Fountain Creek Watershed, Flood Control and Greenway District
Technical Advisory Committee
Meeting Minutes
March 7, 2012
The meeting was held at:
City of Fountain, City Hall
116 S. Main Street, 2nd Floor
Fountain, CO 80817
- Call to Order and Introductions
Elaine Kleckner called the meeting to order at 1:00pm.
A quorum was present for the meeting.
In attendance were the following designated members of the Fountain Creek Watershed Technical Advisory Committee:
Name Organization
Carol Baker, P.E.Colorado Springs Utility
Dan Bare, P.E.CCS/Eng
John ChavezEl Paso County Stormwater
Duane GreenwoodCity of Fountain Public Works Director
Jim HeckmanFountain Sanitation District
Nancy KellerCity of Pueblo
Elaine KlecknerEl Paso County Community Service
Richard Mulledy, P.E.City of PuebloCivil Engineer
Julie Ann WoodsPueblo County, Planning and Development
Keith CurtisEl Paso County, Floodplain Administration
Greg LangerNRCS
Dennis Maroney, P.E.Stormwater, Consultant
Public in Attendance
Larry Small, Executive Director
Irene Kornelly, Citizens Advisory Group
John, Radcliff, Nolte
David Williams, Nolte
2.Approve Agenda ofMarch 7, 2012
Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the agenda for the March 7, 2012meeting was approved.
3. Approve Minutes of February 1, 2011
Upon motion duly made, seconded and unanimously carried, the minutes for the February 1, 2011 meeting, with minor amendments/updates, were approved.
4.Reports
- Governing Board
Larry Small gave an update on Governing Board activities.
The Board is waiting for the upcoming Summit Economic Report. After the report has been completed, the Board will move forward on developing strategies for the proposed mill levy.
- Citizens Advisory Group
An update was brought to the committee by Irene Kornelly representing the Citizens Advisory Group.
During their next meeting, the CAG will be hosting a speaker from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science to address the issue of fracking. In addition, Fred Williams will speak about issues on the Air force Academy.
The CAG has invited and encouraged all TAC members to attend.
5.Unfinished Business
- USGS Flood Control Study – February 17 Subcommittee Meeting
Dan Bare provided a summary of the subcommittee meeting to the TAC.
-At the request of the USGS, the TAC provided several potential alternatives, including a dam on the main stem of Fountain Creek, off-site detention at several locations along Fountain Creek, the construction of several ponds at the top of the watershed, etc.
-The USGS confirmed that they will develop one single state HEC-Ras/Hms model for the three areas of evaluation. (Flood Control, Sediment Transport, Sediment Transport Against Flood Control)
-During the subcommittee meeting it became apparent that coordination with previous studies has become a significant issue. The coordination with previous studies will be necessary to produce a valid model and to assess the value of all findings and suggested alternatives. To remedy this issue, the USGS will provide a list of data they need up to this point and coordinate with Dan Bare to obtain any additional data from previous studies.
-The issue of funding was also discussed. Larry Small confirmed that as of this time a significant funding gap exits, approximately 70K. In order to address this gap, the TAC will look to adjust the scope through a possible contract addendum. A follow-up subcommittee meeting will be scheduled to address budget and scope issues.
-The USGS stated that for the purposes of this study water rights issues, as well as questions of economic and/or legal issues will not be addressed. In addition,it will be assumed, for the purposes of the study, that current policies will account for the effects of future conditions and as a result the model will not consider these future conditions.
- Policy Workshop – February 21 Subcommittee Meeting; Next Steps and Workshop Dates – Rich Muzzy, Larry Small
Larry Small provided the TAC with the following update.
-Matrix Design Group has billed approximately $3600 to date.
-A monthly progress meeting has been scheduled between Graham Thomson of Matrix Design Group and Larry Small beginning Thursday March 15th.
-After some discussion, the scope has been adjusted to reduce the number of workshops from 2 to 1.
-The deadline, set by the grant, will be June 30th.
- GOCO River Corridors Initiative Grant Application - Carol Baker
Carol Baker provided the TAC with a summary of the projects included in the GOCO grant application titled Draft Fountain Creek Watershed Recreation and Open Space Projects for the GOCO River Corridors Initiative. Please refer this document for a detailed description of the projects.
-The final application is due to GOCO on March 16.
-The application will seek approximately 5 million in grants, with approximately 2 million in matching funds or in-kind services provided.
- District Land Use Application Review Procedures – TAC Recommendation on Fees
The Board seeks the opinion of the TAC on the potential revision of fees in a District Land Use Application Review Procedure. Currently the districts fees are set at the corresponding county entities fee plus 10%.
Elaine Kleckner provided the committee members with copies of the El Paso County Development Services Department,Type D Project – Preliminary Plan, Major as information to possible serve as a guide.
The TAC agreed it is likely that Larry Small would expend between 8-10 hours of time for the processing/handling of each application, which would correspond with a fee of approximately $1250. This rough estimate closely equates to a fee based on 10% of the current Type D Project – Preliminary Plan mentioned above. Elaine will provide a step-by-step cost of service analysis as a next step to validate the initial thinking and as the basis for the procedure. The fees will be presented in the same form as the Public Notice procedure.
The TAC will continue to discuss the issue the upcoming meeting to develop a recommendation.
6.New Business
No new business discussed.
7.Other Business
No other business discussed.
8. Public Comment
No comment recorded.
9.Executive Session (If Required)
Not required.
10.Setting Date, Time, and Location of Next Meeting
April 4, 2012 City of Fountain, 116 S. Main Street, FountainCO 80817. 1:00pm
11. Adjourn
3:15 pm
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