Hondius Water Users Project Committee 11/6/14 Meeting Minutes
Present: Jim Redman, Tim Breiding, Tony & Vi Burroughs, Beth Coulson, Bill Rawsky.
Absent: Ernie Diedrich, Thurman Williamson, Brandy Flanagan.
Previous Meeting Minutes.
Approved by all. Jim will forward for posting onto the website.
Funds Collection Update.
We have collected the necessary $12,000 from the Hondius Water Users Group for the estimated costs of the preliminary engineering study. The funds have been sent to Larimer County. There are still approximately 15 or 16 homeowners we have not been able to reach and for whom we do not know if we have correct contact information. It was acknowledged this will require additional follow up.
Information from Bill Rawsky.
Bill reported he has some photos of some construction projects on the Hondius waterline, including a project related to the pump system. The pump system was installed to provide water to Upper High Drive after the National Park requested water no longer be taken from Beaver Meadows and we began obtaining the water from the city of Estes Park. The pump is in a pit underground. City water flows to the pump and the pump sends it to a reservoir in the Park from which it flows down to Upper High Drive and other areas above the “blue line.”
Formation of the Improvement District.
Jim reported he is waiting to get information, including a map of the Hondius water system, from an engineer, who obtained the map from a previous Hondius Association Board member. We hope that the map will provide us with a clearer image of what the Improvement District will look like.
DOLA letter and email from Ed Schemm.
Committee reviewed the letter from the Colorado Dept of Local Affairs Executive Director, Reaves Brown, to the Larimer County Commissioners offering to enter into a contract for the grant money for our project. The offer is valid for one year from 10/23/14.
Committee reviewed the email from Ed Schemm informing us of the bidding process for the Preliminary Engineering Report. It is requested 3 members of our group join with 2 county personnel to form a 5 member Interview Committee. We agreed Jim and Tim should be members. It was identified it would be good to have representation from Users other than just Wonderview. Beth expressed interest. All 3 expressed their ability to participate could be compromised by their schedules depending on when the Interview Committee convenes. It was identified Don Piepgras could be a good choice if he’s available. Jim will check with Ed about our ability to have Alternates and to get a timeframe.
Closing.
Continue meeting 1st Thursday of each month.
Next Meeting: December 4th, 6:00 PM MST.