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AGENDA
Tuesday, September 9, 2003
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE ROOM
1. MINUTES OF THE AUGUST 19, 2003 MEETING. (ATT . 1)
2. GUEST -DON INGLE & JOHN BOCK -UTILITIES BILLING SYSTEM.
(ATT. 2)
3. LICENSE CONSTRUCTION AGREEMENT-FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST ,
2003 . (ATT . 3)
4. LETTER FROM DAVID HILL DATED AUGUST 7, 2003 REGARDING
SOUTH SUBURBAN. (ATT. 4)
5. DENVER POST ARTICLE DATED AUGUST 28, 2003 -"DENVER WATER
EXPECTS LITTLE SPLASH FROM RATE HIKE." (ATT. 5)
6. GARY KASSON. (ATT. 6)
7. OTHER.
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WATER AND SEWER BOARD
MINUTES
AUGUST 19, 2003
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The meeting was called to order at 5 :06 p.m.
Members present:
Members absent:
Also present:
Wolosyn , Moore, Higday, Bradshaw,
Habenicht, Otis, Clark
Cassidy, Kasson
Stewart Fonda, Director of Utilities
1. MINUTES OF THE JULY 8, 2003 MEETING.
The Englewood Water and Sewer Board approved the minutes from the July 8, 2003
meeting.
Mr. Habenicht moved ;
Mr. Higday seconded :
Ayes:
Nays:
Members absent:
Motion carried.
To approve the Minutes from the July 8,
2003 Englewood Water and Sewer Board
Meeting.
Wolosyn, Moore, Higday, Bradshaw,
Habenicht, Otis, Clark
None
Cassidy, Kasson
2. GUEST : KEN ROSS -DIRECTOR OF PUBLIC WORKS
RE: ENGLEWOOD STORM DRAINAGE CRITERIAL MANUAL.
Mr. Ken Ross, Director of Public Works and Mr. Torn Brennan, Utilities Engineer,
appeared before the Board to discuss the "Englewood Storm Drainage Criteria Manual"
dated August 5, 2003 . The purpose of providing standards is to safeguard public welfare
through proper control and handling of storm drainage flows and discharge. The manual
would establish similarity and consistency for design and preview of storm drainage
improvements within the City of Englewood.
Ken noted that the Water and Sewer Board would be the official higher authority
regarding stormwater issues and would be established as the appeal board. The Public
Works Department is responsible for surface drainage and the Utilities Department is
responsible for underground piping and permitting.
The Englewood Storm Drainage Criteria Manual would be part of the Englewood
Municipal Code , and changes may require either a charter change or an ordinance. Ken
Ross will submit the final draft of the Storm Drainage Criteria Manual in September to
the Water Board before it is recommended to City Council.
3. KENT VILLAGE.
The Board received a memo from Randy Pierce dated August 6, 2003. Mr. Pierce spoke
to the property manager for Kent Village , and he stated that the Board of Directors
decided to leave the water mains the way they are at this time after they received bids for
installing blow-offs on their dead end water mains at a cost of $15,000 to $20,000. One
of the residents thought a better way to flush out the mains was to open up the outside
hose bibs on the last unit. The Kent Village Board indicated they are considering putting
in water filters at the service line in each unit.
4. ARTICLE FROM SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN -"BOTTLED TWADDLE.".
The Board received a copy of an article titled, "Bottled Twaddle." The article discusses
results of a four-year study by the Natural Resources Defense Council in which they
tested more than 1,000 samples of 103 brands of bottled water, finding that "an estimated
25 percent or more of bottled water is really just tap water in a bottle -sometimes further
treated, sometimes not." If the label says, "from a municipal source" or "from a
community water system," it's tap water.
The meeting adjourned at 5:47 p.m.
The next Water and Sewer Board meeting will be Tuesday, September 9, 2003 in the
Community Development Conference Room.
