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Ordinance No. 16-107 Approving Inclusion of a Portion of the City of Colorado Springs, Colorado within the Lower Fountain Metropolitan Sewage Disposal District upon the Terms and Conditions Set Forth by the Board of Directors of the Lower Fountain Metropolitan Sewage Disposal District.
Presenter:
Brian Whitehead, System Extensions Manager
Jerry Forte, P.E., CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities
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Summary:
At the July 20, 2016, Colorado Springs Utilities Board meeting, Utilities staff presented the terms and conditions for inclusion of a portion of the City within the Lower Fountain Metropolitan Sewage Disposal District (Lower Fountain). It was discussed in that meeting that upon receipt of favorable results from a ballot process to obtain owner consent to relocate the wastewater treatment facilities for the Southern portion of Banning Lewis Ranch to Lower Fountain, that Utilities' staff would proceed to bring an ordinance approving inclusion to City Council at a subsequent City Council meeting. With that ballot process now concluded favorably, Utilities requests consideration of the inclusion ordinance.
Previous Council Action:
None regarding approval of the inclusion ordinance, however, Council previously approved submission of a request for inclusion to Lower Fountain.
Background:
For the past year or more, Colorado Springs Utilities has pursued inclusion of a portion of the City (located within the Jimmy Camp Creek Basin and identified in the map attached to the proposed inclusion ordinance) and membership in Lower Fountain in order to facilitate the provision of wastewater service to that area by Colorado Springs Utilities. As discussed previously with Utilities Board and City Council, the steps for inclusion include:
1. Approval of a resolution requesting Inclusion by the Colorado Springs City Council - Completed.
2. Acceptance of the resolution and petition by the Lower Fountain Board of Directors, performance of a feasibilit...
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