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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1961-07-10 EWSB MINUTESREGUIAR MEEI'ING ENGLEWOCD WATFR AND SEWER DRD ... JULY 101 1961 The maet:ln.g was called to order by Chairman Frantz at 8:00 Po Mo Members Present: Members Absent: Other Officials Present: Braun, Brcranewell, Frantz, Kreiling, Oliner, Purcell Robohm Utilities Director Babcock, Consultant Shivers --- The folle78ing inter--office memoramum,, under date of June 22 1 1961, from 'Mro Lo Ro Rudd, City Mana.gar, was brought to tha attention of the Boa.rdo TO: Water am Sewer Board c/o Mr o John Curtice DATE: Jtme 22 fJ 1961 FROM: Mr. Lo R. Rudd, City Manager SUBJECT: PROPOSED ADDITION TO SHERIDAN SANrrATION DISTRICT .uuring the reoessed Council session on June 2(,;tn the matter or this proposed extension was discussedo The point was b1•ought up as to the ratio of three to one for trailer court connections and residence connections o Sinoe there seems to be misunderstanding and a possible need for revision of this ratio,, the whole natter of this proposed addition to the District was referred back to your Boa.rd for further discussion of the trailer court rs.tioo Apparently, the City Council is ready to exe- cute the Supplemental Agreements after the ratio figure has been definitel;r settledo This office is holding the Supplemental Agree- ments until your Board has settled. tha natter aboveo IRR/iJ /S/ L. R. Rudd City Manager CC: Uro Harold H. Babcock, Utilities Director" Secretaey•s Note: On June 27 1 1961, Mr. Ho Ro Braun., Water and Sewer Board member and City Councilman, contacted tm Recording Secretary and ask that a pol.11 by telephone, be made of the entire Water and Sewer Board to determine whether or not the Board would again reconmend to City Council that the Go s. Dunn land be annexed to the Sheridan Sanitation District Moo 1., said land to be used in the expansion of a trailer park, with tha City head tap fee t o be based on a ratio of three trailer spaees as being equivalent to one residential sewer tap at $100000 per tapo The result., in polling all members or the Water and Sewer Bo:ird, was a unanimous vote for the annexationo (Sea copy of ioomorandum to the - 2 .... City Council, from the V'hter and Sewer Board, under date of June 30 1 19611 for complete details of this action, attached hereto as a ~rt of these minuteso) After short discussion, Braun moved, Purcell, seconded, That the action taken in reconmmding to City Council the annexation of the Co So Dunn land to the Sheridan Sanitation District Noo 1 1 under date of June JO,, 1961,, be ratified at this tiireo Ayes: Braun, Brownewell1 Frantz, Kreillng, Oliner1 Purcell Nays: None Absent: Robohm --- Far information, the question was brought up b;r Mro Babcock, Utilities Director1 as to the proper procedure necessary to serve the Walden Tract (Pleasant View Subdivision, loca~d adjacent to the South b01mdary line of Sheridan, Colorado, between South Irving Street aoo South Lowell W.vdo) with City water and sewero This area was just recently annexed to the Cit;r of Englewood but is not in either the Valley V!ater District or the Valle;r Sanitation Districto The water distribution mains am sewer laterals serving the Valley Districts a n d which could most feasibly' be used to serve tte subject area are c:mned and maintained by t h! Valley Water District and the Valley Sanitation District, the common Wtlst boundary for bot h being South Irving Street at the point of interesto It was the opinion of 1ifro Shivers, Consultant, that tm City of Englewood is obligated t o serve tm area n°" that it has been annexed and that the City could build the water and s ewer !Ulins in this area under existing policy or th!t City; h<Jitever, it might be recessaey to obtain a written agreement with the respective districts relative to al\V' tap rees that they mj.ght. deman:l for the transportation of water and sewage through the:lr lineso --- It was brought to tm attention of the Board that Mro Ieonard Robohm, Water and Sewer Bo . .,rd member, who is a local retail merchant and cannot attend Water and Sewer Board meetings on !!onday or Friday nights, has reqmsted that the Board either accept his resignation