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Votes at a glance: minutes approved; compliance agreement, construction contract, and budgets carried
Summary
The board recorded unanimous or carried motions to approve the July 8 minutes, a Denver Water compliance agreement, award a construction contract for the Denver interconnects, and to forward the 2026 water, sewer and stormwater budgets (with staff-recommended rate proposals) to council.
The meeting included several formal motions and recorded outcomes. The items below summarize the actions the board took during the session:
- Approval of minutes (item 4): The board moved and seconded approval of the minutes from the July 8 meeting; the chair called the vote and the motion carried.
- Item 6a — Compliance agreement with Denver Water: The board approved staff’s proposed compliance agreement that sets review, inspection and operational requirements for two Denver Water interconnections. The agreement preserves statutory intergovernmental immunities and clarifies responsibilities for inspections, warranties and asset security.
- Item 6b — Construction contract for Denver Water interconnections: The board awarded the construction contract to the recommended Denver Water–prequalified contractor (listed in staff materials as “T Low”) and authorized a 10% contingency. Staff identified the contract price as $5,257,000 and the contingency authorization raising the total to $5,780,000.
- Item 6c — Final 2026 budgets (water, sewer and stormwater): The board approved the finalized budgets as presented and supported staff’s recommended rate adjustments (4.5% proposed water increase, approximately $1.08 per month for a typical user; sewer and stormwater proposals described in staff materials). Staff will forward the budgets and rate proposals to city council for formal adoption.
All motions were recorded in the transcript as carried. The transcript does not provide a roll‑call vote with named yea/nay tallies for these motions; the meeting record shows vocal "aye" responses and the chair’s announcement that the motions carried.
