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BRADFORD PUBLiSHING CO.,DENVER R E C 0 R D 0 F P R 0 C E E D I N G S
Water Committee
/July 14,1977
Committee:Chairman Sutter,Trustees Dannels and Houston
Attending:Chairman Sutter,Trustees Dannels and Houston
Also Attending:Town Administrator Hill,Superintendent McCracken,
Finance Officer Duncan,Accountant Daniels
Absent:None
RURAL WATER APPLICATIONS:
ROCK RIDGE DEVELOPMENT CORP.—requests service for a residencelocatedonthenorthernmostbuildingsiteinTractB,Parts of Blocks
7 and 12,Ferguson Subdivision.The Committee recommends approval.
WOOTTEN PROPERTY -WATERLINE EASEMENT:
The Committee recommends the Board of Trustees execute the agreement
with Marie Wootten regarding an easement for a 4”waterline across
Lots 4 &5,Division 9,High Drive Heights Subdivision.
MacGREGOR RANCH WATERLINE SURVEY:
The following bids were received regarding the survey of the MacGregorRanchwatermain:
Estes Park Surveying Company ..not to exceed $443.00
Van Horn Engineering not to exceed $300.00
The Committee recommends accepting the bid of Van Horn Engineering.
WATER USE REPORT -JUNE 1977:
Water use in June 1977 showed a 17%decrease from June 1976.
FEDERAL SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT:
The Committee received copies of the standards under the new Federal
Safe Drinking Water Act and were informed that the requirements arebeingmet.
WATER RATE STUDY:
A water rate study proposal was received from DMJM—Phillips.Reister,
Inc.with a “not—to—exceed”cost figure of $4,400.The Committeerecommendsproceedingwiththewaterratestudyasproposed.(A copy
of the proposal is attached to these minutes).
EXTENSION AGREEMENT -JOHNSON -FORT MORGAN COLONY ADDITION:
The Committee recommends the Board of Trustees execute the agreementwithRoyceL.Johnson regarding the water main extension through
Lots 20,29,30,31 and 32 of Fort Morgan Colony Addition.
NPS -WATER TESTING &TUXEDO PARK WATER AGREEMENT:
The Larimer County Health Department is discontinuing its service oftestingwatersamplesandaccordingtothenewFederalSafeDrinking
Water Act,a minimum of eight test samples permontli is required.TheNationalParkServicehastheclosestcertifiedlabandhasagreed,on
a yearly basis,to run five samples per week at $3 per sample.TheCommitteerecommendsenteringintoanagreementwiththeNationalPark
Service regarding water sample testing.
BRADFORD PUBLISHING CO.,DENVER R E C 0 R D 0 F P R 0 C E E D I N G S
Water Committee
July 14,1977
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The National Park Service has requested that amendments be made to
the Tuxedo Park agreement allowing a transfer of a residential waterconnectiontoaneighboringresidenceandtocombinetheservice
lines crossing the river into one underwater line.The Committee
recommends the request be granted.
AUGUST 1st METER READING:
The Committee recommends reading all water meters on August 1st and
notifying those water customers whose meters show excessive use.In
addition to educating heavy water users of the probable costs,the
August 1st meter readings would reveal any faulty meters and readouts.
CLARK-MICHIGAN LOADER REPAIR:
Superintendent McCracken reported to the Committee on the damages that
occurred to the Water Department Clark—Michigan loader and estimated
the cost to repair at $6,500.The Committee recommends to the Board
of Trustees that the loader be repaired.
$NOWBERGER -EXTENSION OF TIME ON WATER TAP:
Robert $nowberger requested an extension on his water tap which expired
April 28,1977.The Committee recommends a one year extension be
granted but that the current tap fee be paid allowing credit on the
tap fee already paid.
REPORTS:
WOODS &CROWLEY SUMMER LINE -The summer waterline presently
serving Woods and Crowley has been cut just east of Woods and
will be connected to the 4”Binns line.The connection will be
metered.
WATERPLANT TOUR -A tour of the Glacier Creek water plant will
be conducted on Wednesday,July 20,1977 and will leave the
Municipal Building at 1:30 p.m.
There being no further business,the meeting was adjourned.
Joan Van Horn,$ecretary
JUL 261977
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(N f)(‘:—ley O.PhiTIips
‘s)ce President
Floyd M.Reister
Vice President
DM.JMPhiflipsReister July 13,1977
Town of Estes Park
P.0.Box 1200
Estes Park,Colorado 80517
Attention:Mr.Dale G.Hill
Town Admi ni strator
Subject:Proposed Water Rate Study
Gentlemen:
We propose to undertake a study of the Town’s present water rate structure
and to make recommendations for possible changes in the rates to reflect recent
changes in operating costs of the water department,and the changeover to a
totally metered system.
Our study would cover the following major areas:
1.Determination of the level of annual revenue necessary to provide for
operation,maintenance and development of the water system.
2.Distribution of the annual revenue requirements,or costs of service,
to basic cost functions,which in turn allows further distribution
of these costs to customer classes in accordance with the service
requirements for those customer classes.
3.Design of water rates that will,as nearly as practical,recover
from each customer class the respective cost of providing service.
4.In addition,we would study such things as alternatives in the billing
cycle;inverse rate schedules to encourage conservations and other
similar measures.
We would suggest that compensation for this work be on the same basis as
our other ongoing work for the Town,namely book cost plus 30%.Book cost is
defined as direct payroll costs plus an allowance for overhead.Direct payroll
includes the actual wages or salaries paid to the employees working on the work.
including group life insurance and workmen’s compensation insurance premiums,
medical—hospital insurance premiums,salary continuation insurance premiums
and prorated allowances for vacation,sick leave,holiday pay and other items
normally considered fringe benefits,except that the term fringe benefits shall
not include bonuses,contributions to profit sharing plans or non-recurring
payments or benefits.No premium will be paid for overtime pay.
Payments would be made monthly on the basis of work accomplished during
the preceding month.
We estimate the total fee would probably not exceed $4,400.
We would plan to defer commencement of this rate study until mid-September
so that the first readings of the Town’s new meters will be available.Com
pletion of the study and the submittal of the report would be about October 31st.
Very truly yours,
DMJM -PHILLIPSRE STER,INC.
R.K.Kemp
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