Title
A Resolution Appointing M. Patrick Wells to the Homestake Steering Committee and the Board of Directors of the Aurora-Colorado Springs Joint Water Authority
Presenter:
Phil Tunnah, Interim Chief Water Services Officer
Jerry A. Forte, P.E., CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities
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Summary:
It is necessary for City Council to appoint a Board Member to fill the remainder of the existing three-year terms vacated by Brett Gracely, ending on December 31, 2018 and January 14, 2019 and to fill the next three-year terms effective January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2021 and January 15, 2019 through January 14, 2022. The attached resolution would appoint M. Patrick Wells, General Manager of Water Resources and Demand Management, as a Director of the Homestake Steering Committee and the Aurora-Colorado Springs Joint Water Authority to fill the vacated terms and the next three-year terms.
Previous Council Action:
By resolution number 1-16, dated January 12, 2016, City Council appointed Brett Gracely as a current Board Member of the Homestake Steering Committee for a three-year term effective January 1, 2016, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Aurora-Colorado Springs Joint Water Authority for a three-year term effective January 15, 2016.
Background:
The City of Colorado Springs and the City of Aurora ("Cities") as partners operate the Homestake Water Project. The Homestake Water Project is governed by the Homestake Steering Committee which is made up of three representatives of each City who are appointed by their respective City Councils. The Cities formed the Aurora-Colorado Springs Joint Water Authority as a financing vehicle for the extension of the Homestake pipeline from Twin Lakes to the Otero Pump Station. The Board of Directors of the Aurora-Colorado Springs Joint Water Authority is made of three representatives of each City who are also appointed by their respective City Councils and two non-voting members.
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