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Committee approves reimbursement arrangement with Colorado Springs for Ontario/Otero pipeline valves
Summary
The Water Policy Committee approved a resolution to reimburse Colorado Springs Utilities about $400,000 for a portion of valve and vault costs tied to Ontario/Otero pipeline maintenance, and members voiced approval of the packet items including minutes with one abstention recorded earlier.
The Water Policy Committee approved a resolution on Feb. 18 authorizing payment and reimbursement arrangements with Colorado Springs Utilities for valve and vault work tied to maintenance on the Ontario and Otero pipelines. Staff told the committee the work included replacing about 800 linear feet of pipe near the Wild Horse turnout and installing two additional valves for staff safety; Colorado Springs Utilities will reimburse Aurora roughly $400,000 for a portion of the valve and vault costs.
"We did a, had a maintenance project on the Ontario pipeline, where we were replacing about 800 linear feet of pipe," a staff presenter said. The resolution to authorize payment and accept reimbursement was presented and members verbally indicated approval during the meeting.
Earlier in the agenda the committee approved prior meeting minutes; staff noted Council Member Andrews was absent from the prior meeting and abstained from the minutes' approval. The meeting adjourned after a brief discussion of council-tour logistics.
The committee did not record a roll-call vote tally in the transcript for the pipeline resolution; members present voiced approval and no formal recorded opposition appeared in the meeting remarks.
