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Home My WebLink AboutMINUTES Town Board 1951-01-22Zrotultt of eoteo Hark, Larimer County, Colorado, January 22 19. 51 Minutes of a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Larimer Couy, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the 22 nt day of Jan' , A. D. 19 51 at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor Ronald C. Brodie Present: Mayor Ronald C. Brodie Trustees: Chas. Herzog, Merl Morehead, Jess Poling, George H. Watson. Also Present: Lee H. Tallant, Supt. of Works Verne H. Fanton, Town Clerk Absent: Trustee C.A. Graves, G.E. Casey. Minutes of the regular meeting held on January 8th, read and approved as read. Water Superintendent Lee H. Tallant presented a proposed contract as drawn by the Town Attorney, between the Town and Elanor E. and Pester Hondius, dated January 22, 1951, for water service to a new sub -division South West of the village. The contract was read in full, whereupon, Trustee Poling moved that the Mayor and Clerk be instructed to sign the contract on behalf of the Town. Trustee Morehead seconded the motion. Upon roll call said motion carries by the following vote: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Herzog, Morehead, Poling and Watson. Those voting "No" None. The Clerk presented a proposed contract, presented by the Bureau of Reclamation, proposing that the Town lease from the Bureau, a power line, extending from'Mary's Lake', to the East portal of the Adams tunnel, in order that the Bureau may purchase power from the Town at said East portal. Following the discussion, Trustee Watson introduced the following Resolution and moved that it be passed and adopted, subject to the approval of the Town Attorney. RESOLUTION WHEREAS, the United States is furnishing wholesale electric service to the Contraotor under the provisions of Contract No. 181r-554, dated May 12, 1947, which contract will expire December 31, 1958; and WHEREAS, the united States owns and operates a seventy-two hundred volt, three-phase distribution line in the vicinity of the East Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel, a feature of the Colorado -Big Thompson Project; and WHEREAS, it is economically desirable that the United States obtain electric service from the Contractor at or near the Eaet Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel for station service purposes in lieu of funnishing its own electric service; and WHEREAS, the contractor desires to utilize a section of said distribution line for the purpose of furnishing electric service to the United States and to other customers in that general locality; and WHE EAS, it is of economic benefit to the United States to grant the contractor a license for the use of said distribution line, plus facilities necessary to furnish electric service to the United States, in lieu of advancing to the Contractor an amount to cover the cost of an extension of electric facilities which would otherwise be required; NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants hereing set forth, the parties hereto agtee as follows; The United States does hereby grant to the Contractor license and authority to use and operate that certain 7200 volt, 3 phase, distribution line of the United States, said distribution line consisting of conductors and etructors extending from the Eaet Portal ofthe Alva B. Adams tunnel for approximately 1.2 miles to the point of intereection with the electric distribution facilities of the Contractor,and facilities necessary to provide electric service to the United States near the East Portal of the Alva B. Adams Tunnel. No equipment of facilities in addition to the said conductors, structures, and facilities are to be furnished or provided by the United States in connection with the privileges exercised by the Contractor under this license. 132 TOtOn of eotCo AC , Larimer County 0 ado, , 19- Minutes of a ......--_. __meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Estes Park, Lorimer County, Colorado. Meeting held in the Town Hall in said Town of Estes Park on the. --- day of , A. D. 19..,. at regular meeting hour. Meeting called to order by Mayor_� Present: Mayor Trustees: The license and authority hereby granted shall become effective upon the date of its execution and shall remain in effect until terminated by either party by written notice of termination given to the other party sixty days in advance of the effective date thereof. For and in consideration of the license and authority hereby granted; (a) The Contractor shall patrol and inspect said distribution line and facilities at regular intervals and agrees, at its sole expense, to make all repairs and install and replace any structures, conductors, and facilities required for the normal operation of the line. The Contractor or hie duly authorized representative shall have access at any time to the location of any and all parts of said distribution line and facilites for the purpose of operating and maintaining any parts thereof. (b) The Contractor agrees to furnish electric power and energy to the United States at a delivery point at or near the East Portal of the Alva B. Adams tunnel, said power and energy to be furnished under the terms of a purchase contract to be executed by the parties hereto. The Contractor hereby releases and agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the United States, its officers, agents, and employees, on account' of all damage or claims fro damage by whomsoever made, and of any nature whatsoever arising out of or in any manner connected with this license or the operations thereof. This license shall terminate and all rights of the Contractor hereunder shall cease without notice upon breach by the Contractor of any of the conditions of this license, or of the doing by the Contractor of any act inconsistent with the provisions hereof. No interest in this license shall be transferred by the Contractor to any other party without the written approval of the contracting officer. All rights of action for breach of this license are reserved to the United States as provided by Section 3737, Revised Statutes of the United States 41 U.S.C.A. 15. No member of or Delegate to Congress or Resident Commissioner shall be admitted to any share or part of this license or to any benefit that may aries herefrom, but this restriction shall not be construed to extend to this license if made to a corporation or company for its general benefit. In the exercise of the privileges granted under this license, the Contractor shall not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, creed, color, or national origin. Said Resolution was then read in full. Trustee Herzog seconded the motion. Upon roll call said Resolution was duly passed and adopted by the following vote: Those voting "Yes" Trustees Herzog, Morehead, Poling and Watson. Those voting "No" None. The Board authorized the Mayor to eign a license for right of way, with the Bureau of Reclamation, being a part of a contract between the Town and the Bureau, under date of January 10, 1949. Trustee George Watson, together with Carl Bailey, gave a complete, detail, report, with analysis and statements covering the operation of the Light & Power department for the year 1950. There being no further business, the meeting adjourned. Q� 4Y,G:Y?Fr� Attest: