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Home My WebLink About1961-04-10 EWSB MINUTESt El\TGIEWOOD WAT.PB AND SEWER BCA\RD ~APRIL 10, 1961 The meeting was cal.lsd to order by Actw..g Chairman Purcell at 8:00 Po llo Members Present-a Members Absent: Other Otfi.ci.als Presant: Braun, BrOtmeWell, Krailing, Purcell. Frantz,, McCabe,, Robobm Utilities Director Babcock, CQllSultant Shivers --- Mr. Glen MoEldcrwney, Assistant District ll.ngineer, Colorado State Highway Department. appeared to discuss with too Board the proposed future State Highway route from existing HiglJRay No., 85, near Wolhurat Country Club, to existing Hifjlv1ay No. 87 (Valle7 Highway), in the general vicinity of the Douglas..Arapahoe Ceunty lineo This proposed future higmay will apparently cross a part of City owned land near the proposed raw wate1 .. storage reservoir and dam siteo ~~ro McEldownoy stated that no :final decisions had been nade relative to this mm route and that proposals ma.de in discussions in his office were subject to numerous changes. In mtamining the map showing the City's present ownership with relation to the Dougla.s""'\rapahoe County line, lfr. UcEldawney indicated that the proposed route could probably deviate from tho tho county line to provide the neceasa:;.7 area far the storage reservoir without intorferenee o It was determined in the discussion,, ·!;hat a contoll1" map of the area, previous],y prepared for the City by w. W. Wheeler, Consulting Engineer_, and presently in the poseession of Mr. Shivers, Consul.tant, would be loaned to Mr. HcEJ.d.owmy for reproduction and for rur-vher study of the problem by the Highway Departnerrt o ... -- After a short. discussion on the subject., it vas determined that recommendations as to t.he size or the propo~d raw water storage reservoir and dam and the engineering contract for same should be dela~d u.ntil more definite negotiations have been can.plated with the Federal Government in connection with the utilization of transmountain watero Mro Shivers advised that thare were no~ developm:mts relative to trc:namounta.in water to report at this tilrie o. --- Mro Shivers raparted that the Cherry-Hills Country Club is presently engaged in tbs proce s s of acquirine rigbt"!'()f "-Way easements for the construction or the sewer trunk line for the proposed Cherry Hills Sanitation District; and that it would probably be necessary for t he Club to off'er apprGXimately five rssj.dential sewer taps to prope1'"ty owners between the Club and the City of Englewood in order to a~quire said aasementso ?~r. Shivers a~ed further that a draft o'i the Connerctor•s Agreement could not be properly dl"awn until it is detsl'Illinad how many tape will be involvedo After some discussion,, Ur. Babcock t'las asked to contact proper officials of the Colllltry Club and advise them or the mcessity for also negotiating a. head tap fee, which under present Cit.y policy, is paid by owners of property for new conmctions to the sewer system outside the Cityo ..,. -- Mro Babcock reported tha~6 the administration is interested in the possibility of acqui!'i.ng tlls remain.in~ water rights in the Brown Ditch which amounts to 2. 7S crs, pz'9serrl;]3' avned by Mrs. Weeks, so that the por·i>ion of '!jh3 Bi"atm. Ditch in the area north of West Union Avenue and east of South Federal Boulevard,, can be abanionedo Platting of this area, :recently armexed, for an industrial pe.rk is being considered,, and it is felt that it would be most beneficial,, to all concerned, if the ditch could be abandoned.., llr. Shivers advised the Beard that negotiations for the water rie)lts Gt1ned by 11rs. Weeks, ~egan in l9SS., at which tine the price for sane was exborbitaut and that the most recent infornation is that no reduction in priQe has been of'feredo It was suggested th9. t the going rate tor water rights might be paid through the Tri..C1ty Trust U the City could justi.t,r paying the dit.ference between the price set by' the Tri..City Trust and the price asked by Mrso Weekao No f\irther action was takeno --.... Ura Shivers reported to the Board that he had received a letter, under date of April 4, 1961, from Mro John Bo Barnard, representing the Grand Count¥ Irrigated Lands Compal\'11 advising that there will be a meeting or the stockholders or that company at Granby, Colorado, an Ua:r Sth at 8200 Po Mo and that be had been invited to attem. as a representative of the Cit,, or Bnglewood, to discuss mutual