from the Water and Sewer Board or that :f'uture !D9atings be held on nights other than Monda;r or Friday in order that he ma;r attendo Af'ter short discussion, Purcell movedi Brownewell, secomed, That, effective with the month of August, 1961., the regular mont~ meeting of the Eng~wocrl Water and Sewer Board be held at 8100 Po ~!o 1 on the first \'iednesda;r of each montho Ayes: Brownewell, Frantz, Kreiling1 Oliner1 Purcell Nays a None Absa:it: Robohm --- A discussion was held relative to the problem of the overfl<M of the Denvei-City Ditch, due to storm drainage and what effect any attsmpt by the City of Englewood to f<.rce the Illltnver Board or Water Commissioners to remed\;r said problem might mve on too Water and Sewer lhirel' s future negotiations for the use of the City Ditch to carry water from the proposed raw wa ter storage reservoir to the filter plardio I t was 1lro Shiver' s opinim that th\'9 Denver Board of Water Conmissioners has no legal . liability far damages caused by the o'W!'fiow of storm water provided that the ditch is of auff'icient capacity and in proper condition to carry the decreed water rightao It was suggested that ?Aro Shivere contact and di.Seuss this matter at sane further length wi th f fro Joseph Esch, Englewood City Attorne;ro Mro Shivers stated that he would contact Ur o Escho --""' -3- The following letter, from the South-East Englewood Water District, was received and read: nsouTH-EAST ENGIBOOO VfATER DISTRICT ARAPAHOE comm, COLmADO Noa 2 Sherman Building 3470 South Sherman Street Englewood, Colorado Ju:cy 61 1961 City Council and l'fater and Sewer Advisary Board City of Englewood Citq Hall Englewood, Colorado Gentlemn: Re: South-East Englewood ater D.ist.rict. This letter is written at the direction of the Board o£ Direc- tors ot South-East Jlhglewood Water District, who wish to inform you of a problem existing with respect to water service for an area East of the existing boundaries 0£ South-East Englewood Water Dis~ rict. As you kn.ow, this is an expanding and rapidly developing area, and at tbs present time the easterly boundary of South-East lfnglewoad Water Distr-lct is the center of Section 24, too cemer of Section 30 and the Ea.st line of Seet:lon 3lo You are also un- doubtedl.1' aware of the fact that a new water district, known as Southgate Wa~ D:lstrict, has been forned which lies prµicipal.J3' East of Que'bac Street except for Greemrood Hills Subdivision in Section 20 and Section l7o It is understoed that the Cit;r of Eog1nood, under Agreement with Littleton and Denver• has designated the area in Arapahoe County through to Holly St...V'Get as the area to be served with water from the facilities of the City Qf Englewoodo Hcmever, at the present time, the South-Ea.st Englewood Vlater D:istrict has taken no action on reques- ted inclusions of other areas into the District because of the situa- tion 5.\'M>lving the supply of water from your fo.cilitieso Presentl.1', t.nera exists approxima telzy' two tuJ.l Sections of land; namely, the East onec:abalf of Section .30,, the Kast one-half of Section 24 and all of Section 191 lying West of Holly Streat, which have not baen in- cluded within the 'boundar-les of SoutMast Englewood Water 'District and which areas are nOif seeking water serviceo The developers have contacted both Sout.b ... F.ast li~nglewood Water District and Southgate Water District 1n their efforts to obtain water for these areaso It was the belief of the Board of Directors of South-East Englewood Water District that a definite polic7 shou.1d be esta- blished by Englelfocd as to the responsibilit7 of the District to supp~ water t.o the area West of Holly Streeto If the City sees fit ix> recognize the existing boundaries of the District as being the limit of expansion far the District, thus elimina ... ting any responsibility for the areas not being serwd,, the developers of such areas should be so infcrned, so they aculd. properq approach the new District, Southgate Water District, and petition for inclusion thereino Tm developers in the areas not n<m J.y:i.ng within either of the aforenentioned water dlstricta have not. only co:rmnm.icated with the respective Districts, but have contacted the Denver Water