TOWN OF MONUMENT
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
MONDAY, JULY 10, 2000
6:30 P.M. Board of Trustees Special Meeting
Mayor Tenney called the Special Meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Town of Monument, Colorado, to order at 6:30 P.M. at the Town Hall.
The following Board Members were Present:
Also Present:
Mayor Tenney asked for approval of the minutes of the July 3 Regular Board Meeting. There was a motion by Trustee Smith, seconded by Trustee Schutz, to approve the July 3 minutes. The motion passed unanimously.
Mayor Tenney requested a discussion of the issue regarding appointing temporary or associate members to the Board of Adjustment to create a functioning Board (due to the expiration of three terms) until full-term candidates could be appointed. After some discussion, there was a motion by Trustee Schutz, seconded by Trustee Wilcox, to appoint Mr. Don Smith to one of the six month temporary Associate Seats on the Board of Adjustment. The motion passed unanimously. There were no other nominations. Consequently, the consensus of the Board was to place this item on the July 17 agenda to allow the Mayor and Trustees to approach other candidates for the Associate Seats.
There was a motion by Trustee Schutz, seconded by Trustee Wilcox, to go into Executive Session to discuss legal matters with the Town Attorney. The motion passed unanimously.
Trustee Leibovitz arrived at this time.
The Board came out of Executive Session.
Mayor Tenney introduced the issue of the Water Allocation Agreement with the Santa Fe Trails Subdivision. Mr. Rudy Byler of RBJ Enterprises was present to request approval of the agreement as drafted, which would allow him to transfer credits for 9.2 acre-feet of water availability off the site. Mr. Derek Brown was in attendance and spoke regarding the 144 lots in the Santa Fe Trails Subdivision. There was a significant amount of discussion between Mr. Byler (and his attorney), Mr. Brown, and the Board of Trustees regarding the amount of the 9.2 acre-feet of water which would be needed to irrigate the one-half soccer field (the other half would be located just over the property line on the John Laing Homes Subdivision) and trees/landscaping in the 7.2 acres of open space. The Board stated half of a three-acre soccer field would require 3.75 acre-feet of water availability (1.5 acres x 2.5 acre-feet) and the trees and landscaping would require an additional one acre-foot of water availability. Mr. Buckley, representing Mr. Byler, made an offer of compromise.
There was a motion by Trustee Schutz, seconded by Trustee Smith, to go into Executive Session. The motion passed unanimously.
The Board came out of Executive Session.
Mayor Tenney asked consultant Bruce Lytle to explain the possible compromise. Mr. Lytle stated the compromise was to split the 9.2 acre-feet, with Mr. Byler keeping 4.6 acre-feet of credit. There was a motion by Trustee Delaney, seconded by Trustee Wilcox, to approve the Santa Fe Trails Water Availability Agreement in concept with the following conditions:
The motion passed 5-2, with Trustee Schutz and Morgan voting against the motion.
There was a motion by Trustee Smith, seconded by Trustee Schutz, to go into Executive Session to discuss legal and personnel matters. The motion passed unanimously.
The Board came out of Executive Session.
There was a motion by Trustee Wilcox, seconded by Trustee Schutz, to adjourn. The motion passed unanimously at 9:30 P.M.
Respectfully Submitted,
Rick Sonnenburg, Acting To Clerk