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Department of Utilities
Reference: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BRIGHTON, COLORADO, ACTING BY AND THROUGH ITS WATER ACTIVITY ENTERPRISE, AUTHORIZING THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU) BETWEEN THE CITY OF BRIGHTON AND SCHOOL DISTRICT 27J FOR THE DISTRICT'S DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF A TEMPORARY DEAD END PUBLIC WATERLINE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING FIRE PROTECTION TO THE DISTRICT'S BUS BARN AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO EXECUTE SAID MOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY AND TO UNDERTAKE SUCH TASKS AS MAY BE REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT THE PROVISIONS OF THE MOU ON BEHALF OF THE CITY.
To: Mayor Kenneth J. Kreutzer and Members of City Council
Through: Philip A. Rodriguez, City Manager
Prepared By: Curtis Bauers, Director of Utilities
Date Prepared: April 16, 2018
PURPOSE
To consider the approval of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with School District 27J (27J) outlining the requirements to allow 27J to design and construct a temporary dead end water line for the purpose of providing fire suppression to the 27J Bus Barn property.
BACKGROUND
The School District experienced a bus fire at their bus barn located at 11701 Potomac Street in Henderson this winter, which could have been devastating. This event caused them to consider improved fire flow at their bus barn site. Unable to make substantial improvements to their existing well supply and storage, without significant financial impact, they approached the City for potential improvements. Given that impending development to the west of the site was going to result in a City water supply being installed relatively nearby, there was some opportunity to explore possibilities. The School District was not in a position to install a significant loop in the distribution system as general best management practices would suggest be constructed to solve this problem. Dead end lines are one of the greatest contributors to poor water quality, so a solution that isolates that connection from flow...
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