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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
343 W.Drake Road,Suite 110 • Fort Collins,Colorado 80526
RICHARD E.KRAEMER Office: (970)223-7000 MICHAEL M.O'BRIEN
RANDY GOLDEN Fax No.: (970)223-0285
KELLY S.DAVIS
of Counsel
February 19,2002
Town of Mead
Attn: Mayor Keith Goshia
Members of Board of Trustees
Mead Town Hall
441 3rd Street
Mead, CO 80542
Dear Mayor Goshia and Trustees:
I was asked to look into the proposed IGA for the Southwest Weld Drainage Authority (hereafter,
Authority)on behalf of the Town of Mead. I have reviewed the draft agreement and have the
following comments:
1. The map of the proposed drainage authority shows that Mead has a very small interest in
the project. The area of Mead affected is Sekich business park and south and Grandview
Subdivision and the Westrian Ranch property. The effective drainage from Sekich Subdivision is
to the south. Thus any floodwaters attempted to be controlled by this Authority would flow from
Mead and not into Mead. (Sekich is uphill from Del Camino and all the other participants.) Mead
therefore has the least to gain from efforts to control floodwaters to the south.
2. The entire area of the proposed authority is huge and may contain many potentially
expensive drainage project, none of which would effect Mead.
3. The IGA itself provides for 10 governmental partners in the project. Mead would have one
vote.
4. Directors of the Authority are to be paid$100 per month to start and the Authority would
set future salaries itself.
5. The expenses of the Authority would be paid by fees which are unknown and not
established;taxes which would presumably be applied to all of Mead and not only those benefited
by the Authority and; bonds and borrowing the amount of which is unknown at this time.
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6. Mead would be bound by the drainage standards set by the Authority for imposition on all
future developments.
7. Mead has never, to my knowledge, been invited to participate in the conduct of the
organization of the Authority. Mead has not been provided with a copy of the drainage study that
motivated the formation of the Authority. Mead has not to be my knowledge been invited to any
meetings at which the need for the Authority was discussed.
CONCLUSION: Based upon my review of the benefit to the town compared to the cost to the
town's taxpayers of participation in the Authority, it is my recommendation that the town request to
be deleted from the Authority.
I am forwarding a copy of this memo to Glenn Vaad, chair Board of County Commissioners in the
event at eld County would like to supplement the information provided to date on this subject.
Tha k y for the opportunity to assist the Town of Mead.
Si rely,
RICHARD E. KRAEMER
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