party of lhe firsl part , al cosl , imp,essions suHable for purposes of reproduction sim ilar to that for which lhe original copy was prepa,,.d. The maps, records or reports published by etthtt, party shall conla in a statem ent of lhe coope rative relat ions be1ween the parties . 9 BiUin g for lhis ag ree ment will be rendered . annually . Paymenls ol bills are due wHh in 60 days aher the billing dale. If nol pa id by lhe do• ddle , inlerest will be charged al lhe current Tre asury rate for each 30-day period . or port ion thereof. lhat lhe pa)'menl is delayed beyond lhe due dale (31 USC 3717; Comptroller General File 8 -2 2222 . Aug ust 23 , 1983.). GEOLOGICAL SURVEY UNITED STATES By ________________ _ DEPARTMENT OF THE INT ERIOR f 'l._~_:, By ____________ _ ·~sy ffislri Ch ief , WR;_·ZJ['~,;., ~~.;;.,;-·--7 (SIG NAT UR E & TITL E) By _________________ _ (USE RE VERSE SIDE IF ADDITION AL SIGNATURES ARE REQUIRED) Date September 18, 1995 INITIATED BY Utilities Department COUNCIL COMMUNICATION Agenda Item Subject Gaging Station at Union Ave . I • S. ~~-tte_R_iv_er ____ _ 10 a ii f STAFF SOURCE COUNCIL GOAL AND PREVIOUS COUNCIL ACTIO N Council Bill for prior Gaging Station Agreement passed June 19, 1995, as Ordinance #32 . RECOMME"11DED ACTION Approval of the proposed Joint Funding Agreement between the City of Englewood and the U.S. Geological Survey for September 1, 1994 through December 31 , 1995. BACKGROUND, ANALYSIS, AND ALTERNATIVES IDENTIFIED A stream flow gage, oper ated and maintained by the United States Geological Survey (USGS), has been in operation since 1990 at Union AvenuE and the South Platte Ri ver. The information from the gage is critical during low flow periods to determine if water must be released from Chatfield Reservoir. The data provided by the gaging station is requ ired by the State Water Commissioner in order to make releases from Chatfield Reservoir during low flow sit uations in wh ich insufficient water is ava il able to meet pumping demands at Union Avenue Pump Station. The ex isting gaging station upstream of Union Avenue has proven to be inaccurate in gaging low flow conditions in the South Platte River . The USGS and the Utilities Department will share in the cost of relocating and upgrading the gaging station and relocating it downstream of the Union Avenue intake . the Utilities Department shares in the annual cost of operating and ma intaining the station on a 50% basis , w ith the rema ining 50% contributed by the USGS . FINANCIAL IMPACT The cost of fund ing th is agreement will be approximately $20,000 to $25 ,000 over the next five -y ears , beg inning with $4 ,000 in 1995. The funds are included in the 1995 budget. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS Dept. of the Interior Geological Survey Join , -nding Agreement for Water Resou ;ces Investigat ions. •