Minutes - 1997 - City Council - 02/19/1997 - Workshop THE CITY OF EAGLE
CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP MINUTES
February 19, 1997
7:00 P.M.
1. CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL: BASTIAN, MERRILL, YZAGUIRRE. MASNER.IS
ABSENT, a Quorum is present.
3. NEW BUSINESS:
A. Report/Discussion - EM2 & City of Eagle Water System: Kathy
Schiflet from United Water/EM2 has requested to discuss with the City Council
the topic of the Eagle City Water System and the system's growth.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Kathy Schiflet introduces herself and Dan Brown the Engineer for EM2 and
Kathy gives a brief outline for tonight's meeting.
Dan Brown, Engineer for EM2 - Evaluated the current situation as they see and
the steps the City needs to take to meet the needs of the landowners. Displays
and explains written information.
Weldon Fisher, 546 E. Beacon Light Road, Eagle - He wants information about
the well and how much water there will be.
General discussions between Dan Brown and the City Council.
Terry Nyborg representing the Hormaechea property. Supports a solution to the
water problems. They are offering to let a well be developed on their property
for exchange in service. Legal Council provides information on drafting an
agreement. General discussion.
Vern Brewer, Holladay Engineering Company. Provides information on the steps
the City would need to take in applying for a drilling permit and obtaining water
rights. General Discussion. Dan Brown, EM2, generally the water right
application has been approved prior to getting a drilling permit. General
discussion. Legal council provides information on agreements that can be
entered into with the Hormaecheas. General Discussion.
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Duane Stuecke, President of Lexington Hills - Provides history of the water
system. Lexington Hills has a understanding that they would pay for the line.
The City would not be under any obligation to pay for any of the system. We are
in favor of an agreement. Time is of the essence, we have been delayed for
almost a year. General discussion.
Dennis Whitmore, TreasuredSecretary of Lexington Hills - Provides an overview
of the project and the properties involved. Everyone wants it and there is no
cost to the City. Time is of the essence, we don't need a water crises. General
discussion.
Bill Johnson, Holladay Engineering Co. - We looked at the Eagle City System
and identified the needs. We had a meeting with Dan and discussed their
proposal. Right now there is no excess capacity in that system. We would like
to see reduced usage or phase out of Well #2. We see a need for better controls
on your wells, a need redundancy of your pumping facilities, and a need for back
up power or storage. The proposal that was presented tonight addresses many
of those needs. It has a positive benefit for the City of Eagle. I am confident that
an agreement can be drafted. General discussion.
Bastian: Has concerns about what will happen when the power goes out.
Dan Brown, EM2 - At the present time you would have a problem when the
power went out. The two ways to deal with that are either storage or a standby
generation system. This is an important facet of the system. The stand by
generation is a reliable system and is less expensive than a storage tank.
General discussion.
Dave Roylance, Civil Engineer, Homeowner in Lexington Hills - When the Bond
failed everything went up in smoke. We counted on that tank being on the hill
and we counted on the Bond providing that. We have to get the other well, we
have no other choice. Need to work an agreement. General discussion.
Yzaguirre: Question for Kathy, EM2, Could EM2 offer the Hormaechea family
some comfort down the road with water service from another well. Kathy thinks
that could be a deciding factor when a decision is made, that could be an offer
we might offer. General discussion.
Bastian thinks City Attorney should work with the other parties involved to work
out an agreement as soon as possible. He thinks there needs to be some type
of a back up and this should be in the agreement. Legal Counsel provides
another solution being a lease for a back up system.
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Bastian: I move that we direct the city legal counsel to work with the interested
parties in developing an agreement and consider in particular the following points
that we obtain a municipal permit as soon as possible and that we provide a
means for protecting the citizens in case of a power outage in the event of a fire,
second by Yzaguirre. Mayor ask for clarification of the Motion: is that to
instruction the City Attorney to get involved in this process. Bastian: I will modify
my Motion to just simply have the City Legal Counsel review the agreement with
the other conditions I originally had in my motion, seconded by Yzaguirre.
Discussion. Merrill: Do you want to include those five points that we are looking
at? Bastian: I move that we amend my motion and include the five
recommended points: 1.-The City obtain drilling permit; 2.-Drilling of a well; 3.-
Extend the water main to Lexington Hills and Treasurer Valley Village; 4.-The
City applies to change permit to municipal and 5.- The City applies for a new
water right that includes the Hormaechea property; and 6.- That there be
provision for protection of individual homeowners in case of a power outage,
seconded by Yzaguirre. Discussion. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES ....
Kathy Shiflet wanted to know the time frame for a special City Council Meeting
and the Mayor said he would like to have 24 hour notice or more so that this
could be published.
Merrill: I make a motion that the City Council have a Special Meeting on Monday
at 7:00 p.m. for public information, seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIES ....
Yzaguirre: I make a motion to Adjourn, Seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE:
MOTION CARRIES .....
ADJOUR AT 8:45 P.M.
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