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The meeting waa called to order by Chairman Frantz at 8:10 Po H0
hembera .Present:
Hembers Absent:
Other Officials
Presentr
Braun, Drownewell, Frantzs I~lcCabe,, Purcell,, Scott
Rob ohm
Utilities Director BabcocK, Consultant Shivers
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Mr o William Narragoa appeared at the meeting, representing the owner.ship of ·!;he property
described as the S! of the NE~, Section 24, T 5 s., R 68 w,, an 80 acre tract loca·l;ed north
of Chapel Hills Memorial Gardens bet:teen South Steele Street a~d South Colorado Blvdo
extended, to clarify his position in the request for Englewood ~ater and sewer service in
the areao
hr o HaITagos stated that he had an invest.ment in this t30 acres which comprises one-half of
a 160 acre tract previously considered for possible anne.x.ation to the water and sewer districts
(See letter i'.r<>i."U 1'1ro Glenn Donaldson, At.torney_, in Water and Sewer Board minutes of July u,
196oo) He indicated that he no longer was affil).ated with crwnera of the entire 160 acres
and desired to urge the Board to consider further the-possibility o! inclusion oi the above
described 80 acres, even though a strict tap restriction~ by the City,, might necessarily be
.imposedo
A letter wae also presented by hro .frantz.,, Chairman_, from hro Glenn Donaldson• Attorney,
which stated that his clients were still interested in the inclusion of the entire 160 acres
and were interested also in a decision by the Board as soon as possibleo (See Water and
Sewer Board hinutes July ll, 19600)
Later in t.he meeting,, the requests, covering the complete a.re.a was discussed at length by
the Bo:'lrdo It was once again brought out that this area is located outside the City of
Englewood 11 P.ed Line" and that no appreciable change hae taken place relat.ive to Englewood
developneut of either water supply or plAnt facilities since prior consideration was given
the same area on lt""ebruary 8, 1960, Harch 14, 1960 and July 11, 196oo
Purcell moved,
hcCabe, seconded, That letters be written by the Chairman of the Water and Sewer Boord
to Hro Harragos and Hr. Donaldson, indicating that, due to the need
.for further development of additional water supply and filter plant
.facilities, the Englewood Water and Sewer Board is not now in any
position to recommend tr~ armexation of the subject area to the
water dlstrict, nor to expand the City•a "Red Lina" to encompass
sameo
Ayes:
Nays:
Absent:
Braun, Brownewell, Frantz, 11cCabe, .Purcell, Scott
None
Robohm
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Copies of the proposed 1961 budget covering utility functions were presented to all DO;\rd
members present and the Consultant at this timeo
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Mr. Ray c. Ludwig and i'!ro ChArles H0 Smukler, representing a citizens committee assigned to
study the proposed 1961 City of Englewood budget, were next recognized and joined the
Board to discuss the possibility of legally converting ap}'roximately ~40,000 from the water
fund to the general fund?
