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<br />-_., <br />( <br />Unable to transcribe Noel Hobbs discussion entirely due to Hobbs not speaking into <br />microphone system.) <br />Hobbs gave brief information on House Bill 1154 which was passed in the last Legislature - <br />one item in the bill requires water conservation plans to be developed by water providers <br />serving more than 2,000 acre feet of water annually. Plans are to be developed and <br />implemented by 1996. This will be required by law by 1996. Hobbs reviewed the survey <br />and explained that the survey looked at different types of conservation programs and <br />practices. Two items that this study did was ask people if they felt that the water <br />conservation methods would conserve and they said yes, the other question was would they <br />personally utilize it and with the exception of the ET program people said they would not <br />implement it. People want it done, but they want their neighbors to do it, they don't want <br />to do it themselves. That is why legislation has come into effect and why councils pass <br />ordinances to create water conservation techniques. <br />Councilman Howard expressed his concern about the message the City is passing on to its <br />citizens. The fact that the City is building a new water plant to provide the water needed <br />for the City of Louisville and on the other hand you can't use this water because we are <br />going to conserve. Howard is in favor of conservation programs, he was concerned with <br />the salability of the concept. <br />Noel Hobbs explained they would set it up with whatever the Council would feel <br />comfortable representing to the people. Hobbs explained that some people were currently <br />involved in some sort of water conservation. The survey shows that a lot of people would <br />be willing to do some of these things and the hope is that others will join. <br />AUTHORIZATION TO EXECUTE RAW WATER MASTER PLAN <br />CONTRACT WITH THE COLORADO WATER CONSERVATION BOARD, <br />STATE OF COLORADO DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL RESOURCES <br />Tom Phare, Director of Public Works, gave a brief overview of the contract for the <br />Colorado Water Conservation Board (CWCB) funding regarding the Raw Water Master <br />Plan. Phare explained that discussions with CWCB have led to the agreement whereby <br />they would provide approximately 50% of the project funding. The contract provides for <br />CWCB to contribute $48,285.00 to the Raw Water Master Plan Study. The City of <br />Louisville will repay this money starting in 1995, at a loan interest rate of 5% should the <br />project not identify a raw water project which CWCB would fund. Essentially the <br />arrangement with CWCB is for a low interest loan for 50% of the Raw Water Master Plan <br />Study. <br />Staff requests the Council authorize the Mayor to execute the Raw Water Master Plan <br />Contract with the CO Water Conservation Board, State of CO Department of Natural <br />Resources on behalf of the City. <br />IS <br />