probl.emt$ relative to storage of Meadow Creek watel'o Mr. Shivers stated tla t if the Board desired him to attend-ha should like to request that either 1lr. Babcock or Mr. Wheeler, Consulting .Engineer, accompany himo Arter short discussion, it was the consensus or the Board that llr. Shivers and Yr. Babcock or Mr. Wheeler should attend this D?eting and that expenses for same would be paid from the Water alld S•er Board contingency fundo ' . -.. ., Mro Braun1 presented ror discussion and consideration of the Board, a sketch, drawn to scale, showing the floor plan of the area in City Hall which ll01f accomodates the Utilities Off'ice, t~ court Cl.erk•s Office, the switch board operator and relief clerk-typist's office, alang with all off:hle fumdture, fixtures and equipment, drawn to scale thereono A second sketch, dr{mn to scale wit.h cut-outs of all office furni'ture1 fixtures and equipment, to scale 1 also was presented, which showed the namer in which rearrangsnent of certain furniture and equipment coul.d possibly relieve, somewhat, the overcrowded conditions of t.he Utilities Office and utilize the maxiumm space available in that area of City Hallo Mr o Braun stated that he had become interested in this particular floor space problem in City Hall as a result of tile recent aoiit report and in conversing with other Water am Sewer Board members who feel that s0ll8thing should be donet if possible, to help tm situationo Mr. Braun further .indicated that his proposa.1 1 ot course, was aubject to rearrangeilllnt, but, that his recollll!Dnd.ation was made generally to provida the Utilities Ottice wit.b. an additional eoom whioh 1B presentq occupied by the Court Clerko After short discussion, Braun moved, Kreiling~ seconded, That Mro Babcock be directed to present the proposal .for re- arrangenimt or office space in tlB southeast section 01• City Hall to the Citq Manager in an endeavor to work out a re• arrangemant along the lines of the proposed plan. Ayes: Braun# Brownewell, Kreiling1 Purcell Na~: None Absent: Frantz, McCabe, Robohm --- The tollawing letter was received and read, from Mr. D·.1n Kampb.ausen.1 who formerq owned land which has been secured b:r the Cit:r of &iglawood for purposes of the proposed raw water storage reservoir and damo "DAN KA'MPHAUSEN Continental Oil Building Denver 21 Golarado April 41 1961 City or Englewood &lglewooct , Colorado Attention: Mr. Ho H. Babcock, Utilities Director . . '4-.. . -! Dear Sirss Many thanks for your letter of March 30th regarding paymnt :for access road and bridge constructiono As I metrliiomd to you over the telephone, we will be b:rery happ7 to pay this, and will do so as soon as the road is completedo We would also like to knoW it the Board is still in- tere sted in selling ~itional property adjacent to ours. Ir so, it is just possible that we might consider the purchase of additional acreageo Would you be kind enough to ~sent this to the Boardo Sincerely, /s/ Dan Kampbausen" J.lr. Babcock reported that Mro Marris Ho Fisher, also a former owner of land involved in t~e proposed raw water storage reservoir area1 had contacted him recentq relative to possible purchase of excess land in the former Jtayo tracto After soma discussion, it was determimd that no action could be taken until firm offers are made along with specific designation or the land in which they are interes1ieclo It was also suggested that probably no sale of land should be negotiated until the City has complsted the purchases or acquisition of all of the land in which it is inf;erestedo The discussicm was renewed ae to the possible acquisition of the Dennr City Ditch rights owned by the Englewood Public Scboolso A previous discussion was bald on 'this matter at the regular meeting of the Board held February 13 1 1961.t a1; which time Mro Shivers was asked to make a stucv of the value of the subject rights and start negotiations with tha School Boardo Mro Shivers stated that le had been in touc;h with the office of the Attorne7 for the School Board and had requested that tlB abstracts far the rights be nade available for examination, but, as yet, had not received sameo llro Babcock was asked to contact Uro Bishop, Superintendent of Schools, in an effort to expedite the exan:d:nation or the abstracts and to attempt to secure an offer a£ priceo --- There being no further business to coma before the Water and Sewer Board, the llBeting was adjourned at 9: 20 Po Mo · Approeed __________________ _