Respectfully submitted,
Cathy Burrage
Recording Secretary
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD
1000 ENGLEWOOD PAR'r<:#AY. ENGLEWOOD , COLORADO 80110. (303) 762-2300
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT MEMORANDUM
To: Stewart Fonda, Utilities Director
From: Don Ingle, IT Director
Date: August 29, 2003
Subject: Software Procurement Contract with Advanced Utility Systems, Inc.
Recommendation
It is requested that the Englewood Water and Sewer Board review and affirm the major points
surrounding the pending agreement between the City and Advanced Utility Systems for the
purchase of an integrated Utility Billing and Customer Information System.
Background
In 2001, the City began the process of selecting a new Utility Billing/Customer Information
System to replace the antiquated system developed in-house more than 20 years ago. The
original RFP -which was combined with the procurement of a new financial system -did not
provide the breadth and depth of responses required to perform a thorough analysis of
vendor offerings in terms of product functionality and associated costs.
A second and separate RFP was issued in 2002 that garnered a much better response. The
vendor pool was narrowed to three finalists: Advanced Utility Systems, Inc., Harris Computing
and SCT , Inc. Following (a) extensive review of the vendors ' responses to the more than 700
functional and technical requirements included in the RFP, (b) two separate on-site scripted
demonstration visits required of each vendor, and (c) live visits to customer sites, the search
team recommended the selection of Advanced Utility Systems .
The products and services offered by Advanced Utility Systems were felt to provide the best
balance of the City 's selection criteria: 'Functional Fit ' of the software to meet the unique
computing needs of Englewood Utilities both now and into the future; a 'Business Partner Fit'
that confirms the stability of the company as well as its ongoing system support capabilities;
'Technical Fit ' that emphasizes secure, standards-based computing capabilities that are
compatible with other City systems; and, "Costs" (both one-time capital and ongoing
maintenance related) that are justified based on the product capabilities and the associated
services offered. Note: Advanced Utility System 's cost proposal (purchase plus first year's
maintenance) was the lowest of the three finalists by a magnitude of nearly 60% compared to
the closest vendor.
The project team is actively engaged in contract negotiations with Advanced Utility Systems
covering the overall procurement agreement, software license terms and ongoing support.
The major points being negotiated in the agreement are noted below for Board review . If
affirmed by the Board, the committee will finalize contract negotiations and seek City Council
approval of the contract in time for the project to commence the first full week of October.
Contractual Issues for Review
The project team is pursuing negotiations with Advanced Utility Systems that emphasize the
following major points:
Issue Comments
"Firm, fixed price" contract Many software procurement contracts are left open-ended with
regard to hours required to provide the desired functionality .
This often occurs because the customer is not certain exactly
how t hey wish to use the software given their lack of fam iliarity
with the product.
The City is following a different approach. Given the detail
beh ind our requ irements for the system , we are requiring that
the contrac t s pro j ect costs be a "firm , fixed price " that is not to
be exceeded.
Costs not to exceed $950k j The entire cost of the projec t including app lication software ,
1 database software , imp lementation serv ices and computer
I hardware are not to exceed $950k .
I The Cit y has been negot iat i ng with Advanced Utility Systems to
optim ize the number of software license t he City will need to
purc hase in order to effect iv e ly use the hardware , optimize the
amount of t ime and rates charged t o implement and customize
the product , and define a succ inct training plan for City users.
These are the key cost cate qories of t he project.
Inclusion of RFP Response Each vendor submitting a proposal to our RFP was required to
in the Contract state how they would provide the system functions outlined in
the RFP . To ensure that the vendor provides the promised
functionality , their RFP response will be included in the contract
and the claims they have made regarding software functionality
will be included in the acceptance test scripts.
Retainage The City feels that the re lease of progress payments should be
related to the satisfactory completion of major milestones
based on testing. Also , by the time of system acceptance , we
feel that we should be retaining at least 15 % of the total
contract cost in order to better ensure compliance with final
I acceptance requirements.