Board to determine the availability of servicet for these areas. Aecordin.gey', it is believed that a position must be takan by South-East Englewood Water District in ·the immediate fut.ure in determining whether or not the District will serve all of the area West of Holly Streeto -4- It might be mentioned that according to information submitted., it would appear that most of the area lying between Southgate Water District and South-East Englewood Water District could be served by" Southgate Water District at less expense with regard to facilities necessary,, such as pumping stations, high level storage, etc., than were the area to be served by South-East Englewood Water Districto Your consideration am early advise concerning the foregoing would be appreciatedo RLB:br cc: Leslie RlXld, City Manager City of Englewood Harold Babcock Utilities Commissioner City of EnglewOttd" Ve~ truly yours, /S/ Richard Lo Banta,, Jro Mr. Babcock, Ui;illties Director, displayed a mp showing the area mentioned. in tm above letter and presented some figures that showed there is a total or S,180 acres within the IE" esent boundaries of the SoutheEast Englewood VI ater District, of which only 11 930 acres have been developed into housing projects 1 leaving 3,2$0 acres ;yet undeveloped in the districto He stated that the present developed area had an average of .66 acres per tapJ thus, using the same ratio of taps to acres, there would be a potential of 4,,950 taps in the area yet to be served as the district now e:xistso This wauld be an equivalent; of 91 405,ooo gallons or 29 ~e feet of water consumption per day during the peak use periodso Mro Babcook brought out ·t.he fact that, with the area ;yet undeveloped in the district, plus the additional area to the south that would be logical to serve, the City of Englewood mignt be comitted for all the water that could be obtained from the Vlestern Slope, plus the present supply without taking on aey more territory to the east of the existing districto The urgency for a decision as to whether &lglewood could ar would serve the "no man• s" area between the east boundary-of the South-East Englewood Water District and South Holly Streat (Tri-City Trust l:!ne) was expressedo In the discusaion which followed, Mro Shivers indicated that he expected to hear from the Uo So Government., in the near future, relative to the Western Slope contract0 The execution of this contract., the amomt of water available to the Englewood l'later system and the approxinate date that actual wat.er will be available, all would have a direct bearing on the future ability to serve additional outside areas~ In view of all of the above, Oliner moved, Purcell, seconded, That action on the nat.ter of enlargement of the Southc:E8$t En~lewood Water District be tabled until the meting of the Water and Sewer Bon rd to be held August 21 196la Ayes: Braun, Brownewell, Frantz, Kreilin~, Cliner, Purcell Nays: None Absent: Robohm. --- A topographical map was presented which showed the area in the vicinity of the proposed raw water storage reservoir upon which was superimposed the proposed route of the State Highway along the Douglas.,..Arapahoe County lineo ~.tr. Kreiling stated that the reason for the preparation of this particular nap shaving the location of the proposed highwaY' is to assist the Water and Sewer Boo.rd in rei'raining from recommending tbs sale or any excess reservoir lands that mif!.bt be involved in this proposed right-of..awayo --... The following letter was received from the Hercules Powder Company, Wilmington, Delawarao (Also see Vtater and Sewer Board minutes of December 21,, 19600) Shivers & Banta Attorneys At Law "HERCUIES POlm:m C<MPANY Hercules Tower 910 MarkB1-Street Wflmington 99 1 Delaware Julys, 1961 Noo 2 Sherman Build.mg .34 70 South Sherman street &nglewood.1 Colorado Attention: Mro Mo Oo Shivera, Jro Dear Sir: Ll'I'TIETON, cornno, MAGAZINE This is to advise that Hercules has vacated our !'armer magazine property at Lit;tleton as of June 30.t 19610 We wish to take this opportunity to thank you and the City of Englewood. for your splendid cooperation in connection with the sale of this propertyo SWOhlinger:bad" Yours very truly, /S/ So W. Ohlinger Magazine