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ENGW:OOD WATER ADVISatY DOA..'tD HEETnm = AffiIL 24, 1957
The meeting was called to order by Vice-Chairman Oliner at 8:00 Po ~:i o
Members .?resent:
Members Absent:
Others Present:
Banta, :McCabe,, Oliner,, Scott
Frantz 1 Milligan,, Purcell
City Manager, Rudd; Special Water Counsel9 Shivers; Water and Sewer
Con:missioner 9 Babcock
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Mra Jo So Sawv~l, Public Utility and Management ConsultA.nt 9 Findlay, Ohio.9 previously
retained by too City to gather data and prepare rate studies for both water and sewer
service, appeared to discuss his report which had formerly been transmitt.ed to all
memberso
Uro Scott was excused frOil the IIJ3eting during the discussion which left only three members
of the Board present which is not a quorumo
The report was disrmssed item by item but no action could be takeno
Mro Shivers, Special 7fater Counsel, brou~ht to the at,tention of the Board that in agreeing
to furnish water for the Scenic View Area, the City is violating the agreement with the
Tri-City Trusto This constitutes a breach of the agreement and might add to the difficulty
in obtaming an aereement with the Denver Board of Water Cormnissioners relative to negotia-
tions for transfer of transmountain watero
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Mr~ Shivers recommended that the water from Boreas Pass be leased to Denver and stored in
Cheesman Reservoir to be put to benificial use by the City of Denver in order to show due
diligence in the use of the watero
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The matter of a sewer head tap fee for outside City sewer connections was discussedo
Since a quorum was not present~ no official action was takeno
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A discussion was next. held relative to permits for water taps outside the City but not
within an existinc water district? It was the opinion of those members present that the
City should adhere to its existine policy and that no water taps should be a?proved for
service outside the City unless the area is annexed to an existing water districto
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The follovdng letter 17as received and read:
Water Board
City of Englewooo
Englewood, Colorado
Gen tJ..emen:
K Z RANCII
Pine, Colorado
April 21 1 1957
Due to a reorganization of this
ranc:, we are in a position to sell from
our water rights dated January 1st, 1875
one cubic foot of watero
Your advise if you are interested
or not will be appreciated at your early-
convenienceo
Very truly yours,
/S/ 'Mrso Simonne Lo Kuhler
ll'ro Shivers recor:nnended that the Secretary answer the above letter, referri.'1.C: lirso Kuhler
to the Tri-City Trust~ Attention: Hro I?.Jbert Trunk, C/O Denver Doard of Water Commissioners 9
City and County Building, Denver, Colorado
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The meeting was adjourned at 11: 00 Po Mo,
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John Do Curtice
Recording Secretary