Insurance Requirements The City is negotiating to requ ire that the vendor carry liability
and "errors and omissions " insurance in excess of the contract
amount. Many customers negotiate insurance only to a level
that covers the cost of the software licenses in case of vendor
default. Realiz ing that the t rue costs of an implementation must
include "soft " costs (lost time dedicated by the customer, etc.),
the City is pursuing an insurance amount at least 50% above
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the software purchase amount.
Implementation Timeline The C ity is focusing on a "go-live" date of no later than August
1, 2004.
This list of issues does not cover the entire list of contractual and "scope of work" items being
negotiated , but focuses instead on the major issues that effect project costs, quality of
products and services delivered, insurance against unforeseen events , and timely
completion. We look forward to obtaining Board feedback on these issues at the next
meeting, while providing any additional information they might request on proposed contract
terms and conditions.
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LJCE~SE AGREE~IE~T
TIIlS LICENSE AGREEviE'iT. made llld entered into as of this _7_ day of _Al_f1_ci,
20 ~by and berween the CITY OF ENGLEWOOD. a municipal corporation of Colorado. here~er referred t ~ ~·"Cir:<:, and hr~ (ii\,, r c I, c-f f hr 1'.)i S<? 10''" +. )f D2tj (u1x:o,~
herem referred to as .. Licensee .
\VITNESSETH: The City without any warri..nry of irs title or inre:-esr whacsoever. hereby
authorizes Licensee. irs successor. assigns. to install J ware; line over the City's rigbrs-vf-way for
the Ciry 01rc.h. described as J. parcel of land si ruared in Lhe ~orthea.st Quarte:-of Section 9.
Township 5 South. R.'.l.Ilge 68 Wesr of the Sirib P .. vL C0umy of..\r:lpahoe, Stare of Coiorado
de:iicted uoon the Ex.b.ibit .:mached he:-ern lI1d made :i Jart he reof . . '
1. Anv consrruc~ion conre~olar ed or Je::-rormed '1J1cier :his Lic e:ise shall comoiv with Jilci • ~ • l ~
conform LO SL'.l11C2!CS ~or.nuio.red c;; :he Direc:or Jr° ~-t iiiries of me City ::md SUCJ
constrnc:ion shall be Jt::-:-orwed .lnci co mc i e~ed 2.c;::m:iin2 :o :he Jians J.ooroved ov :he . . -. . . .
Cirv.
TI1e Lic~:isee shull :JOti~1 che c:r:··s Direc :or orTtiiiries J.I !e:.!SI Lhree 1 ~) days prior LO :he
time of-:omme!lceme:ir of :hc:= :.;onsrruc:ion ur~ or m y :e;Jairs made m. Licensee· s water
line so that tile City m2.y. in its dis c;-e~ion . !nspec: ::uc:i ope::ltions .
.J. Wirhin chi.rty 130 ) m ys from lhe ,i:ire 0 ( :hc:= -:owme~ceme:it of consrrucrion of said ware:
line. th e Licensee shall comoi e~e suc:i -:onsu-uc:rnn. i:;io.ce Jnd :naimo.in aerrnanc:=:it. visibte . ' '
mo.rkers. of :i type md :u ::uc:i '.o c:iri ons :lS j es i~:ire'.:i )y :he Cry·:; Director or" Utilities.
re:erf.cng to the cenrer!in t! or" ~he instaibrion Jnc sh:tll -:ie :rr :he crossing :rre:i of :ill
consmic:ion debris md :-esto re :he :rre:l co ~ts ;rev ious condition as l'le::..r as ma~· be
reasonable. [n che event :he placing •Jr· dlc:= i.::e::reriine :no.rkcrs md the de:uing :md
restoration of che crossing :rre:i is nor comple~ed ·.i.iL'lin the ci me spec:fied. the Cry may
compie~e rhe work JI th e :;ole expe:1se of rhe ~i ce:Jsee .