The gentl0men made two proposals !or the possibility as follows:
lo To convert the proposed 0 8 mill tax levy £or water bond interest, if legally possibleo
2 0 To reduce the anticipated. amount of expenditures for certain items of capital
.improvements in the Water Department sufficiently to allow a possible transfer of
i"unds from the water fund to the general fund, if legally possibleo
A lengthy discussion was held on both proposals and the BoArd determined that further
consideration should be given the possibilities 0
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l'iro Babcock., Utilities Director~ was asked ·t.o contact Ero Walter Imhoff of Coughlin &
Com.tJany, Investment Bankers, Denver, to det.ermine whether or not it would be necess::lry to
maintain the 08 mill levy for security for ·water bonds_, both from the standvoint of the
attitude of the bonding company and requirements of the bond ordinance~ reporting his find=
inga to the Water and Sewer Board at the first oppor~~unity 0
It was explained to Mesarso Ludwig and Smuf".ler that~ while it is conceivable that some i.~rt
of the anticipated ex!>ansion program of the Water Deya1·tment:i including }Jrocurement of ad
ditional water rights~ might not materialize duri.ng the next year1 definite plans have been
fonnulated which, if completed, will require the expend:i:liure of all funds now appearing in
the proposed Water ~"und budgeto
The gentlemen were advised that they would be contacted further when some conclusions are
reachedo
Too following correspondence was presented and read:
"CI'rY OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO
Po Oo Box 178
Englewood, Colorado
August 181 l96o
Hro Ea Lo Beardsley
Vice-President and General Hanager
Hio Grande Land COD'.pa.ny
Po Oo Box $482
Denver 17, Colorado
RE: Your file 51.3-18003
Dear Mr o Beardsley:
Your letter of August 11th referenced above
and addressed to Mayor Ed Scott has been before the
Council for a .few moments of informal discussiono
It was determined that this letter be referred
to the Water and Sewer Board, an advisory board of the
City of Englewood3 which i·1ill be in session at 8:00 P.M.
on honday, September l2tho At that time, I run sure that
this Board will discuss this mattero
f..Jill/ij
Yours truly,
/S/ Lo R,, RUDD
City hanager
CC: hro Harold Ho Babcock, Utilities Director
Water and Sewer Bo.<lrd .. c/o Hro Jolm Curtice"
ta RIO GRANDE L.l\ND COM!'ANY
1531 Stout Street
Po o. Box 5482
Denver 17, Colorado
August 11~ 1960
File: 513 .. 18 ... 0.3
The Honorable hayor &iward Scott
Englewood City Hall
Englewood, Colorado
Honorable 1v.iayor Scott:
As you may .mow, the Rio Grame Land Company1 a wholly-owned
subsidiary of The Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad, has pui~chased
the Stephens property which is located inuuedia"tely south of Wolhurst 0
The company is develo~ing its property into an industrial area 0 Plans,
as well as actual development of this area, are rapidly progreesing 0
To develop a project of this nature requires that a firm and
dependable water supply be provided, as well as adequate means for sewage
disposalo The water supply to be provided by the company will be that
necessary for sanitary purposes~ for fire protection, including s~inkler
systems, and for the irrigation of grass, trees and shruba within the
areao .Process water is to be provided by the various industries, provided
the requirements therefor are large in amounto
J:'resent ~lans fo the com~any are to obtain a water sup~ly and
means for sewRge disposal from outside sources, provided ~uch can be done
at reasonable costo In these res~ectsj it is realized that the water
supply mains and sewage facilities or Englewood are located at a con ..
siderable distance from the canpany lands and that the cost of obtaining
a ~otable water supply and sewage disposal facilities from Englewood
might not, at firat, appear to be feasibleo
The solution is not, however, as simple as previously statedo
Because the com~~ny ot-llla a large block of the City Ditch wnter and also
some Ant,ero Reservoir rights, it is quite !JOssible that the City of
Englewood cou1d benefit indirectly in the final plan of developnento
