Minutes - 1997 - City Council - 11/18/1997 - WorkshopEAGLE CITY COUNCIL
WORKSHOP MINUTES
November 18, 1997
ORIGINAL
COUNCIL: 7:00 p.m.
CALL TO ORDER:
2. ROLL CALL: Bastian, Masher, Merrill, Sedlacek. A quorum is present.
3. NEW BUSI1NESS:
A. Discussion of the First Amendment to Water Service Contract:
Note: Public comment will be taken although it will not be in a formal Public Hearing
format.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Bill Linam, United Water. Distributes copies of the agreements to the Mayor and Council.
Displays a site plan and drawing. Provides a history of the water system and discusses the fire
protection. Displays an overview of the City of Eagle/United Water Idaho To and Through
Agreement (What does it accomplish?) and discusses the same. Displays an overhead of City of
Eagle Proposal, EM2 Proposal showing a 5 year plan on operating costs and revenue. $505,000
projection in operating costs and a revenue of $505,000 over the 5 year period. General
discussion.
Bill Johnson, Holladay Engineering. General discussion on the fire flows and the domestic water
system.
General discussion in regards to the water system and the reservoir between United Water
Representatives, Bill Johnson, Holladay Engineering, Mayor and Council.
Ed Squires, United Water. Discusses the Boise and Eagle aquifer
Continued general discussion between the above mentioned parties.
Legal Counsel discusses the two separate agreements. General discussion.
Mayor opens the meeting to public comment.
Doug Patterson, 796 Pitkin, Eagle. Question to Linam on the elevation of the reservoir.
Discussion between Linam and Patterson on the flow of the water and the elevation of the
reservoir.
Judy Hutt, 9070 Brookside Lane, Eagle. Discussion on registering wells. Wondering if this will
make water pressure drop in private existing wells. Discussion between Judy, Linam and Gary
Spackman, Water Resources.
Delmar Vail, 725 W. Floating Feather, Eagle. General comments on United Water and the
agreement. Gary Spackman, Water Resources, responds. General discussion.
Gary Spackman, Water Resources. Discusses the limitation on the diversion from the Floating
Feather well. General discussion.
Eleanor Chase, Floating Feather Road. Discusses her wells and the water tables for her wells.
Discusses the agreement with United Water.
Joe King, 170 N. Sierra View Way. Wants to know what the impact on the water bills will be.
Bill Linam responds. Wants to know what the requirement is for fire protection. Bill Linam and
Bill Johnson, Holladay Engineering, respond.
Robert Deshazo, Eagle Water Company. Discusses the prior United Water hearings and that
there was no mention of the water going any where else. Discussion on the fees.
Joe Stadler, 9700 Brookside Lane. His concern is connecting to United Water and what effect
that will have in the future.
Ed Squires, United Water. Discusses the water rights of United Water. Monitoring wells is
important. General discussion.
Mayor calls a recess at 9:05 p.m.
Mayor reconvenes the meeting at 9:20 p.m.
Mayor reconvenes the public comment portion of the meeting. No one else wishes to speak.
General comments and discussion between the Council and Bill Linam on the both of the
Agreements. City Attorney addresses this issue.
Bastian moves to continue these 2 contracts to a special meeting to be held Tuesday,
December 2, 1997, at 7:00 p.m., to deal with the contract language. Seconded by Masner.
ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES .........
General discussion on the point of diversion that the City has on the Horrmechea Property.
B. Discussion of Merrill Community Park.
Mayor introduces the issue.
Legal Counsel states that this could be held in an Executive Session.
Masher moves that we go into Executive Session to discuss the purchase of real estate.
Bastian: AYE; Masher: AYE; Merrill: AYE; Sedlacek: AYE. ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIES ............
EXECUTIVE SESSION COMMENCES
Masher moves to leave Executive Session. Seconded by Bastian. ALL AYE: MOTION
CARRIES ..........
4. ADJOURNMENT:
Masher moves to adjourn. Seconded by Merrill. ALL AYE: MOTION CARRIES...
Hearing no further business, the Council meeting adjourned at 10:20 p.m.
Respectfully submitted:
CITY CLERIOTREASURER
APPROVED:
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MAYOR