4. Th~ Ciry shall have rhe right to mainuin. inswll. repair. remove or relocate the City Ditch
or :mv other of ics faditit!s or insullarioos ·)Ii thin i:be Cirv':; ricilts-vf-wav. at :my rime
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and in such manner JS tbe C iry dee:ri..s llecess~: or convenie:Jt. The City reserves die
exclusi ve right to control ~l CJ.Semenrs .'.l.Ild iruc.'.tlbtions_
5_ The stipulations ::md condirions of this [.icense shall oe inco!1iorared into contract
specifications if tbe cons.ruction herein :iurhorized is co be done on :i conrracr basis.
6. The rights and privileges granted in this License shall be subject to prior agreements.
licenses and/or grants, recorded or unrecorded.. Jnd it shall be the Licensee's sole
responsibility to derermine the existence of said documents or cont1icring uses or
installari o ns.
7. The Licensee shall cont.a.ct JDd fully cooper:tte with the City's personnel and the
construction sb.ail be comole!ed withour interference with JllV !awful. usual or ordinarv . . .
flow of water through the City Ditch. Lice:-.see shall assume all risks incident to the
possibie prese::ice of such warers, or of storm ·.v aters, or of surface waters in the City
Ditch.
8. All tre:lc:ies or '.1oles ·.vir.hin rI"1e Cry·s :-ights-·Jr::.:i.;ay shall je jac'.Gllled :md tamped :o :be
origir1ai ground '.ine '.n :aye-rs Jor: :o exceed six ~ 6'1 ilc::es '.oose :ne::isure :o ::i compac::cn
of :iine::v :Jerce:}t r 90%) Scand.1rd ?:-ocor \-!2.ximc...T. De::sir; . . ' .
9. Lice:isee shall inc.ie::nnif: JJ1d .3ave ha.r-::iless :'.le Ciry . irs oGic ers :llld c.::ipioyees. J.gail:.si:
anv and :J..11 claims. d.arnai:es. :ic~ions or c ~uses or" J.C:ion lDG c:~men.ses co whicb. it or :be·:
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may be subjec~ed by reason of said wmer 1ine '.J e:..'1g ·.vi th.in :lI!d :ic:-oss J.Dd unde:-me
premises of :ht:: Ciry or by re:J..Son of .my ·..vorx Jon e J r :,y orrJss ion made by Licensee. '.ts
age:Jrs or ~mployees. Ln coonec:ion ,_.,.ith Lhe -:ansl:'"-lc:ion. :-e~iacement. mainre:Jance .Jr
repair or" said Uist:.1.llation. Lce:J.See. for :i per'.od or· J ne ( 1) :•e~ xginning on
St -¥ I , . '.:CC.-3 1..v~...i.nrs ta the! Ci ry :br :tc -.varer '.i ne will oe tree from detec:s '.n
mar1erio.is ;md will be tree from de:ec:s in :he ~1.SL'.librion of :.b.e warer lin e imo lh e Cir::
Ditch rig.hr-vr:way.
10. It is expressly :I?ed mar in c::ise ofLice:1see·s bre~b of :iny of the widlin promises. the
City may. :it its oprion. bave specific penon::n:mce cbereor~ or sue for damages resulting
from such breach.
11. L'pon ::ibandonme:Jt of my right or privilege he::-ein gr:1med. the right of Licensee to that
exte::it shall rermimte. but its obiiizarion ro incie::nnifv :md save harmless Lhe Citv. its -. .
officers :llld t!mployees. shall nor rerminare in Jl1V cve:ir.
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In g:r.mring the above authorizario~ the City reserves the right to make full use of the property
involved as may be necessary or convenient in the operation of the warer works plant and system
under control of the City.
fN 'N'1TNESS WHEREOF this instrument bas been execured as of the day and ye:ir firn
above written.