To assist us in the solution of this problem we rlfive retained
the finn of Wheeler and Wright of Denvero Consequently, it would be
appreciated if the personnel of our company and of \iheeler and Wright be
authorized to work with officials of the City of Englewood on the problemo
This matter has been mentioned ·i;o Hro Ho o. Shivers, Jro and
to your City hanager1 1'1ro Leslie Rudd, by hro William Wo Wheelero
It would be appreciated if we could be advised at an early
date as to the City•s reaction to this mattero In the event that the
City is interested, it would also be apprec:L!lted if you would inform us
of the person, J.>ersona or board that should be contactedo
ELB:mvn
CC: Wheeler and Wright
Office Building Noo 5
2133 South Bellaire Street
Denver 22 1 Colorado
Hro John Ayer, Jro
Chief Engineer
Rio Grande Land Company
Denver~ Colorado"
Vet:y truly yours,
/S/ Eo C.o Beardsley
Vice-J:'resident &
General hanager
After some discussion and clarification~
hlrcell moved,
Brmmewel1 1 seconded, That i·;ro h. o. Shivers, Jro 1 Consultant, be authorized, to
investigate the possibilities of working out the proposal
or the Rio Grande Land Com~any, as set out in the letter
just reado
Ayes'
Nays:
Absent:
Braun, Brownewell 1 .llrantz,, NcCabe, Purcell_, Scott
None
Rob ohm
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The following request for inclusion of the George B. Adams property in the Valley Water
District was received and read:
°CLAMNCE Lo BARTHOLIC
Attorney and Counselor At Law
Equitable Building
Denver, Colorado
August 15, 1960
Ci"l;y of Englewood
Engle;.zood, Colorado
Attention: Hr. r... Ro Rudd, City hanager
Dear l'lro Rudd:
Thank you very kindly for your telephone conversation in connection
with the inclusion of the property of George B. Adams in the Valley Water
Districto
Through oversight it seems that we have never requested the City of
Englewood to include this property in the District and extend ·~he facilities
to cover this provertyo
If it is agreeable with the City of .h:nglewood.8 we would like to have
the following described ~roverty included in the Valley Water District:
The South 185 feet of the East 102 feet of the West 487
feet 0£ the South one~half (Si) of ·~he NE Quarter (NE~)
of Section 8, Township 5 South, Range 68 West, except
West Union Avenue;
The South lBS feet of the East 125 feet of the West 612
feet of the South one-half (S!) of the NE Quarter (NE*)
of Section 81 Township 5 South, Range 68 West, except
West Union Avenue, AraIJahoe County, Colorado.
We regret th.at this request was not made to the City of Englewood
prior to this timeo The original Notice has been vublished and the Board of
Directors of the Valley Water District have authorized the inclusion of this
property in the District, subject to the approval of Englewood 0
We hope that the City of Englewood will overlook our .failure to
request this matter from Englewood prior to this time, and thAt this property
can be included in the Connector's Agreement.
Kindest personal regardso
Yours very truly,
/S/ Clarence L.o Bartholic
CLD: l?}ll
cc s Hr o DAle Rea
Valley Water District"
After short discussion8
Purcell moved,
McCabe, secondedb
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That the Water and Sewer Board recommend to City Council that
the following described land be allowed to annex to the Valley
Water District, by Supplemental Agreem.entg
The South 105 feet of the East 102 f.eet of the West 487
feet of the South one ... half (S~) of the NE ~uarter (NEi)
of Section 8, T~nship 5 South, Range 68 West, except
West Union Avenue;
The South l85 feet of the East 125 feet of the West 612
feet of the South one -half {S~) of the NS Qua~ter (NE~)
0£ Section 8, Township 5 South, Range 68 West, e.xce~t
West Union Avenue,, Arapahoe Colmty, Colorado 0
Ayes:
Nays:
Braun, Brcnmewell, J:."rantz, HcCabe:> Purcell, Scott
None
Absent: Rob ohm
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hro Babcock, Utilities Director, presented for consideration of the Board, copies of the
proposed contract for engineering services in the construction of an elevated storage rescr ~
voir for the Scenic View area 9 submitted by Dale Ho Rea, Consulting Engineer.