Engineer Storage & Delivery Division Traffic Department --... Mro Shivers stated t.hat he had received an appraisal or the well and pipeline, located on the Keith Talley property known as lots 27 and 28, Plum. Valley Subdivision,, in the vicinity of the proposed raw water storage reservoir, from the firm of Woodward-Clydec=Sherard am Associates, Consulting Soil Engineers and Geologists 9 (Aleo see minutes of lifay 8, 19610) This appraisal indicates a replacemmt cost of the well and system, at today's prices or $8,SSO.,OOo (Copy of appraisal availabls in the office of the Utilities Direotoro) !tro Shivers stated that the appraised cost :>f the well and system along with the cost or the two lots involved, previously appraised at ~4000000 per lot would bring the total cost of acquiring the land and the well to $16,,SSOoOOo After considerable discussion, Br:-aun moved, Bronnewell, seconded, That the Water and Sewer Board recommend to City Council that Mr. Shivers, Consultant, be authorized to negotiate further with Mr. Keith Talley for the purchase of Lots 27 and 28., Plum Valley Subdivision, along with the well located thereon, along the lines of the appraisals and not to exceed $17,000.00 totalo Ayes: Braun,, Brownewell, Frantz, Kreil1ng1 Olinar, Purcell Nays: None Absent: Robobm Tl'Ere being no further business to cone before the lewood Water and ... sewer Board, the x_~~~~~ nn-Do ~~Secretary meeting was adjolll"ned at 9s40 Po Mo Approved ----~-------------- Date: Subject: Recording Secretary's R partr m CRAtIDUM TO THE ENGLE. OOD CITY COUNCIL REGARDING ACTION OR RECCIAU~NDATION OF THE ENGI.El'JOOD WATffi AND S~ rnR BOARD June 30 1 1961 Annexation of Additional Land to She11dan Sanitation Dietrict Noo 1 ( Land Ofrned by Co So Dunn and to be u d 1n expansion of Trailer Par.k .. ) The following Interr:ietfica f.tamorandum 1 from Uro Lo Ro Rudd • City Manag r to the lihglewood ater anc SEJWer Bos.rd, was received by the Recording- Secretary Juns 22 1 19610 INTl!Rc-OF'FICE - MEMOOANDUM TOt Water and SJ er Boa ... " c/o Mro John Curtice SUBJECT: PROPOOED ADDITIO ·ro SitmIDAN SANITATION DJBTRICT During thf! rec seed Council session on June 20th the tter of this pr po.e;ed extension wae diseuesedo 'lhe point s brought up as to the ratio at three to one for trail8r court com1ectione and reai ' nee connac:tionso Since 'lhere seems to be miaunderstaixling and a possible need for revision of this ratio, th9 whole matter oi this proposed addition to tm District as rei'eX'I'ed back to your Board for further discussion of the tra1l01, court ratJ.o o Apparently.., the Clty Council is ready to cute the Supplementa1 Agreements aft r the ratio figure has been definitely settledo This office is holding the Supplemental Agree- ments until your Board he.s settled trn> matter abovi o T.RR/ij /s/ L .. R., &dd City t1anager CC: Mr., Harold H. Bab::ock Utilities Director" On June 27, 1961, Mro He Ro Braun, Water aai Se'\ er Board meui>e and City Councilman who had voted no on the subject proposal. when it was co sider&d at the Water and Sawer Board me3ting June 12, 19610 contacted the R cording Secretary and advised that he ii.ad nade a thorough investigation relative to tm proper ratic for City head tap charges for tl"ai site as compared to one fa.miJ.y re idencee and had de ermined that the ari · l recomnend d ratio of tru ee ~railer spaoa being equi -lenrt. to one :i!'eoident1.al sen r ... !)p at ~lOOoOO r tap as correct and acceptable to him, and t.ha.t, he as oo in a position to vote for th pro~ed anne tiono Mro Braun furt.!1 r r.equesJ· the Recording S retaTlJ to poll all members of the Water a.r Sewer Boo..1.d advislllg them of his d cision and date in a h ther· Board ould again recon nd to City Council that the subjec l.a.nd be 11 e to annex to th Sheridan Sanita- tion District Noo l, by Suppleme ta1 Agreomeut .. w·th a Jl1i1Ximu.m of nin to n s a ta J all able {OrJ.ginal request to bo h the Valley ~ itat.ton Dist.rict and tho City of EngJ.ewocd having been revised from 17 sewer taps to 19 sewer taps sine June J2tho)1 the City head tap fee to be based on three trail.al' sp ces as quivalent to . one residential sewer tap at $100000 per tap, lfith the resultrog vote to be ratified at