AITEST: CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
Ciry Clerk
AP?R OVED . .\S TO FO R..v(: . .\~Si:
Cry A.rr orne y Ciry Ci er k
Th e un de::-signe d authoriz ed offi cer of .cry Cl )l,,·r,·l er /)(\c1s1 --~/Vi,__{,s~ tvdci..:uJ
has ~ead rb e fo reg oing Li cens e Jil d J.gree s :o r m d on ~e !Jaif of sai d -t'D-t C\11 ::ch cf
(!, ,-,.::.\:-St tt11 ~1 (~ 2 'al r u:tt ?: cha t it 1.vi ll a c ::e~t m d will :W ide by all the terms 3.Ild
con diti ons tbere-Jf
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CONSTRUCTION EASEMENT
This Temporary Consrrncrion Easement (the Temporary Easement) is entered into
this day of , 2002 by and benveen the Ciry of Englewood, Colorado, a
municipal corporation of the si:are of Colorado, acting by the rbrough its Water and Sewer
Board (Granror) and f-,4-t ( l1v re\,,. ~~ C \.-. n S-t-Sc 1 E:.1-41~
.e_ .. ~ le_ 1.vN'd ( Grantee ).
WHEREAS. The Cirv of E:12iewood owns a ri2:ht-0f-wav for the Cirv Oirc!J, a carrier
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ditch (City Ditch ROW ) whic:-i is loc::ited as described on Exhibit A ..
WHERE . .\S . .r;n~ (\,1;,-d1 ;r-fClii 1;,I-5:1£ ...... H+desires ~o insrall a Gr;t c.1~12t:t..
witbm ~he Ciry Oitci1 RO\V
oursuanr to a lice:ise berwee:i :he oarc1es. . '
.:--.iOW . THEREFORE. In cons id e:-::irion of :he murua] cove:ianrs of ~he ~arties.
more particularly here inafte r s e~ forc;;. rb e :ide~uac:: :i.nc ~uffic:e:ic:1 of vv·hicb. are hereby
acknowledged. it is agreed J.S follows:
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l. Te:noorarv ConscrJ c:ion :=:::ise:ne:iL Eng ie .. vood (as Granror ) hereby grams
tof;(5*-Cl11..1f l1 cf C\1 r1<J S?1t',11 i 1<;,f-la s Cr::mtee ), its successors, assigns,
comracmrs. :ind sub -·.::omr ::ic:ors, a ;ion--:x.::usive te:i1porary consrrucnon
e::lseme:1r ::hrough. ove r. und er :ind :ic:-oss :b.e Ciry Oircb. RO\V for the
insrallation or· ::i 0 f\J (ca K_ 1'3.ecl
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Iice:ise agreement (the Pro j ect ).
Term of E::iseme;ir. The P:-oiect will be2in no so oner :ban q -I -Cl and
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will be comple~ed no later Lhan 3 · 3 I -c 1 . Complerion of rhe Projec::
will be deemed cO have occurred upon inspecrion :ind :ipprova1 of the Project
by Gramor ::ind ch1s Temporary E:iseme:1t \Vil] be deemed to have terminated
upon such completion.
.) . Access. Gr::inree shall have the rempor:iry ;ion -exclusive right to enter the
Cirv Ditch RO\V for :in v re:isonab le our.Jose '.lecessarv or orudent for the .. .. .. .. .. .
consrrucrion of ch e Pro1ect subiect to the followin2: resrr:icrions: 1) normal --workmg hours sh:ill be consisrenr with COOT construction b.ours, Monday
through Frida y ::ind 2 ) the op er:ition of ;!quipmenr md heavy rrucks will be
permined on th e Englewood Ciry Ditch RO\V only during normal working
hours.
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Restoration. Upon completion of the Projec; Grantee will perform such
restoration JIJd regrading as is necessary or ;Jrudent to restore the surface area
of the City Ditch ROW to it s original condition.