After discussion,
i·1cCabe moved,
Purcell, seconded, That the Water and Sewer BoRrd reconunend to City Council that
the contract for engineering services in the construction of
an elevated storage reservo.i.r for the Scenic View ar~') be
approveda as preacntedo
Ayes:
Nayee
Absent:
Braun, Brownewell,_ .F'rantz 1 hcCabe 9 .Purcell,, Scott
None
Robohm
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Nro Shivers~ Consultant, reported to the Board that negotiations for the land owned by
Hax Moore and associates, comprising 123075 acres, for use in the proposed raw water
storage reservoir, are now under wayo This land is situated in the SEt of Section 32 9
T 5 s, R 68 W, and encompasses the actual dam aiteo
hro Shivers stated that it appears at this time that the land can be purchased A.t a
price of ~000 per acre plus ~19,000 damages to land within the ownership not being takeno
This would require a total expenditure, by the City of $266,5000
Mro Shivers pointed out that this figure slightly exceeds the amount for which he has Md
prior authority to negotiate which is 5% over the City of Englewood's original appraisalo
However, Hro Shivers recommended that that the offer, on the above basis be maEl.e which» if
accepted, will eliminate condemnation proceedingso
.hr o Shivers stated further that he felt that he could negotiate on the basis of one ..,half
of the total being paid at time of purchase and one-half after February 1, 1961 ~
After considerable discussion,
Scott moved,
l>urcell 1 seconded, That the Water and Sewer Board recommend to City Council that the
123 0 75 acres of land owned by ~laX ~oore and associates be purchased
at a price of ~2000 per acre plus $19 1 000 damages to land within
the ownership not being taken1 or a total of $266.9.500, based u pon
the ability of the City to make satisfactory financial arrangements o
Ayes:
.!'-lays:
Absent:
Braun, Brownewell, Frantz, 1'.icCabe, Purcell, Scott
None
.Rob ohm
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There being no further business to come before the Englewood \fater and Sewer BoRrd.,
the meeting was adjourned at 11:35 l'o Ho
Date:
Subjects
Reconmendation:
Ml!.1'.iORANDUTI TO THE ENGLEWOOD CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTION
OR RECOtLIBNDATION OF THE ENGLEWOOD ViATER AND SEWER DOARD
September 12 6 1960
Annexation of Additional Land to ·Uie Valley Water District
That the following described land be allowed to annex to the
Valley Water District, by Supplemental Agreement:
The South 185 feGt 0£ the East 102 feet of the West 487
feet of tha South one<»half' (S\) of tha NE Quarter (NE!)
of Section 81 TCMnship 5 South .. Range 68 West, except
West Union AvenueJ
The South 18.5 f'eet. of the East 125 feet of the West 612
feet of the South ona~l.f (S~) of the NE Quarter (NEt)
of Section 81 Township 5 South, Range 68 West, except
West Union Avenue, Arapahoe County, Colaradoo
Respect.fully subnitted1
ENGLEFIOCD \'!ATER AND SE11l!11 ~
By: Robert F o Frantz
Chairman :.z;
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Date:
Subject:
RecomIIJ3ndation:
MEMORANDUM TO THE ENGLEirnOD CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTION
OR RECOMMENDATION OF THE ENGLENOOD WATER AND SEWER BOARD
September 12, 1960
Purchase of Land owned By Max Moore and Associates For Raw Water
Storage Reservoir.
That the 123075 Acres of land owned by Hax Moore and Associates.,
located in the SE1t of Section 32 1 T 5 s, R 68 w, be purchased
at a price of $2000 per acre plus ~19 1 000 damages to land within
the ownership not being taken, crr a total of $266 1 5001 based upon
the abilit,y of the City to make satisfactory financial arrangementso
Respectfully submitted,
ENGIEWOOD WATER AND SEVIER BOARD
By: Robert F o Frantz
Chairman
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Date:
Subject:
Recornnendation:
MEMORANDUM TO TilE ENGLEWOOD crry COUNCIL REGARD11lG ACTION
OR RECO:,fMENDATION OF THE ENGWJOOD WATER AND SEWER BOARD
September 12 1 1960
Proposed Co11tract For Engineering Services In The Construction Of
An Elevated Sto~~ge Resarvalr For The Scanic View Areae
That the contract for engineering services in the construction of
an elevated storage reservoir for the Scenic View area, be approved
as presentied by Dale Ho Rea, Co11aulting Enginaero
Respectfully submitted,
ENGIEWOOD WATER AND Sl!mR BOARD
Bya Robert F o Frantz
Chairman