the next IIBeting of the Board to be held July lo, 9610 Upon contacting all members of tha Wa r and S61ier Board~ by telephone,, on J une 27, 1961, the vote indicated, tor the annexatJ.on U? d r the conditions as as follows: Bra mi Yes Bl:-ownewell -Yes Frantz ... Yes Kroiling Yes Ollner -Yes Purcell -Yes Robohm .. Yee The f ollawing let.tar wa rece:J.ved by tte recording Secret ry on June 30., 1961_, from the Valley Sanitation District, ver:iiying the change of request from seven "en taps to nine- teen tap and authwizing tm annexation: a VALIBY SAUTI'ATION DIS'IRICT Po Oo Box 67, Ll:ttlewn, Colm: do June JO,, 1961 City of Englewood Ci"l;y Hall Eriglewood1 Colorado ntlemen: At ca mee.it:mg of ~;h Board of Directors of th:1D Dis trie held Sept n1ber 61 196o. a 1•equest was made by }. c C., Sa Dunn for seven en add.tt:foneJ. sewer taps to serve his area in Sheridan o The Poard voted at this tim to all the seventeen aa.ditional taps subject to receipt of ssuranoes fr Sheridan Sanitation Di:-:trict Noo l that the property in question would be an..1'.Bxed to their District &nd. that Dale Ho Rea. c rtif'y that sUfficient; cap!!Oity to serve the additional taps existed in the Valley Sanitation District maino Approval was also s·abject to the approval c£ the City of Eng.1 ood and pa~ent of this District's tap fees in the amount :205000 par tapo On June 28, 1961, such assurances were received by this District from Mr., lio Mo Schermerhorn,, Attorney for Sheridan Sanitation District Noo lo The request~ howevorJ has been revised fr001 aewn·l;een (17) to Nineteen (19) ta.pso In view of the above actions and assurances, which hav been fully verified this District has no objections to the issuance of the additional taps to Mr., Dunno Upon approval by the City Clf Englewood ard the receipt from Hr o Dunn of $J,895oOO for the nineteen tape requested, the tap permits will ba issuedo cc. Mr.. Co Bartholic Mro C 0 S. Dunn Mro H., Mp Schermerharn11 Sincerely yours!J VALLEY SANITATION DISTRICT By: /S/ Paul E., Coeni> Preso Reccmnenda.tion: (To supersede rec~mation of June 121 1961) That the following desert bed land be all.OV'led to annex to Sheridan Sanitation District, b7 Supplemental Agreement, with a maximum of nineteen sener taps allcmable, the City head tap ~ to be based on three trailer spaces as equivalent to one residential sawer tap at $100000 per tap: That part of tm Northeast Quarter of Section 5, Township 5 South., Range 68 West of the 6th PoMv more particuJ.arly described asi Beginning at e. point which is 116503 feet North and 187 feet East of the Southwest corner of the Northeast Quarter af Section S, thence running Rast 576092 :feet, thence North at right angles, 340~7 feet, thence West at right angles~ 576092 feet, thence South at right engles 3400 7 feet t.o the point or beginning conta.ining 4oOO acres more or less. --- That part of the N&i o! Seca 51 To 5 So 1 Ro 68 o of the 6th P oM:o 1 ·Arapahoe County., State of Colorado, more pa.rticular:r described as: Beginning at a point on the West line of the MR-of said Section S, 84108•, more or less. North of the Southwest corner or said NE~; thenc Easterly as the fence now stands, 763092' to a point, thsnce North parallel to the West line of said NEl-1 J23o5 'J thence \'!(~stei•zy-S76o 92'; thence North parallel to the West line of said NE!, 79o3' to a point; thence \'iesterly 187' to a point on the West lina or said NEt; thence South along the ~'Jest line of said rm-t, 402.,8' to the point or begiming. containing 600 acres more or less., RespectfuJ.J.y submitted, ENGLEWOOD WATER AND SEt'fl!R BO D By: Robert F. C a.innan '· .. ... Date: Subject: Rec amnendation: :·IBUCRANDUM TO THE ENGLE1.','00D cm ComtIL REGAllDING ACTION OR RIDClMlBNDA TION OF THE EUGLEWOOD WATER MID SE:lER BCl\RD July 10, 1961 Authorization Far Purchase of Additional Land and Well For Proposed Raw Water Storage Reservoir That Mro Shivers, Water and Sewer Board Consultant, be authorized to negotiate further with Mro Keith Talley for the purchase of Lots 27 and 26 1 Plum Valley Subdivision., along with the well located thereon at a price not to exceed $17 10000000 Respectfully submitted, ENGIEWOOD WATl!R AND SEWm BootD By: Robert Fo Frantz~ ch&ii'liilil ZJ