Indemnific:nion . Grantee. to rhe extent :Jerrnirred bv the laws and . ' .
consnrution of th e Seate of Colorado, hereby agree s to be liable and hold
harm less the City of Englewood, its employees, te nams, and guests from any
and all claims, causes of action. and li ability whic h may occur as a result of
the negligent or wrongful ac:s of Grantee in the co nstrncrion of the Project,
including th e cost of defending against such claim s.
6. Liabilirv. Grantee hereby ack.."Jowledges that it understands that there is water
flow in the City Ditch from A.prii ! m \ovemb er ! of each ye:ir and that it
will assume liability for any damage w adjoining ;:iropeny caused by water
flow resulting from damage \O th e City DitcJ caused oy the Granree·s
consrrucrion acr1 v ines .
1 . Insurance . Grantee shall maintain in :U ll force md effec: a valid policy of
insurance for :he P:-oiec: in che :imour.r or" 5600.000.00 ;Jrooenv coverage and -.. .. --
5600.000.00 !i:.ibtiitv covera\!e. Grar.ree fur.t.e r J!ITees :hat all [ts emoiovees. .. --.. "' .
conrrac:ors Jnd s ub-conrr:ic:ors \vork:ng on :be ?:-o jec: shall be cove red by
adequate Workers Compensation ins1..:rance .
8. AssiQTlmenr. This Temporary Consn-...:c:ion .=:lseme!Jt :s assignable only with
the -.vritten permission of ~:Jgk.vood. "voi c'.1 ;e:mission will nor
unre:isonabi y withheld. conditioned or deia yec.
~ WID'ESS \VHEREOF . che par:ies here~o nave ::xecure~ \bis cemporary
consrruc:ion E:iserne:ir on the dare :md day cirn: ·.vf.rt en above .
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In granting the above authorizario~ the City reserves the right to make full use of the property
involved as may be necessary or convenient in the operation of the water worlcs plant and system
under control of the City.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF this instrument has been executed as of the day and year first
above written.
AITEST:
City C!erk
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CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
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George V. Berg. Jr.
David G. Hill
Richard F. Greenleaf
Giovanni M. Ruscitti
Jon N. Banashek
M. Neal Hanna
Melissa M. Heidrnan
Ike Krasniewia
Evan D. Ela, Esq .
BERG HILL GREENLEAF & RUSCITTI LLP
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW
1712 Pearl Screer • Boulder, Colorado 80302
P.O. Box 1719 • Boulder, Colorado 80306
Tel: 303.402.1600 •Fax: 303.402.1601
August 7, 2003
Collins , Cockrell & Cole, P.C.
390 Union Blvd ., Suite 400
Denver, CO 80228
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Josh A. Maries
Thomas E. Merrigan
Kachleen M. Morgan
John G. Neville
Heidi C. Porter
Susan Tyrrell Richards
Julie S. Schoenfeld
Kirn A. Tomey
Special Counsel :
Neil C. King
Re: Englewood/South Suburban Intergovernmental Agreement for 20 Acre Feet
Dear Evan:
I have received your proposed draft of July 8, 2003 . I have not responded prior to this date
for two reasons. First, you insist on re-writing the document to provide South Suburban with express
or inferred advantages which are not called for by whatever obligation, if any , remains on the
original agreement. These advantages also are in conflict with , or are not called for , by South
Suburban 's 92CW166 decree. That decree calls for South Suburban to replace depletions above
Englewood's diversion points on Big Dry Creek. It also states that water from Englewood 's Allen
Plant wells will be provided by exchange, not by delivery to Big Dry .
I think Englewood really has no further obligation to South Suburban under the old
Intergovernmental Agreement, because Englewood has fulfilled its obligation to try to reach a new
agreement. Your insistence on new advantages for South Suburban is counter-productive.
Englewood is endeavoring to be a good neighbor on this matter, but Englewood is not going to
jeopardize its Big Dry Creek diversions or create any new obligations to South Suburban, apart from
its goodwill offer to provide the twenty acre feet. Nor, I think , will Englewood give up its insistence
that South Suburban pay part of the cost of both the well and the O&M.
