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WATER AND SEWER BOARD
MINUTES
March 10, 2009
The meeting was called to order at 5:04 p .m.
Members present:
Members absent:
Also present:
Clark, Moore, Cassidy, Wiggins,
Woodward, Habenicht
Bums, Higday, Oakley
Stewart Fonda, Director of Utilities
1. MINUTES OF THE FEBRUARY 3, 2009 MEETING.
The Englewood Water and Sewer Board received a copy of the minutes of the February 3,
2009 meeting.
Mr. Woodward moved;
Mr. Habenicht seconded:
Ayes:
Nays:
Members absent:
Motion carried .
To approve the minutes of the February 3,
2009 Water and Sewer Board meeting.
Clark, Moore, Cassidy, Wiggins,
Woodward, Habenicht
None
Bums, Higday, Oakley
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2 . LICENSE AGREEMENT -PUBLIC SERVICE REP AIR AT WINDERMRE
AND BELLEVIEW PARK.
fu December 2008 there was a break and a resulting short in an underground electrical
conduit at approximately S . Windermere and Belleview Park. Excel Energy Services, as
agent for Public Service Company of Colorado, requested permission to make an
emergency repair in the City Ditch right-of-way. A Grant of Temporary Construction
License was approved by the City Attorney's office and signed by the Utilities Director
on December 16, 2008. Public Service Company of Colorado agreed to issue a license
agreement for the electrical conduit crossing under the City Ditch after the project was
completed.
The Licensee expressly assumes full and strict liability for any and all damages of every
nature to person or property caused by the point or points where the Licensee performs
any work in connection with the encroachment into the City Ditch right-of-way provided
by the Licensee. The City reserves the right to make full use of the property necessary in
the operation of the City Ditch, including the conveyance of stormwater runoff.
Mr. Wiggins moved;
Mr. Habenicht seconded:
Ayes:
Nays:
Members absent:
Motion carried.
To recommend Council approval of the
License -City Ditch Crossing Agreement to
the Public Service Company of Colorado for
a conduit in the City Ditch right-of-way on
Windermere.
Clark, Moore, Cassidy, Wiggins,
Woodward, Habenicht
None
Burns, Higday, Oakley
3. FEE FOR AFTER HOURS NON-EMERGENCY WATER SERVICE CALLS.
The Utilities Department has no fees in place to cover expenses when customers request
an on-call, after-hours employee to respond to a non-emergency situation.
Administration staff encourages the customers to have the service performed during
regular business hours , but periodically the customer insists on an evening or weekend
appointment.
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John Bock, Utilities Manager of Administration, appeared to recommend that a $75 fee
be charged to the customer for after hours, non-emergency customer service calls. The
fee is based on the minimum two hours of over time, at time and a half and the cost of the
call out vehicle.
If the after hours appointment is due to the department's inability to provide an employee
during regular business hours or the after-hours appointment is to turn water back on at a
delinquent account the same day it was turned off, the fee will not be charged. Mr.
Habenicht recommended that a service fee of $150 for the first hour and $7 5 per hour
after be adopted. The Board concurred.
Mr. Habenicht moved;
Mr. Woodward seconded:
Ayes:
Nays:
Members absent:
Motion carried.
4 . WATER RIGHTS UPDATE.
Recommended Council approval of a
Resolution to impose a $150 fee for the first
hour and $75 per hour after that for non-
emergency, after-hours Utilities Department
service calls.
Clark, Moore, Cassidy, Wiggins,
Woodward, Habenicht
None
Bums, Higday, Oakley
The Board received from David Hill, Englewood's Water Attorney, water rights updates
dated February 25, 2009. Stu discussed developments in water litigation cases in which
Englewood is involved.
5. GUESTS: JOHN BOCK -UTILITIES ADMIN. MANAGER, TOM BRENNAN
-UTILITIES ENGINEER AND BILL McCORMICK -OPERATIONS SUPT.
John Bock, Tom Brennan and Bill McCormick appeared to discuss upcoming Utilities
projects scheduled for 2009. ·
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6. INSURANCE OFFER TO AREA RESIDENTS FROM HOME SERVICE.
John Bock discussed an insurance offer to area residents from Home Service Company
offering an insurance policy which covers leaks in the customers' water service line.
John noted that residents are under no obligation to accept and the likelihood of a water
service line leak depends on the age and type of the pipe. If the pipe is copper it is less
likely to leak than galvanized pipe. Homeowners are being encouraged to contact their
homeowner' s insurance company to compare services.
The next Englewood Water and Sewer Board will be held Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at
5 :00 p.m. at the Community Development Conference Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy Burrage
Recording Secretary