The second reason for my delay is that the Arapahoe Aquifer well on the golf course was a
bust, as far as water yield is concerned. While the State Engineer 's data showed a presumptive yield
of 424.1 acre feet , the actual drilling results were 85 acre feet. For some reason there simply was
no meaningful water-bearing sand in the Lower Arapahoe where the well was drilled , despite the
State Engineer's maps to the contrary. As a result, the well was completed in the Upper Arapahoe,
at the disappointing small amount.
Evan D. Ela, Esq.
August 7, 2003
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We do not have all the costs yet. The cost for the well was $124 ,793.50. The cost for the
pump is only estimated, at $70,000 to $80,000 .
I do not know how Stu Fonda wants to proceed , in light of the disappointing yield of the well.
I have a call in to him , and will respond when I have heard from him.
Sincerel y,
David G. Hill
cc: Stu Fonda
How Denver Water stacks up
Customers inside the city and county of Denver enjoy nearly the cheapest rates
in the metro region . Denver residents also pay some of the lowest prices for
water in the country, compared with other major cities .
Yearly cost of water
Based on 137 .000 gallons
Highlands Ranch
Northglenn
Morr ison
Thornton
Westminster
Golden
$502
$500
$494
$446
$445
$444
Monthly cost of water•
Based on 22 .440 gallons
Broomfield
Boulder
Colo rado Springs
Lafayette
Aurora
Arvada
$423
$411
$388
$37l
$360
Seattle 118 $109
Austin , Texas Ill $105
Los Angeles II $68
Oakland , Calif . II $63
Dallas II $51
Miami B $48
Cleveland I $46
San Francisco I $45
Louisville , Ky. I $44
Philade lph ia I $40
Phoen ix I $40
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$321
Louisville $302
Glenwood Springs $280
Puebl o $265
Denver• w ~J.-,;!
Eng lewooa $240
'Be fo re propose d 5 pe rcent rate hike .
Source : Denver Water
Denver• I $39
Las Vegas I $38
Cincinnati I $38
Milwaukee I $35
De troi t I $29
Ch icago i $26
The Denver Post
Denver Water expects
little splash from rate hike
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rates in January .
Den ver Water 's base rate is cur-
rentl y Sl.58 fo r each 1.00 0 gallons .
As wi th most pro viders . the price
ratchet s up based on use. House -
nold s supplied by Denver Water
pay an averag e of $1.85 per 1.000
gallons for an average use of
137.000 gallons a year.
A 5 percent hike will cover cosis
without pinching customers more
than necessary, finance director
David Lafrance said .
If the drought persisis and water
demand continues to drop. the
board will have to rethink its fi-
nances , Lafrance said .
He couldn 't predict Wednesday
exactl y what that might mean.
Board members don 't expect a
backlash to the price hike , since
water is already so cheap -less
than one-fiftieth of a penny per gal-
lon -and the increase is modest.
"We have legitimate needs we
can explain." said William Rob-
erts . the board's most vocal defend-
er of residential customers .
Lafrance said the board won 't
be asking for more than it needs ; 8
percent. for example , would be too
much.
"Financially , you just don 't need
that right now ," he said.
Aurora residents were hit with a
15 percent increase in February ,
but the City Council heard barely a
munnur from customers . said city
Because of drought surcharges
imposed last year , many Aurora
customers had become accus-
tomed to higher r ates . she said .
The base rate for 1,000 gallons
of water in Auror a jumped from
$2 .34 to $2 .69 .
Englewood hasn 't seen much re-
action to its 15 percent rate hike ,
either , said spokeswoman Pauletta
Puncerelli.
Englewood has the cheapest
rates in the me tro region , second
only to Denver Water . Fifteen per-
cent of cheap is still cheap , said
Puncerelli .
"It 's just so cheap ," she said.
"We 've had the lowest water rates
for vears ."
Englewood residents currently
pay , on average . about Sl.75 per
1,000 gallons. _
Boulder adopted new rates in '
July . with increases ranging from 1
zero to a 33 percent hike based on :
customer use . i'
Boulder customers pay between ;
$1.65 per thousand gallons to $6 .60 ·
per thousand gallons , based on how :
much they use each month . :
In January , the Colorado Springs 1
City Council co:ild impose a 15 per-'.
cent rate hike to take effect in Feb-'
ruary, said city spokesman Tom
Lundstrom.
"This is still a floating figure,"
he said .
Colorado Springs households , on
average, pay $2.83 for each 1,000
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MEMORANDUM
TO: Englewood Water and Se er Board
FROM: Stewart Fo
DATE: September 2, 2003
RE: Gary Kasson
On August 8, 2003 Gary Kasson was seriously injured in a motorcycle accident near
Castle Rock.
Once stabilized, he was transferred to Presbyterian St. Luke's Hospital, to the Select
Specialty Wing. His family is hoping to eventually place him in Craig Hospital for
rehabilitation.
If you wish to send a note or card, his wife Carol would be most appreciative. Their
address is:
Carol Kasson
4220 S. Huron St.
Englewood, CO 80110
(303) 781-3996
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BERG HILL GREENLEAF & RUSCITTI LLP
George V. Berg, Jr.
David G. Hill
Richard F. Greenleaf
Giovanni M . Ruscini
ATTORNEYS & COUNSELORS AT LAW
1712 Pearl Street • Boulder, Colorado 80302
Jon N . Banashek
M . Neal Hanna
Melissa M . Heidman
Ike Krasniewicz
Steven T. Monson, Esq.
Felt Monson & Culichia, LLC
319 N. Weber Street
Colorado Springs , CO 80903
P.O . Box 1719 • Boulder, Colorado 80306
Tel: 303.402.1600 •Fax: 303 .402.1601
August 28, 2003
Re : Beadles (02CW285) Wells and Aug. Plan
Dear Steve:
Josh A Marks
Thomas E. Merrigan
Kathleen M . Morgan
John G. Neville
Heidi C. Potter
Susan Tyrrell Richards
Julie S. Schoenfeld
Kirn A. Tomey
Special Counsel:
Neil C. King
I have reviewed your letter and the application in this case, as well as the State Engineer 's
Summary of Consultation.
You have asked that Englewood consent to the consolidation of the two Beadles cases in
Division One. Englewood will consent to that.
You have also asked that Englewood stipulate out of the case , on the basis that the potential
injury to Englewood is quite small. Englewood will not do that. The problem for Englewood is that
there are innumerable small decreed aug plans for wells on the upper reaches of the South Platte and
its tributaries, there is a large number of pending applications for such aug plans, and it appears that
there will continue to be a large number of applications for these plans. Each individual plan may
have only a tiny effect on the South Platte River and its tributaries. In combination, however, this
multitude of aug plans, each causing a small injury, can have a very serious effect on the South
Platte River and its tributaries . Therefore, Englewood is not going to get out of these cases just
because each potential injury is small.
In order to settle this case , Englewood will need the following:
1. Engineering which shows how the claimed in-house use is calculated, compared to
the outside use .
2 . Satisfactory legal mechanisms to insure that the relationship between in-house use
and outside use will be maintained and enforced.
Steven T. Monson
August 28, 2003
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3. Post-pumping depletions must be replaced.
4. There must be a satisfactory legal mechanism to insure that a Laramie Fox Hills well
will indeed be drilled, and pump installed, and pumping conducted, to replace the post-pumping
depletions. Who is going to bear the expense of those items? When will they be completed?
5. There must be proof of a hydrological connection between the point of discharge from
the septic systems and the Laramie Fox Hills well and the stream system.
Please call if you have questions or suggestions.
cc: Stewart H. Fonda
Joe Torn Wood, P.E.
Sincerely,
David G. Hill